Solution Architect – Workplace & Collaboration

The Company

HOYA Group : Founded in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, HOYA Corporation is a global technology and med-tech company and a leading supplier of innovative high-tech and medical products. HOYA’s divisions and business units research and develop products utilized in the healthcare and information technology fields. In the healthcare field, we provide medical device products such as eyeglasses, medical endoscopes, contact and intraocular lenses, orthopaedic implants, surgical/therapeutic devices and medical device reprocessing and disinfection solutions. In the information technology field, we provide products such as optical lenses, photomasks and blanks used in the manufacturing process for semiconductor and LCD/OLED devices, text-to-speech, human resources and other software solutions and critical components for the mass memory and cloud storage industries. With over 150 offices and subsidiaries worldwide, HOYA currently employs a multinational workforce of 37,000 people.

The Position

The Solution Architect Workplace & Collaboration is responsible for designing and delivering modern, secure, and user-centric workplace and collaboration solutions, with Microsoft 365 and the broader Microsoft ecosystem as the core platform. This role defines architectural standards and designs that enable productivity, seamless communication, and digital employee experiences. The architect ensures alignment between business needs, end-user requirements, and the capabilities, driving adoption and continuous improvement.

Internal Relationships:

• IT infrastructure and security teams

• End-user computing and support teams

• HR, communications, and business department lead

External Relationships:

• Microsoft account and service teams

• Workplace technology vendors and integrators

• Industry forums and Microsoft partner ecosystem
  

Major Responsibilities

Platform and Solution Design and Strategy

• Develop and maintain the organization's workplace and collaboration architecture and solution design, ensuring support for current and future business needs.

• Define platform standards, best practices, and guidelines for workplace and collaboration tools.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective workplace and collaboration solutions.

• Create detailed solution designs, considering architecture principles, scalability, security, and performance.

Technology Evaluation

• Stay updated with emerging workplace and collaboration technologies and industry trends.

• Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools that enhance workplace and collaboration solution effectiveness.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the project lifecycle.

• Ensure that technical designs align with established architecture standards for workplace and collaboration solutions.

Integration and Compatibility

• Ensure that workplace and collaboration solutions integrate seamlessly with existing systems and applications.

• Verify the compatibility of proposed solutions with hardware, software, and network environments.

Security and Compliance

• Incorporate security best practices into workplace and collaboration solution designs.

• Ensure compliance with data protection and regulatory requirements.

Documentation and Communication

• Document technical designs, architecture decisions, and implementation guidelines for workplace and collaboration solutions.

• Communicate solution designs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Quality Assurance

• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to define testing strategies and validate workplace and collaboration solution functionality.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as they arise during implementation.

Technical Direction and Coordination

• Help define the technical direction for workplace and collaboration solutions and coordinate across product teams to ensure that every team has defined architecture patterns.

Requirements Transformation

• Transform requirements into specific workplace and collaboration solution architecture design documents.

Architectural Governance

• Govern the technical design against approved architectural standards and make final decisions on any technology changes or exceptions to architectural standards.

Business Alignment and Integration

• Understand business processes and requirements, ensuring the workplace and collaboration platform aligns with business goals.

• Integrate various business functions into a cohesive workplace and collaboration system.

Scalability, Reliability, and Adaptability

• Ensure that the workplace and collaboration platform is scalable, reliable, and adaptable to changing business needs, while maintaining data integrity and security.

• Work closely with stakeholders across different departments to facilitate smooth system deployment and continuous improvement.
  

Key Deliverables

Quantitative KPIs:

• Number of workplace and collaboration solution designs delivered within project timelines.

Qualitative KPIs:

• Alignment of workplace and collaboration solutions with business objectives.

• Scalability and capacity of workplace and collaboration solutions to serve future business needs.

• Effectiveness of technical leadership and guidance.

• Feedback from cross-functional teams on quality and performance of workplace and collaboration solutions designed.

Qualifications

Education/Training Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• Relevant certifications in solution architecture.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

• Microsoft 365 certifications (MS-100, MS-700, MS-102) highly desirable.

• TOGAF, ITIL, or Agile certifications preferred.

Experience:

• 5–8 years of experience in solution architecture, with a focus on workplace and collaboration technologies.

• Proven experience designing and deploying Microsoft 365-based environments.

• Strong background in user experience, IT service management, and change management within a digital workplace context.