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Principal Solution Architect roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in a directly related field like computer science, engineering, or information systems. Australian citizens can secure two-year renewable E-3 status with no lottery and no annual cap, making this one of the most accessible U.S. work visas for senior technical professionals.
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Principal Solutions Architect
The Role
The Solution Architect will play a hands-on role driving the overall technical architecture and being responsible for the end-to-end solution architecture within Fidelity Institutional Technology. They will partner with the Business/Product Sponsors, Agile Squads, and Peer Architects while driving Fidelity Institutional Technology’s digital modernization efforts. The Solution Architect’s focus is enabling and accelerating the delivery of our squads by creating highly reliable, scalable, solutions that deliver key business value.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- 6+ years of industry experience in architecture, analytics, design, and development of enterprise solutions in multiple technology platforms, frameworks, and languages.
- Ability to provide technical leadership, prepare design artifacts, and implement solutions for agile teams. You will drive the end-to-end solutions architecture design and ownership and articulate the design to the product owners, agile teams, and architecture leadership.
- Possess 2 years experience with architecture governance, creating an architectural roadmap, architecture blueprints, helping business to refine their product roadmap, etc.
- Ability to engage with multiple squads to deliver architecture artifacts, drive issue resolution, wellness plans, and product roadmaps.
- Ability to analyze business direction, understand the long-term vision, and quantify the risk/benefits in developing strategic technical solutions. Collaborate closely with the product owners and squads in technology evaluation, selection, recommendation, and configuration.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with product owners, architects, and technical leads for individual products and applications. Partner with peer architects to find opportunities to refactor business processes, improve customer experience or perform capability rationalization.
- Demonstrated knowledge of APIs, UIs, infrastructure, data architecture, security, and new technologies.
- Demonstrated understanding of the agile development process and DevOps practices.
- Demonstrated software development experience in client-side technologies (Angular/React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS) and strong experience using Java, Java EE/Jakarta EE, Spring Framework/Spring Boot, and web application technologies.
- Ability to work both independently and with all levels of the organization, including technical and non-technical team members.
- Passion for technology, not limiting yourself to a set of languages or frameworks.
- Proven track record of critical thinking and translating business needs into technology solutions.
- Strong presentation skills; written and verbal communication including the ability to influence.
- Experience in cloud technologies and practices, building and deploying applications using either AWS or Azure or both. Cloud certification preferred.
The Team
Fidelity Institutional Technology Architecture provides strategic technology direction and architecture vision for Fidelity's Institutional businesses. The Fidelity Institutional Technology Architecture group is a comprehensive central architecture practice, leading IT strategy and architecture transformation, IT oversight and governance, promoting collaboration and open communication to facilitate better decision making at all levels. Technology changes lives. Our strategies and solutions make that happen.
Certifications:
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Information Technology
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Job Description:
Principal Solutions Architect
The Role
The Solution Architect will play a hands-on role driving the overall technical architecture and being responsible for the end-to-end solution architecture within Fidelity Institutional Technology. They will partner with the Business/Product Sponsors, Agile Squads, and Peer Architects while driving Fidelity Institutional Technology’s digital modernization efforts. The Solution Architect’s focus is enabling and accelerating the delivery of our squads by creating highly reliable, scalable, solutions that deliver key business value.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- 6+ years of industry experience in architecture, analytics, design, and development of enterprise solutions in multiple technology platforms, frameworks, and languages.
- Ability to provide technical leadership, prepare design artifacts, and implement solutions for agile teams. You will drive the end-to-end solutions architecture design and ownership and articulate the design to the product owners, agile teams, and architecture leadership.
- Possess 2 years experience with architecture governance, creating an architectural roadmap, architecture blueprints, helping business to refine their product roadmap, etc.
- Ability to engage with multiple squads to deliver architecture artifacts, drive issue resolution, wellness plans, and product roadmaps.
