Associate Principal - AVS Architecture

Job Title : Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Architect

Location : Tokyo

Experience : 10+ Years

Employment Type : Full-time

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Architect with a strong background in VMware technologies and Azure cloud services. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in architecting, deploying, and migrating enterprise-grade solutions from on-premises VMware environments to Azure using AVS. This role requires strategic technical leadership, customer engagement, and hands-on design and delivery experience.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with program managers and delivery teams to plan, architect, and lead complex AVS infrastructure deployments and cloud migrations.

Work closely with customers to define technical requirements, strategy, and processes for seamless AVS adoption.

Architect and implement AVS-based solutions integrating VMware and Azure technologies.

Act as a subject matter expert for AVS and VMware platforms, providing guidance and training to internal teams.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of AVS, VMware, and Azure ecosystems to design forward-thinking, scalable solutions.

Create and share technical documentation, build automated self-help tools, and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience

12+ years of IT experience with a minimum of :

3+ years in Azure VMware Solution (AVS)

5+ years in VMware vSphere and cloud migration projects

Strong experience with on-premises to Azure AVS migrations using VMware HCX .

Proven ability to design data center and cloud infrastructure using VMware and Microsoft technologies.

Technical Expertise

VMware Technologies (Required) :

VMware vSphere 6.0+

VMware NSX-T (Edge Services, Distributed Firewall, NSX-V to NSX-T migration)

VMware vSAN

VMware HCX (Advanced & Enterprise)

VMware Technologies (Preferred) :

Site Recovery Manager & vSphere Replication

VMware management tools (vCD, vROps, vRNI, vRLI)

Azure Technologies :

Required] Azure ExpressRoute, Azure VPN, Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Route Server

Preferred] Azure Disk Pools, Azure NetApp Files, Azure Monitor, Azure Arc, Security Center

Preferred] Experience with third-party virtual appliances (e.g., firewalls, load balancers)

Additional Skills & Knowledge

Strong understanding of cloud security, compliance, high availability, monitoring, and backup strategies.

Familiarity with cloud management platforms and infrastructure-as-code concepts.

Solid understanding of datacenter network architecture (Layer 2 / 3).

Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Experience supporting enterprise customers with Azure-based solutions is a strong plus.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Certifications :

VCDX-DCV / CMA

CCDP, CCNP, VCP-NV