Solutions Architect
Lightedge · Dallas, TX
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Jun 29, 2026
Dallas, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A pre-sales and customer-facing architecture role focused on designing AWS, Azure, and hybrid cloud solutions for mid-market and enterprise clients. Day-to-day work spans discovery sessions, architecture workshops, migration planning for VMware and on-premises workloads, and producing technical documentation and reference architectures. Suits someone with a background in cloud or infrastructure architecture who is comfortable engaging both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
Senior level · 5+ years · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 10 people in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 3–15
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $109,490 (middle half $78,570–$134,850).
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 (7)
This role is a pre-sales/customer-facing Solutions Architect — primarily designing and presenting cloud architectures rather than building software — making 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) the best fit; 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the closest alternative given the architecture and engineering overlap.
The posting lists multiple LightEdge office locations (Des Moines IA, Kansas City MO, Omaha NE, Austin TX, Raleigh NC); Des Moines is used as the primary CBSA since it is the company's headquarters city. The role may be based at any of these locations.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional is described as 'preferred or required' — the ambiguous phrasing was resolved toward required (must-have) given the firm 'or required' language; the Azure equivalent certification is listed as 'a strong plus' and is marked preferred.
AWS and Azure are listed together as a paired requirement throughout the posting; the JD also accepts strong infrastructure candidates willing to develop cloud expertise, so the two are treated as a combined must-have with each as an alternative for the other.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Employment type is inferred as full-time based on the corporate role framing, though the JD does not explicitly state it.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): backup and disaster recovery, AWS Migration Acceleration Program.
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