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Requisition ID: 181212
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: DHO Information Technology Group
Department: Technology Group
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
The Kiewit Technology Group (KTG) is seeking a Solution Architect to serve as a strategic partner between KTG and the Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) District. This role operates at the intersection of enterprise IT and business-led innovation, supporting both governed development teams and decentralized solutions across their lifecycle.
This position is responsible for shaping technology strategy, guiding solution architecture, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards. The ideal candidate will balance innovation and delivery speed with sound engineering, security, and scalability practices.
This is a high-visibility role requiring strong technical depth, business acumen, and the ability to influence decisions across organizational boundaries.
District Overview
Kiewit Technology Group builds solutions to enable and support our company's expansive operations. Our mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team utilizes systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit's business and the project lifecycle to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field. We give our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions.
Location
This is a full time in office role located on our LaVista, NE campus. This role will require travel up to 40% of the time. Relocation is not being offered for this role.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with KIE and KTG stakeholders; understand business goals, processes, and constraints
- Define and drive technology strategies, roadmaps, and architectural standards
- Lead solution design across cloud, application, data, and integration domains
- Evaluate and recommend build vs. buy vs. reuse decisions aligned with enterprise strategy
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards
- Produce and maintain architecture artifacts (diagrams, design docs, decision records)
- Guide delivery teams through design, implementation, and deployment phases
- Act as a trusted advisor to both technical and business stakeholders
- Identify risks, constraints, and trade-offs; provide actionable recommendations
- Support AI/ML solution adoption and integration where appropriate
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or related roles
- Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-based solutions (Azure preferred)
- Hands-on experience with modern development technologies (e.g., C#, TypeScript, React)
- Experience with relational databases (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, or similar)
- Experience working in cross-functional, enterprise environments
- Ability to travel 35–40% (primarily Denver area)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SAP, ServiceNow, M365, or SharePoint ecosystems
- Experience with Python or data/AI-focused development
- Experience in construction, engineering, or industrial domains
Core Skills & Competencies
- Cloud architecture and cloud-native solution design (Azure)
- Distributed systems and API design
- Full-stack development understanding
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker)
- DevOps practices, including CI/CD and release management
- Data modeling, integration, and governance
- Identity and access management (IAM)
- AI/ML solution integration
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive actionable outcomes
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to handle high-visibility and escalated situations
- Self-directed execution with strong prioritization
- Technical leadership and influence without direct authority
Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Requisition ID: 181212
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: DHO Information Technology Group
Department: Technology Group
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
The Kiewit Technology Group (KTG) is seeking a Solution Architect to serve as a strategic partner between KTG and the Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) District. This role operates at the intersection of enterprise IT and business-led innovation, supporting both governed development teams and decentralized solutions across their lifecycle.
This position is responsible for shaping technology strategy, guiding solution architecture, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards. The ideal candidate will balance innovation and delivery speed with sound engineering, security, and scalability practices.
This is a high-visibility role requiring strong technical depth, business acumen, and the ability to influence decisions across organizational boundaries.
District Overview
Kiewit Technology Group builds solutions to enable and support our company's expansive operations. Our mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team utilizes systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit's business and the project lifecycle to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field. We give our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions.
Location
This is a full time in office role located on our LaVista, NE campus. This role will require travel up to 40% of the time. Relocation is not being offered for this role.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with KIE and KTG stakeholders; understand business goals, processes, and constraints
- Define and drive technology strategies, roadmaps, and architectural standards
- Lead solution design across cloud, application, data, and integration domains
- Evaluate and recommend build vs. buy vs. reuse decisions aligned with enterprise strategy
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards
- Produce and maintain architecture artifacts (diagrams, design docs, decision records)
- Guide delivery teams through design, implementation, and deployment phases
- Act as a trusted advisor to both technical and business stakeholders
- Identify risks, constraints, and trade-offs; provide actionable recommendations
- Support AI/ML solution adoption and integration where appropriate
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or related roles
- Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-based solutions (Azure preferred)
- Hands-on experience with modern development technologies (e.g., C#, TypeScript, React)
- Experience with relational databases (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, or similar)
- Experience working in cross-functional, enterprise environments
- Ability to travel 35–40% (primarily Denver area)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SAP, ServiceNow, M365, or SharePoint ecosystems
- Experience with Python or data/AI-focused development
- Experience in construction, engineering, or industrial domains
Core Skills & Competencies
- Cloud architecture and cloud-native solution design (Azure)
- Distributed systems and API design
- Full-stack development understanding
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker)
- DevOps practices, including CI/CD and release management
- Data modeling, integration, and governance
- Identity and access management (IAM)
- AI/ML solution integration
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive actionable outcomes
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to handle high-visibility and escalated situations
- Self-directed execution with strong prioritization
- Technical leadership and influence without direct authority
Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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Find JobsPrincipal Solution Architect Job Market
A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Humana30
- CVS Health27
- Bain & Company22
- Celonis6
- Google6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software137
- Consulting & Professional Services51
- Healthcare & Medical Services35
- Electronics & Hardware25
- Banking & Financial Services9
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 Humana, CVS Health, and Bain & Company, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 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 54% of principal solution architect openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 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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