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As a member of our Presales team, the Solution Architect will partner closely with Sales to understand customer challenges and design thoughtful, effective identity security solutions. This role requires deep technical expertise in SailPoint, complemented by knowledge of Microsoft Entra, CyberArk, and the broader identity security ecosystem. We are looking for a consultative professional who brings a strong technical point of view but recognizes that great solutions begin with listening, asking the right questions, and understanding customer needs. Success requires curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing with peers. We value individuals who build strong professional networks, take ownership, follow through on commitments, and know how to find answers when they don't have them. This is an exclusively presales role focused on customer engagement, technical discovery, and solution development, with no delivery responsibilities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct technical discovery workshops to assess customer identity security environments, requirements, and improvement opportunities.
- Develop high-level solution architectures, technical designs, and implementation approaches aligned with customer needs.
- Create and deliver technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept strategies supporting sales opportunities.
- Develop accurate statements of work, technical scopes, effort estimates, assumptions, and deliverables with Sales and delivery stakeholders.
- Produce high-quality solution artifacts, including architecture diagrams, technical proposals, discovery documentation, and presentations.
- Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, ensuring customer deliverables are accurate, complete, consistent, and professional.
- Follow established presales processes and quality standards while improving efficiency, consistency, and repeatability.
- Manage multiple presales opportunities with strong organizational discipline, maintaining documentation, tracking commitments, and meeting deadlines.
- Evaluate customer identity architectures, recommend modernization strategies, and identify opportunities to expand identity security engagements.
- Collaborate with technology partners to validate solutions, resolve technical challenges, and understand product roadmaps.
- Participate in opportunity qualification, account planning, and technical sales strategy while contributing to reusable solution assets, templates, and best practices.
- Participate in peer reviews and quality assurance, and facilitate structured technical handoffs to delivery teams without assuming delivery responsibilities.
Essential Functions:
- Travel based on need.
- Attend vendor/partner solution and industry conferences.
- Cultivate relationships with all our software vendors.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Identity Security Expertise: Deep technical expertise in SailPoint and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Entra, CyberArk, and enterprise identity security architectures.
- Identity Security Domain Knowledge: Demonstrated ability to lead technical and strategic customer conversations covering Non-Human Identities (NHI), AI Governance, Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) lifecycle management, ETL and identity data integration, Identity Governance, Authentication, Authorization, and Segregation of Duties (SoD).
- Technical Architecture and Consulting: Experience designing complex enterprise identity solutions, evaluating technical requirements, and translating business challenges into scalable, secure architectures and actionable recommendations.
- Presales Communication and Engagement: Strong customer-facing communication, technical discovery, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage both technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Execution Excellence and Collaboration: Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational and process management skills, and a demonstrated ability to produce high-quality technical artifacts while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Professional Certifications: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or IdentityIQ certifications strongly preferred. Additional certifications in Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300), CyberArk, CISSP, CCSP, or other relevant identity security and cloud security disciplines are highly desirable.
Education and Work Experience:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Presales Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in technical presales, solution architecture, or sales engineering, preferably within enterprise identity security or cybersecurity consulting.
- Complex Solution Architecture: Demonstrated experience architecting and solutioning large-scale, complex enterprise identity security initiatives spanning multiple domains, including Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), and related technologies.
- Opportunity Management: Proven ability to independently manage multiple concurrent sales opportunities, effectively prioritizing competing demands, anticipating challenges, and consistently delivering high-quality work within established deadlines.
- Preparation and Proactive Execution: Demonstrated ability to thoroughly prepare for customer engagements, conduct research, capture detailed and actionable meeting notes, maintain accurate documentation, and proactively drive follow-up activities and next steps with minimal oversight.
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Overview:
As a member of our Presales team, the Solution Architect will partner closely with Sales to understand customer challenges and design thoughtful, effective identity security solutions. This role requires deep technical expertise in SailPoint, complemented by knowledge of Microsoft Entra, CyberArk, and the broader identity security ecosystem. We are looking for a consultative professional who brings a strong technical point of view but recognizes that great solutions begin with listening, asking the right questions, and understanding customer needs. Success requires curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing with peers. We value individuals who build strong professional networks, take ownership, follow through on commitments, and know how to find answers when they don't have them. This is an exclusively presales role focused on customer engagement, technical discovery, and solution development, with no delivery responsibilities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct technical discovery workshops to assess customer identity security environments, requirements, and improvement opportunities.
- Develop high-level solution architectures, technical designs, and implementation approaches aligned with customer needs.
- Create and deliver technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept strategies supporting sales opportunities.
- Develop accurate statements of work, technical scopes, effort estimates, assumptions, and deliverables with Sales and delivery stakeholders.
- Produce high-quality solution artifacts, including architecture diagrams, technical proposals, discovery documentation, and presentations.
- Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, ensuring customer deliverables are accurate, complete, consistent, and professional.
- Follow established presales processes and quality standards while improving efficiency, consistency, and repeatability.
- Manage multiple presales opportunities with strong organizational discipline, maintaining documentation, tracking commitments, and meeting deadlines.
- Evaluate customer identity architectures, recommend modernization strategies, and identify opportunities to expand identity security engagements.
