IT -Staff Systems Engineer - VM

Cadence Design Systems
Japan
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 5-8 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Mentorship","Code review","Technical documentation"]

Design, build, and maintain infrastructure automation frameworks for on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, leveraging Terraform, Ansible, and Python to provision and manage compute, storage, and networking. Administer and optimize virtualization/HCI platforms such as Nutanix, KVM, and VMware vSphere/ESXi, and help evolve CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and policy-as-code. Use observability tools for incident response and collaborate on architecture decisions while mentoring junior engineers through code review.

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Cadence Design Systems
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IT -Staff Systems Engineer - VM

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Job Summary

Design, build, and maintain infrastructure automation frameworks for on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, leveraging Terraform, Ansible, and Python to provision and manage compute, storage, and networking. Administer and optimize virtualization/HCI platforms such as Nutanix, KVM, and VMware vSphere/ESXi, and help evolve CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and policy-as-code. Use observability tools for incident response and collaborate on architecture decisions while mentoring junior engineers through code review.
Location: Japan
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform and Ansible to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
  • •Create and maintain Python and Bash automation scripts to reduce manual overhead and support CI/CD pipelines.
  • •Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure deployments, enforce policy-as-code, and streamline testing and validation.
  • •Administer and optimize virtualization and HCI platforms (Nutanix, KVM, VMware) to meet performance, availability, and capacity targets.
  • •Monitor infrastructure health with observability tools, respond to incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and support security/compliance reviews.

Key Requirements

  • •5–8 years of infrastructure engineering experience focused on automation and infrastructure-as-code.
  • •Expert proficiency in Terraform, including modular, reusable HCL for multi-environment deployments.
  • •Strong hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management, idempotent playbooks, and role-based automation.
  • •Proficiency in Python for automation and API integration, plus Bash scripting for operational tasks.
  • •Production experience with at least two virtualization platforms: Nutanix (AHV/Prism/AOS), KVM/QEMU, or VMware vSphere/ESXi.
Experience:5-8 yearsInfrastructure engineeringInfrastructure automationInfrastructure-as-code
Skills:CommunicationMentorshipCode reviewTechnical documentation
Tech Stack:TerraformAnsiblePythonBashGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsGitOpsNutanixAHVPrismAOSKVMQEMUVMware vSphereESXiAWSAzurePrometheusGrafana

Company Brief

Cadence Design Systems
Provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, IP, and services for semiconductor and systems companies to design, verify, and implement integrated circuits, systems-on-chip, and electronic systems across industries including communications, automotive, and consumer electronics.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1988
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