Principal Solution Architect (Autodesk Consulting) (Evergreen)
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Position Overview
Autodesk is a leading global technology company that creates software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, automotive, media and entertainment industries. As we expand our Enterprise Customer Success operations in Asia Pacific, we are looking for a talented, creative and strong business-focused Principal Solution Architect, proficient in both Japanese and English languages to join our dynamic team.
You will be based in Japan where Autodesk has a fantastic Tokyo office that can be used. The team enjoy working from this location to maximize opportunities for in-person collaboration. Autodesk has a flexible/hybrid working policy which also supports our people to work remotely from home. You will report to the Snr Manager for Professional Services based in Japan.
As a Principal Solution Architect, you will be a technical subject matter expert with experience defining and integrating Autodesk technology-based solutions that create competitive advantage for companies. You'll work with our customers' leadership teams to architect solutions with specifications that can be traced to business strategy and success metrics.
Employing industry standard methodologies and frameworks, you'll lead the build of solutions that improve our customer's business processes with seamless integration into their enterprise systems. By educating customers on architecture considerations, estimating effort and resources required, and advising on implementation decisions, you'll create a clear path to successfully develop, integrate, and deploy new solutions.
Responsibilities
Lead discovery process with customers to understand business challenges and requirements
Translate customer business needs into IT system architecture
Validates customer's architecture feasibility including considering Autodesk API capabilities
Development of PoC level applications to prove feasibility and de-risk further development
Apply change management knowledge to deployment of Autodesk solutions
Collaborate with internal account teams and customers on how Autodesk solutions fit into broader programs of work
Estimates required effort and resources for solution development and implementation
Be a liaison between customer IT and Business stakeholders
Lead and provide oversight for solution development and implementation teams
Participate in code reviews
Be a 'trusted advisor' to the customer
Keep updated with technology trends affecting customers
Represent Autodesk solutions at conferences, in whitepapers and blogs
Collaborate with our teams for continuous improvement of reference architectures and solutions
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Architecture/Engineering/Construction/Manufacturing/Automotive related field
5+ years of software engineering experience
.NET skills. Our language of choice on the server side is .NET
Experience working on complex, customer facing, web and desktop applications
Excellent communication skills including experience conducting workshops, facilitating meetings, and delivering impactful presentations
Preferred Qualifications
Database Knowledge: Understanding of database structure principles and SQL
Data Visualization: Familiarity with data visualization tools like PowerBI or Tableau
Big Data Technologies: Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop or Spark
Experience implementing applications in Cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google
Knowledge of or Certified in Architecture Assessment Methods like TOGAF
Leadership experience as a Team Lead, Tech Lead, or Architect in previous roles
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