- Ability to analyze business direction, understand the long-term vision, and quantify the risk/benefits in developing strategic technical solutions. Collaborate closely with the product owners and squads in technology evaluation, selection, recommendation, and configuration.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with product owners, architects, and technical leads for individual products and applications. Partner with peer architects to find opportunities to refactor business processes, improve customer experience or perform capability rationalization.
- Demonstrated knowledge of APIs, UIs, infrastructure, data architecture, security, and new technologies.
- Demonstrated understanding of the agile development process and DevOps practices.
- Demonstrated software development experience in client-side technologies (Angular/React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS) and strong experience using Java, Java EE/Jakarta EE, Spring Framework/Spring Boot, and web application technologies.
- Ability to work both independently and with all levels of the organization, including technical and non-technical team members.
- Passion for technology, not limiting yourself to a set of languages or frameworks.
- Proven track record of critical thinking and translating business needs into technology solutions.
- Strong presentation skills; written and verbal communication including the ability to influence.
- Experience in cloud technologies and practices, building and deploying applications using either AWS or Azure or both. Cloud certification preferred.
The Team
Fidelity Institutional Technology Architecture provides strategic technology direction and architecture vision for Fidelity's Institutional businesses. The Fidelity Institutional Technology Architecture group is a comprehensive central architecture practice, leading IT strategy and architecture transformation, IT oversight and governance, promoting collaboration and open communication to facilitate better decision making at all levels. Technology changes lives. Our strategies and solutions make that happen.
Certifications:
Category:
Information Technology
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Principal Solution Architect
Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
DOL requires your degree field to directly relate to solution architecture work. A computer science or engineering degree maps cleanly, but an unrelated bachelor's may need a credential evaluation showing equivalency to a U.S. four-year degree in a qualifying field.
Target employers with active LCA filing histories
Enterprise technology vendors, cloud consultancies, and systems integrators file LCAs regularly for solution architect roles. Searching DOL's Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data lets you identify which employers have certified these positions before.
Negotiate your offer letter before the LCA is filed
Your job title, duties, and worksite location on the offer letter feed directly into the LCA. Get the role defined as Principal Solution Architect with specific technical responsibilities before your employer submits to DOL, changes after certification require a new filing.
Clarify remote and multi-client work arrangements early
Solution architects frequently work across multiple client sites or fully remote. Each additional worksite may require a separate LCA posting obligation. Raise this with your employer before the LCA is certified so the filing covers your actual work arrangements from day one.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage your paperwork
From LCA preparation through consulate appointment, Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles the complete filing sequence. This is especially useful for senior roles where the specialty occupation justification requires documented technical scope and degree-field alignment.
Book your consulate appointment immediately after LCA certification
DOL typically certifies LCAs within seven business days. Once certified, schedule your interview at a U.S. consulate in Australia without delay, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth process E-3 applications, and appointment availability varies significantly by location and season.
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Find Principal Solution Architect JobsPrincipal Solution Architect E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Principal Solution Architect jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles that include E-3 visa sponsorship. Rather than filtering through general job boards that don't distinguish E-3 from H-1B or other visa types, Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have filed LCAs for solution architect and related senior technical roles, so you're targeting companies already familiar with the E-3 process.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Principal Solution Architect role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes. Principal Solution Architect positions consistently meet the specialty occupation standard because they require theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge in fields like computer science, systems engineering, or information technology, and a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field is a standard industry requirement for entry into the role.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Principal Solution Architect positions?
Both visas cover specialty occupations, but the E-3 has no annual lottery and no cap that creates multi-year uncertainty. H-1B selection is randomized and limited to 85,000 slots per fiscal year, meaning qualified candidates are routinely excluded. For Australian citizens, the E-3 allows a direct path to a consulate appointment once your employer's LCA is certified, without waiting for a registration draw.
Can I change employers or clients while working in the U.S. on an E-3?
Changing employers on the E-3 requires your new employer to file a fresh LCA and for you to obtain a new E-3 visa stamp, typically through a consulate appointment in Australia or at a U.S. consulate abroad. You can't transfer the E-3 the way an H-1B can port under AC21. Plan for a gap of several weeks between roles to complete the new filing cycle.
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