Lead Technical Architecture (Networking & Data Centre)

Location: Tokyo, Japan; office-based role with travel based on engagement needs.

Company

AT&T provides telecommunications and enterprise technology services.

What you will do

• Lead pre-sales activities, develop Statements of Work, respond to RFPs, prepare proposals and presentations, and support bid and sales engagements.
• Lead strategic advisory engagements covering discovery, requirements gathering, current-state assessment, solution recommendations, roadmaps, architecture, integration, migration planning, and governance.
• Manage complex professional services projects from customer identification through delivery and invoicing.
• Provide technical leadership across design, implementation, testing, migration, and client enablement.
• Build relationships with customers, partners, vendors, product teams, Sales, and internal stakeholders to deliver business-aligned solutions.
• Act as Japan delivery manager, mentor Japan team members, and coordinate with the regional professional services manager.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a pre-sales or sales environment.
• 15+ years of experience in strategic IT consulting or professional services.
• 15+ years delivering large-scale multinational transformation projects.
• 8+ years managing small teams in Japan or APAC.
• Native-level Japanese and intermediate or advanced English.
• Strong pre-sales experience, including winning bids and multiple sales engagements.
• Strong leadership, documentation, project delivery, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, executive-facing documentation, business acumen, and financial analysis skills, including business cases, TCO, and ROI assessments.
• Ability to lead complex engagements in large, global, and ambiguous environments; travel based on engagement needs; work ethically, accountably, collaboratively, and independently; and mentor less experienced team members.
• Proven expertise in Networking and/or Data Centre practices, with successful experience in at least two of the listed practices. Networking expertise may include IPv4/IPv6, WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, Hybrid WAN, Internet VPN, Ethernet, QoS, IP routing, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, NAT, DNS/DHCP, campus LAN, and wireless. Data Centre expertise may include core, distribution, segmentation, legacy and fabric-enabled architectures, Cisco ACI, SDN, and SDDC.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CCIE, CISSP, or equivalent expertise.
• Experience in Security, including Cisco ASA, Check Point, Palo Alto, Fortinet, F5, SASE, Prisma, Zscaler ZPA, ZDX, and ZIA.
• Experience in Cloud and Virtualization, including hybrid cloud, AWS, Azure, VMware, network virtualization, and related technologies.
• Experience in Automation and AI, including AIOps, Python scripting, automation tools, and AI-enabled network and security improvements.
• Experience with IoT, mobility/5G, OT integration, enterprise voice, unified communications, contact centre solutions, Microsoft Teams, and Cisco Communication Manager.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment with 37.5 weekly hours.
• Collaborative work with customers, partners, vendors, product teams, Sales, and internal stakeholders.
• Opportunities to mentor team members and coordinate with regional professional services leadership.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.