Principal Solutions Architect at Pyramid Systems, Inc.
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$130,158–$180,000from the description
Jun 29, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior technical leadership role focused on defining enterprise-wide architecture strategy across cloud, application modernization, and secure distributed systems, primarily within federal or regulated environments. Day-to-day work spans designing complex Microsoft Azure solutions, guiding large-scale cloud migrations and modernization programs, establishing governance frameworks, and advising executive stakeholders. The role suits an architect with deep Azure and full-stack experience who can also mentor teams and translate technical trade-offs for non-technical audiences.
Senior level · 12+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 450 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 130–670
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The posting is titled 'Principal Solutions Architect' but the actual scope — 12–15 years of experience, enterprise architecture strategy, executive advising, and org-wide technical authority — maps to a genuine Principal/Staff-level role. However, at consultancies and federal integrators like Pyramid Systems, 'Principal' in a title is a common seniority label that often corresponds to what the broader market calls a Senior Architect; the role does not clearly describe a rare, top-of-ladder, org-wide authority position beyond a single engagement or program. Seniority is assessed as Senior accordingly.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends enterprise/solutions architecture (15-1211) with hands-on cloud and full-stack development (15-1252). The dominant framing is architecture strategy, governance, and advisory — leaning 15-1211 — but the 5+ years of full-stack development and cloud engineering requirements give 15-1252 real weight as a runner-up.
US Citizenship is explicitly required per the qualifications section — likely due to the federal agency client base — but no specific security clearance level is stated as a hard gate.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is hard-required; a Master's is stated as preferred only.
'cloud architecture' is listed as a skill here to capture the explicit 5-year experience gate stated in the qualifications; it is a role-level requirement tied to a named domain rather than a generic concept.
Azure certifications (Solutions Architect Expert, Developer Associate) and security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, CISM, TOGAF) are listed under 'Preferred certifications' — not hard gates.
TOGAF appears in the JD as 'TOGA' — this is treated as a typo for TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), the well-known enterprise architecture certification.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): cloud architecture, full-stack development, Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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