We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

As a Technical Design Architect, you will utilize your strong technical competencies to provide the highest level of implementation capability and technical consultation to both customers and Pure sales teams to support sales goals. You will work on cross-functional teams including Sales, Product Marketing, Business Development Managers, Services and engineering to scope and help sell Professional Services solutions for homogeneous and heterogeneous solutions to customers/partners.

You will become intimately acquainted with the customer's/partner’s business requirements, technical needs, systems, environment and service history, enabling you to build and present targeted solutions to our customer base as a member of the hands-on team delivering these services across Japan.

The role covers pre-sales and delivery functions, and you will be comfortable with performing either role as demand dictates.

You will possess a thorough understanding of IT architecture, designing solutions, networking and implementation of these solutions and you must have significant experience in the field of replication, clustering, cloud offerings as well as data migrations, technologies and solutions. You will also be experienced in delivering large scale and complex projects utilizing all the mentioned offerings and will also be skilled in scripting to enable automation of these processes where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Understands prospects' technical needs related to a specific market across Japan or specific product (i.e. block, virtualized, file solutions, clustering, replication best practice, disaster recovery, business contingency).
• In a post-sales consultative role, supports the implementation of the professional services solution that was scoped and subsequently sold.
• Participates in customer evaluations and proof of concepts on Pure systems to support sales efforts and address future customer needs.
• Advises and consults the sales teams on engineering developments and strategies for replication, clustering and data migrations, ensuring these solutions meet and integrate into our clients DR and BCP best practices.
• Evaluates partner proposals for migration services to ensure they deliver quality and value for money to Pure.
• Delivers technical solutions to our customers, either as a sole resource or member of a team.
• Develops scripts for both integration of Pure storage into a customer’s operational environment and the automation of replication, clustering, cloud and data migrations.
• Prepares and delivers technical and architecture solutions.
• Contributes significant portions for data migration solutions to RFPs, RFQs and RFIs.
• Travels to the prospective customer's domestic sites and other global sites as necessary.

Required Technical Experience

• 10+ years of overall technical experience across Japan
• 5-8 years as a SME / solutions architect including 2+ years of team leading position
• 3+ years of customer facing experience with the technical matters
• Enterprise IT infrastructure operations or infrastructure environment automation/efficiency operations.
• Well Understanding of Enterprise Storage protocols.
• Understanding and practical experience with major cloud solutions such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with data center migration and platform integration.
• Understanding of fundamental networking concepts, virtualization solutions, and operating systems.
• Experience with DR, cybersecurity, and container technologies.
• Experience with scripting (e.g., Perl, PowerShell, Python) and operational implementation using REST API.
• Experience with monitoring design using monitoring tools, IAM experience, and authentication management experience with AD.

Required Soft Skills, Certifications, and Mindset

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Able to clearly communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Capable of delivering information at the level of detail and in the order expected by the audience, while understanding the essence of their intent.
• Ability to appropriately grasp the customer’s expectations and information through active listening. Especially, experience in non-technical dialogue (Business challenges) with mid-to-senior level clients is a plus.
• Strong desire for learning new technologies and willingness to deploy/share them with others.
• Creative approach to problem-solving and strong analytical capabilities.
• Ability to manage external and internal stakeholders and report on project progress.
• Possession of certifications such as ITIL, PMP, vendor-specific storage certifications, SNIA certification programs, and CompTIA Storage+.
• Autonomous and proactive mindset, Logical and rational thinking process.
• Strong team player with a professional demeanor.
• Proactive in offering opinions and clarifying ambiguities in meetings. No silent in meetings.
• Project management and multitasking skills.
• Business-level English proficiency (ability to read and write, with a strong desire for improvement).
• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering; or equivalent work experience; a Graduate Degree is preferred.

Note: Since this role is within the positions of supervision or management and as stipulated in Article 41 of the Labor Standards Act, it is exempted from the Application of Provisions on Working Hours.   

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area™, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials™ and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
• Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.