Solution Architect II 4P/801 at 4P Consulting Inc.
ATLANTA, GA
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Aug 9, 2026
ATLANTA, GA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract-to-hire Solution Architect role at Southern Company focused on designing and governing enterprise-scale DevOps platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure cloud infrastructure. The position requires hands-on depth in GitHub Actions, platform engineering, and DevSecOps, combined with the ability to set architectural standards and present technical strategy to director- and executive-level stakeholders across a large regulated utility environment.
Senior level · 7+ years · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Contract
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 770 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 580–1,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,884 (middle half $106,941–$167,811).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 11, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title 'Solution Architect II' implies a leveled role (II = Mid), but the actual scope — 7–10+ years, cross-functional enterprise leadership, executive stakeholder communication, and architectural standards-setting — clearly supports a Senior classification.
Employment type is Contract-to-Hire (3–6 months), classified here as Contract since the initial engagement is a fixed-term contract.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Kubernetes and container platforms are listed under 'Additional Technical Areas' with the qualifier 'preferred,' so they are marked as preferred rather than required.
Azure identity/access management, Infrastructure as Code, GitHub Enterprise, DevSecOps, GitHub Copilot, and observability all appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' or secondary sections and are marked accordingly.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role blends platform/DevOps engineering (code-shipping, CI/CD pipeline design) with solution architecture advisory work; 15-1252 Software Developers best fits the primary day-to-day hands-on engineering and pipeline-building responsibilities, with 15-1299 as a reasonable alternative given the architecture and governance emphasis.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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