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Location: Newark, NJ, US, 07101
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Company: PSEG
Requisition: 83968
PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp.
Salary Range: $ 107,600 - $ 170,300
Work Location Category: Hybrid
We’re one of the country’s largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use energy more efficiently and it’s safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We’re also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day.
Here, you’ll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company — along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued.
We offer a flexible work environment designed to balance employee needs with collaboration and operational excellence. Roles fall into two categories:
- Onsite: Employees work onsite daily.
- Hybrid: A blend of remote and onsite work, with at least three onsite days per week required.
More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you’re looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we’d love to welcome you to the team.
PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
Job Summary
This position is a direct report to the IT Manager – WKOPS. The IT Executive Support Architect is responsible for delivering proactive and reactive white‑glove technology support to all executive leaders, ensuring seamless productivity, exceptional service experience, and absolute confidentiality. This role combines deep technical expertise with executive presence, owning end‑to‑end support for devices, collaboration tools, secure access, meetings/events, travel, and high‑visibility engagements. The Architect also shapes standards and service design for VIP support, driving continuous improvement across the digital workplace.
Job Responsibilities
Provide hands on, concierge level support for executives across endpoints (Windows/macOS laptops, mobile devices), collaboration apps (Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint), identity/security (SSO, MFA), and conferencing/AV.
Deliver proactive care: device health checks, performance optimization, patching readiness, application configuration, and quarterly tech refresh plans.
Deliver reactive care: rapid triage and resolution for incidents, escalations, and priority outages impacting executives; act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for executive technology issues.
Ensure meeting readiness: pre flight checks, room AV validation, live event support (town halls, board meetings, earnings calls), and post mortems with corrective actions.
Provide travel support: pre trip tech readiness, mobile connectivity plans, data access in constrained environments, and on call coverage for critical engagements.
Define and maintain VIP support standards, runbooks, and playbooks (incident, problem, change, and major event).
Architect endpoint and collaboration configurations optimized for executive workflows, balancing usability, performance, and security.
Partner with Workplace Engineering, Security, Network, and AV teams to design resilient solutions and reduce repeat incidents through root cause eradication.
Own the service catalog for executive support, with clear SLAs/OLAs and customer experience KPIs.
Provide concise status updates to executives and chiefs of staff; translate technical issues into business impact and options.
Conduct executive tech briefings, onboarding/offboarding, and quarterly business reviews (QBRs) on service performance and roadmap.
Coach and mentor the VIP support pod; enable consistent delivery across time zones and after hours.
Job Specific Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
5+ years in end user computing, collaboration, or endpoint architecture; 5+ years directly supporting senior leaders/VIPs with white glove service.
Expert proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive), Windows 11, macOS, Intune/MEM, Azure AD/Entra ID, MFA/SSO, and conferencing/AV ecosystems (Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Crestron/Logitech/Poly).
Strong troubleshooting across networks (Wi Fi, VPN, QoS), identity/auth, certificates, EDR/Defender, mobile device management (iOS/Android), and hardware.
Demonstrated experience in major event support and rapid incident response with calm, executive level communication.
Discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information; impeccable customer service and executive presence.
Compliance with the Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 is required.
Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a “Generally Authorized” destination on the attached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a “Protected Individual” under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).
As an employee of PSEG, you should be aware that during emergency restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.
For all roles, PSEG’s drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.
Employees who are hired or transfer into a federally regulated role (including positions covered by USDOT, PHMSA, or NRC regulations) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, inclusive of marijuana. Although numerous states throughout the country have legalized marijuana/cannabis products recreationally and medically, the use of these products are prohibited for employees in federally regulated roles. Please note that the use of CBD products may result in a positive drug test for THC/Marijuana and such use is not a legitimate medical explanation for a positive result.
If you are a current PSEG Long Island (PSEGLI) employee and offered an opportunity with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries other than PSEGLI, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to PSEG, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG new hires. Similarly, for PSEG employees who accept job opportunities with PSEGLI, your benefits will change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of PSEGLI.
PSEG is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment, including the hiring process, based on any legally protected characteristic. Legally protected characteristics include race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in locations where PSEG employs individuals.
PSEG is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance applying for a position, please call 973-430-3845 or email accommodations@pseg.com.
If you need to request a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job, email accommodations@pseg.com. Any information provided regarding a disability will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone involved in making a hiring decision.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal solution architect jobs.
- Extensive hands-on experience designing enterprise-scale cloud or hybrid infrastructure solutions
- Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical pre-sales engagements and translate business requirements into architecture
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for executive and technical stakeholder audiences
- Relevant cloud or vendor certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Expert
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Principal Solution Architect Job Search
Quantify architecture scope on your resume
Principal solution architect roles expect evidence of scale. Replace vague claims with specifics: the number of engineering teams you aligned, the size of the migrations you led, or the annual contract value of deals your architecture supported during pre-sales.
Build a portfolio of architecture decision records
Hiring panels at this level want proof you can defend technical choices under business pressure. Compile two or three architecture decision records that show your reasoning, the tradeoffs you rejected, and the outcome, then reference them in your cover letter and interviews.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists principal solution architect openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by cloud platform alignment
Principal solution architect postings are often written around a specific cloud ecosystem, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Match your applications to the platform where you hold current certifications and deployment depth, since mismatched platform experience is a common screen-out at resume review.
Prepare a whiteboard architecture walkthrough
Most final-round interviews for this title include a live design session where you architect a system from a vague prompt. Practice narrating your thinking aloud, explicitly calling out reliability, cost, and security tradeoffs as you draw, rather than jumping straight to a solution diagram.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
At principal level, role definitions vary widely between companies. Before accepting, clarify whether the position is primarily pre-sales, post-sales, or internal, which product lines you'll own, and whether you'll have authority to set architectural standards or only advise on them.
Principal Solution Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most principal solution architects?
The companies hiring the most principal solution architects right now include Bain & Company, CVS Health, and Capgemini, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Cloud platform providers, large system integrators, and enterprise software vendors consistently post the highest volume of openings at this level.
How many principal solution architect jobs are remote?
About 82% of principal solution architect openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more flexible senior technical roles in the market. Pre-sales and cloud advisory specializations tend to carry the highest remote share, while roles focused on on-premises enterprise architecture or government clients are more likely to require a regular on-site presence.
How do you become a principal solution architect?
Most principal solution architects move up from senior solutions engineer or senior cloud architect roles after building a record of leading cross-functional technical projects end to end. Getting there typically requires earning advanced cloud certifications, contributing to pre-sales or post-sales technical wins, and demonstrating that you can communicate architecture decisions credibly to both engineering teams and business executives. Developing depth in one cloud platform before broadening is a common path.
Can you get hired as a principal solution architect without prior principal-level experience?
Yes, candidates promoted from senior solutions engineer or senior architect roles are regularly hired at principal level if their project scope and influence match the expectations. The most effective approach is to frame your resume around outcomes at enterprise scale, such as migrations, platform consolidations, or revenue-generating pre-sales cycles, rather than listing years of experience, and to seek out roles at companies that promote based on demonstrated impact over tenure.
What does the principal solution architect interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to five rounds and combines a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your architecture philosophy and business impact, one or two technical deep-dives with senior engineers or architects, and a final executive or panel interview. Most companies at this level also include a live whiteboard or take-home design exercise where you architect a real or simulated system, narrate your tradeoffs, and field challenging questions from the panel.
Where can I find and apply to principal solution architect jobs?
You can find and apply to principal solution architect jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from companies across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your cloud platform focus, industry background, and preferred work arrangement, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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