Solution Assessment Consultant - Japan (Remote)
Position Overview
The Solution Assessment Technical Consultant (SA Technical Consultant) plays a pivotal role in the delivery of high-quality Microsoft Solution Assessments, enabling customers to evaluate their existing IT landscape and build actionable strategies for cloud, security, and AI transformation. This is a hybrid or remote role, with flexibility for regional or global delivery alignment and working hours tailored to customer engagement requirements and supported time zones.
Key Responsibilities
Assessment Delivery
- Execute end-to-end Solution Assessments across Azure, Security, and Copilot portfolios.
- Plan, deploy, discover, analyze, and report on technical environments, ensuring quality, accuracy, and completeness of outputs.
- Manage multiple concurrent assessment engagements within defined timelines, balancing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
Customer Engagement
- Act as the primary technical point of contact throughout each assessment engagement.
- Guide customers through deployment, tooling setup, and data collection processes.
- Advise customers on cloud adoption, modernization, and AI enablement strategies.
- Deliver executive-level presentations to both technical and business stakeholders.
Technical Execution & Analysis
- Deploy and troubleshoot assessment tools such as Azure Migrate, DMC, Dr Migrate, Cyber Security Assessment Tool (CSAT), AppCAT, CloudPilot, or equivalent solutions.
- Perform deep analysis of collected data and translate findings into actionable insights.
- Generate structured outputs, including executive summaries, findings and risk analysis, and migration or modernization recommendations.
Copilot & AI Enablement
- Deliver Copilot-related engagements, including Copilot Masterclass workshops.
- Provide guidance on AI adoption scenarios and business value realization.
- Leverage AI-assisted tools, automation, and internal knowledge agents to enhance analysis, reporting, and delivery efficiency.
Stakeholder & Cross-Team Coordination
- Collaborate with Microsoft Account Teams, Specialists, Cloud Solution Architects (CSA), and Partners.
- Align assessment outcomes with customer business objectives and next-step engagements.
- Support the handover into post-assessment activities such as proof-of-concepts (POCs), migrations, and partner-driven delivery.
Solution Assessment Process Ownership
- Pre-Sales, Kickoff & Scoping: Understand customer business objectives and define the assessment scope.
- Discovery & Deployment: Select and deploy appropriate tools to collect environment data.
- Analysis & Reporting: Analyze results and develop insights, business cases, and recommendations.
- Review & Alignment: Validate outputs internally with Microsoft stakeholders.
- Presentation: Deliver findings and recommendations to CXO and technical audiences.
- Transition to Next Steps: Support the customer journey into implementation or further engagements.
Required Experience & Skills
Core Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in technical consulting, pre-sales, or solution delivery.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience within the Microsoft ecosystem (as FTE, vendor, or partner).
- Experience supporting customers in cloud migration, modernization, or security transformation initiatives.
Technical Capabilities
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure), Microsoft 365, and Security solutions.
- Experience with migration and assessment tools, including deployment and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of cloud migration and modernization strategies (e.g., rehost, refactor, rearchitect, TCO analysis).
- Familiarity with security and governance frameworks (e.g., Zero Trust, CIS benchmarks, data security and compliance models).
- Ability to integrate outputs across cloud, security, and AI solutions and translate complex technical data into actionable business insights.
- Exposure to Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), governance workshops, or similar methodologies.
- Experience leveraging AI tools, Copilot, or automation to enhance technical delivery is highly desirable.
Consulting & Communication Skills
- Fluency in Japanese (written and spoken) is required, basic English proficiency is sufficient for internal communication with global teams and management.
- Strong presentation and storytelling abilities, with experience presenting technical findings and business recommendations to senior stakeholders, including CXO level.
- Ability to communicate complex topics effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Certifications
- AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- SC-900: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
- MS-900: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
- AI-900 : Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
- AB-900 : Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
Additional Qualities
- Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with high attention to detail.
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel for data analysis.
- Self-driven, proactive, and quality-focused work ethic.
- Experience with Windows/Linux, networking, or system administration is a plus.
- Ability to identify and implement opportunities to improve delivery efficiency through automation and best practices.
The Opportunity
As a Solution Assessment Technical Consultant, you will gain exposure to a broad range of Microsoft Solution Assessment programs across Cloud, Security, and AI Business Solutions. This role offers opportunities to collaborate with Microsoft stakeholders, partners, and regional teams, while developing deep expertise in advisory-led customer engagements.
About Inviso
Inviso partners with Microsoft to deliver Solution Assessments that help organizations accelerate their cloud, security, and AI transformation journeys. Through data-driven insights and structured methodologies, we enable customers to evaluate their current environment, optimize investments, and define clear adoption roadmaps aligned with Microsoft technologies.
