Occupation
Solutions Architect
A Solutions Architect designs end-to-end technical solutions that align business requirements with scalable, secure system design, often specializing in cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, or GCP. They oversee enterprise integration between disparate systems and frequently support technical pre-sales efforts, translating complex architecture into terms clients and stakeholders can act on. This senior role demands strong stakeholder management skills to bridge business, engineering, and client needs.
Duties & responsibilities
- Design end-to-end technical solutions that integrate business requirements with scalable cloud or enterprise system architecture
- Advise enterprise customers and executives on complex technical decisions, system design, and deployment strategies
- Build and present prototypes or architectural demonstrations to validate solutions and educate stakeholders
- Establish technical governance standards, data models, and best practices for enterprise systems integration
What Solutions Architect roles involve, from employers’ own postings.
How much does a Solutions Architect make?
Employers posting Solutions Architect roles list a median of $213,000 a year (middle half $165,000–$236,000), from 77 postings that state pay.
68% of open Solutions Architect roles publish a range. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it. Which states’ postings state pay
Who is hiring for Solutions Architect roles?
113 open Solutions Architect roles from 50 employers; the most at SAP, Accenture and Menlo Ventures Portfolio, and in New York, California and Texas.
From employers’ own postings, as of.
Solutions Architect in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
- Open roles
- 113
- Employers
- 50
- Median pay
- $213,000
- Disclose pay
- 68%
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Solutions Architect
Citrix Systems
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Dataminr
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Enterprise Solutions Architect
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Washington, DC · $143,913 – $187,093
This federal role advises senior leaders and project teams on enterprise technology modernization, with a focus on designing AI-integrated architectures that connect data platforms, business systems, and automation tools to drive organizational efficiency and decision-making. It suits someone with deep expertise in enterprise solutions who can bridge the gap between business strategy and technical implementation, particularly in artificial intelligence and platform integration.
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Deployed Engineer, Professional Services
LangChain
Atlanta, GA · $150,000 – $270,000 · Remote
A Production AI Specialist role at LangChain where you'll partner with enterprise customers to architect, build, and deploy agent systems from concept through production. This suits someone with hands-on experience shipping AI agents in Python who enjoys bridging the gap between technical strategy and implementation, moving fluidly between advisory, collaborative, and fully embedded delivery models.
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Solutions Architect III
ExtraHop Networks
Full-time · Remote · $150,000 – $163,000
This Solutions Architect role focuses on helping enterprise customers extract maximum value from ExtraHop's network detection platform through custom development and strategic guidance. You'll combine hands-on scripting, deep technical analysis, and customer collaboration to solve complex security and performance problems.
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Applied AI Architect, Beneficial Deployments (Life Sciences Community & Enablement)
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · New York, NY · $275,000 – $315,000
This role leads hands-on programs to help scientists adopt Claude for research, from running workshops and demos to scaling training across Anthropic's teams. It's a fit for someone with real scientific background and a track record of building adoption programs who wants to shape how frontier AI reaches the research community.
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Staff Solutions Architect, Business Systems
Tonal
San Francisco, CA · $200,000 – $250,000 · Remote
This role leads comprehensive system design and implementation across Tonal's integrated business applications—NetSuite, Salesforce, and iPaaS platforms—spanning commerce, finance, and fulfillment processes. It suits someone with deep ERP expertise who thrives translating between technical architecture and business strategy while shepherding complex solutions through to adoption.
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Solutions Architect
Noom
Princeton, NJ
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Solutions Architect
OpenRouter
Remote (US)
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Senior Director, Solutions Architecture — Americas
Cohere
Full-time · United States, Canada · $270,000 – $539,750 · Remote
Lead Cohere's Solutions Architecture practice across North America, building and scaling a team that turns enterprise AI opportunities into deployed production systems. This is a player-coach role combining hands-on technical leadership in large language models and agentic systems with responsibility for regional revenue impact and talent development.
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Enterprise Architect
Office of Personnel Management
Washington, DC · $147,945 – $197,200
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Workday Architect
Voyager
Full-time · Denver, CO · $140,000 – $190,000 · Remote
This role leads the technical strategy and architecture of Voyager's Workday platform, designing systems for HR and payroll operations while managing integrations and mentoring the systems team. It suits experienced Workday professionals who can translate business needs into scalable configurations and serve as the escalation point for complex technical decisions.
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Enterprise Architect
Juniper Networks
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Senior Director, Data & Digital Product Architecture
Cigna
United States Work at Home · $184,400 – $307,400
This role leads the design and implementation of an enterprise data architecture and solution framework, standardizing ad-hoc work into reusable, governed assets across the organization. It suits experienced data architects and solution designers who can manage large-scale initiatives, mentor teams, and embed AI-driven automation to accelerate delivery cycles while maintaining governance standards.
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Principal Enterprise Architect, Data
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Full-time · $178,690 – $293,560
Guardian seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead strategic technology direction across the organization, translating business strategy into enterprise standards, target-state designs, and modernization roadmaps. This role suits senior architects with deep cross-domain expertise who can influence complex federated technology organizations and mentor architects while balancing business value, cost, risk, and long-term maintainability.
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ServiceNow Insurance Smart Apps Architect
DXC Technology
DXC is seeking a senior architect leader to define and oversee the technical strategy for their Assure Smart Apps platform built on ServiceNow, responsible for designing scalable and secure solutions across insurance technology systems. This role suits experienced enterprise architects with deep ServiceNow expertise and insurance domain knowledge who can guide multiple engineering teams and influence strategy at executive levels.
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VP, Enterprise Architecture - Modernization
American International Group
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This role leads the modernization and innovation strategy for enterprise architecture across AIG's technology landscape, overseeing the architecture community and reporting to the Global head of Architecture. The position suits experienced technology leaders with deep expertise in cloud, AI/ML, and hybrid infrastructure who can shape enterprise IT direction while managing teams of architects across the organization.
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LSEG
LSEG is seeking an experienced enterprise architect to lead the strategic transformation of their finance systems and platforms, guiding modernization initiatives including cloud migration, data architecture, and AI integration while overseeing governance and mentoring engineering teams. This role suits seasoned architects comfortable influencing stakeholders across large organizations and translating complex technical decisions into business value.
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Norwegian Cruise Line
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What employers state they pay
Median
$213,000
Middle half
$165,000 – $236,000
From 77 of 113 open roles — the 68% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Mid16%
- Senior60%
- Lead / Staff / Principal20%
- Management5%
From 107 roles whose posting states a level.
Skills Solutions Architect postings ask for
Measured from the 113 open roles, not from a curated list.
- Python47 roles41.6%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)36 roles31.9%
- Microsoft Azure31 roles27.4%
- Kubernetes29 roles25.7%
- TypeScript16 roles14.2%
- JavaScript15 roles13.3%
- Docker14 roles12.4%
- Java14 roles12.4%
- Cloud Architecture13 roles11.5%
- SQL13 roles11.5%
Where Solutions Architect roles are
Among the 46 of 113 open roles we could place on a map.
- New York12
Employers hiring Solutions Architects
50 in total, most open roles first.
