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トビアス・クラウス Tobias Krauss

Tokyo. Language school, then job hunting.

Target — AI Platform / Infrastructure

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職務要約 Summary

Continuously in IT since September 2018, and since February 2022 in the global administrator role for the IT of a corporate group: around 350 people at sites in four European countries, the two of us. The focus is virtualisation, identity and security. From 2026 the build-out and operation of the group’s AI platforms came on top, including roles, licences, usage policy and training in German and English. I passed the Fundamental IT Engineer Examination in 2026. I am looking for a role in AI platform and infrastructure work in Tokyo.

資格 Qualification

Fundamental IT Engineer Examination (FE)

PhilNITS Foundation · Philippines · April 2026 · passed

The FE is the level-2 examination of the ITPEC scheme, coordinated by Japan’s IPA. It appears on the Ministry of Justice’s IT notice, which replaces the degree or ten-years requirement otherwise attached to the 技術・人文知識・国際業務 status.

職務経歴 Experience

IT administrator, global administrator role

Feb 2022 – Dec 2026

Corporate group, manufacturing

Around 350 people · sites in four European countries · around 35 virtual machines · team of two

AI platforms · since 2026

Build-out and operation of the group’s AI working environments. User, role and licence management. Usage policy drafted and enforced. Training on AI use as well as phishing and security, in German and English.

Platform and virtualisation

Operation of a hyperconverged virtualisation environment together with database, file and licence servers. Storage and backup operations including restore tests.

Identity and security

Directory service, name and address management. Firewall and core network operations, group-wide endpoint protection. User and permission management across the whole lifecycle. Patch management.

Cloud and workplace

Administration of the Microsoft 365 environment and the group-wide licence estate.

Applications and site operations

Care of the application estate from ERP through CRM, DMS and PIM to CMS and ticketing. Cross-site support for endpoints, local network, meeting rooms and access systems.

Apprenticeship: electronics technician for devices and systems

Sep 2018 – Feb 2022

Dual vocational training, IHK · 3.5 years · taken on afterwards

技術 Technologies

  • Virtualisation: VMware vCenter · Dell VxRail
  • Directory and identity: Active Directory · DNS · DHCP · Access management
  • Security: Sophos Firewall · Sophos Central Endpoint Protection · WSUS
  • Data and backup: VEEAM · Windows File Server · Synology NAS · Oracle Database
  • Cloud: Microsoft 365 · Admin Center · E3 licence management
  • AI platforms: OpenAI workspaces · Microsoft Copilot · roles, licences, usage policy

研修 Continuing education

Google Project Management
Google / Coursera Jun 2025 Credential ID SY9D10BMH9YD
Google AI Essentials
Google / Coursera Feb 2025 Credential ID 0HVKI1QP6HX3
Google Cybersecurity
Google / Coursera Oct 2024 Credential ID KXN2A7YGPOWZ
Google IT Support
Google / Coursera Mar 2024 Credential ID NNKKRGLQGTN5

Four certificates in fifteen months, alongside the job. The run is the point here, not any single course.

語学 Languages

Deutsch
Native
English
Fluent; training delivered in English
日本語
JLPT N5 · language school in Tokyo

自己PR About me

I am a patient, calm and considerate person. I am always up for a bit of fun; things are funnier together. After work you will find me at the gym, in a café, or at some event or other.

Tobi — 東京 Tokyo