- Collaborate with technology partners to validate solutions, resolve technical challenges, and understand product roadmaps.
- Participate in opportunity qualification, account planning, and technical sales strategy while contributing to reusable solution assets, templates, and best practices.
- Participate in peer reviews and quality assurance, and facilitate structured technical handoffs to delivery teams without assuming delivery responsibilities.
Essential Functions:
- Travel based on need.
- Attend vendor/partner solution and industry conferences.
- Cultivate relationships with all our software vendors.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Identity Security Expertise: Deep technical expertise in SailPoint and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Entra, CyberArk, and enterprise identity security architectures.
- Identity Security Domain Knowledge: Demonstrated ability to lead technical and strategic customer conversations covering Non-Human Identities (NHI), AI Governance, Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) lifecycle management, ETL and identity data integration, Identity Governance, Authentication, Authorization, and Segregation of Duties (SoD).
- Technical Architecture and Consulting: Experience designing complex enterprise identity solutions, evaluating technical requirements, and translating business challenges into scalable, secure architectures and actionable recommendations.
- Presales Communication and Engagement: Strong customer-facing communication, technical discovery, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage both technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Execution Excellence and Collaboration: Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational and process management skills, and a demonstrated ability to produce high-quality technical artifacts while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Professional Certifications: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or IdentityIQ certifications strongly preferred. Additional certifications in Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300), CyberArk, CISSP, CCSP, or other relevant identity security and cloud security disciplines are highly desirable.
Education and Work Experience:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Presales Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in technical presales, solution architecture, or sales engineering, preferably within enterprise identity security or cybersecurity consulting.
- Complex Solution Architecture: Demonstrated experience architecting and solutioning large-scale, complex enterprise identity security initiatives spanning multiple domains, including Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), and related technologies.
- Opportunity Management: Proven ability to independently manage multiple concurrent sales opportunities, effectively prioritizing competing demands, anticipating challenges, and consistently delivering high-quality work within established deadlines.
- Preparation and Proactive Execution: Demonstrated ability to thoroughly prepare for customer engagements, conduct research, capture detailed and actionable meeting notes, maintain accurate documentation, and proactively drive follow-up activities and next steps with minimal oversight.
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Align your credentials to PERM requirements early
PERM requires your employer to define minimum job requirements before filing. Make sure your degree field and years of experience match the role description exactly, because discrepancies between your actual credentials and the PERM job order can delay or derail certification.
Target employers with active EB sponsorship history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Principal Solution Architect roles by employers who have filed PERM applications for similar positions. Firms with a documented sponsorship history are far more likely to have internal immigration counsel and an established green card process already in place.
Verify the EB tier your role qualifies under
Solution Architect roles typically qualify under EB-2 when the employer requires a master's degree or EB-3 when a bachelor's plus experience suffices. Confirming the tier upfront matters because EB-2 has shorter backlogs for most countries and affects your overall timeline significantly.
Research prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
DOL uses the OFLC Wage Search to determine the prevailing wage your employer must pay during PERM and throughout the green card process. Knowing the Level II or Level III wage for Solution Architects in your target metro lets you negotiate from an informed position and avoid offers that won't pass DOL review.
Ask about concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing eligibility
If a visa number is immediately available for your country and preference category, your employer can file the I-140 petition and your I-485 adjustment of status concurrently, cutting months off your wait. Raise this question directly during offer negotiations rather than assuming your employer's counsel will flag it.
Review the O*NET profile before your PERM interview
DOL auditors and USCIS officers sometimes cross-reference job duties against the O*NET occupation profile for Solution Architects. Reviewing it ensures your job description uses consistent terminology and that your stated responsibilities align with what federal databases define for this occupation.
Green Card Principal Solution Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal Solution Architect role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories are possible depending on the employer's stated minimum requirements. EB-2 applies when the employer genuinely requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience in a specialty field. EB-3 applies when a bachelor's degree with experience is the documented minimum. The employer's PERM job description locks in the category, so it's worth clarifying this before the offer is finalized.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status, renewed in three-year increments, subject to an annual lottery cap and no path to permanency on its own. PERM-based green card sponsorship leads directly to lawful permanent residency, has no annual numerical cap at the EB-3 level for most countries, and does not require lottery selection. The trade-off is timeline: PERM labor certification alone typically takes six to eighteen months before the I-140 petition is even filed.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from the employer?
The employer must conduct a supervised recruitment process that demonstrates no minimally qualified U.S. workers applied for the role. This includes posting the position through specific channels approved by DOL, documenting each rejected candidate with a lawful business reason, and filing the ETA-9089 application with OFLC. The employer bears all PERM filing costs and cannot pass those costs to you.
How can I find Principal Solution Architect jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Migrate Mate indexes employers with verified PERM filing history, so you can search specifically for Principal Solution Architect roles at companies that have sponsored green cards for similar positions. This filters out employers who say they're open to sponsorship but have no track record, which is common in this role category.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes, and starting early is strategically important. Filing PERM while you're on H-1B preserves your place in the green card queue, and an approved I-140 petition protects your H-1B renewal eligibility under AC21 portability rules once the petition has been pending for 180 days. Waiting until your H-1B is expiring leaves no buffer if PERM hits an audit or processing delay.