🧱Solution Architect
Designs the seams between custodian, OMS, CRM, and the LLM layer.
Sourced from 10 recent JDs · snapshot taken 2026-06-20
What this role pays — by city, years & skill stack
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The same four lenses we use on every capability and skill page.
Architecture review — the LLM keeps leaking client data
You redesign the agent topology so the LLM never touches raw PII, plug a deterministic tool layer in front of the RAG index, and document the new control plane for the compliance reviewer who's already on her second espresso.
Top skills for this role
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How this role evolves
As advisor-facing agents mature, the work splits into judgment humans keep and execution agents own.
- →Control-plane design
- →PII/segregation decisions
- →Vendor risk calls
- →Schema mapping drafts
- →API contract suggestions
- →Threat-surface scanning
Decides what an RIA automates next, what stays human, and how the two hand off.
How to land — and survive — as a Solution Architect
- Step 1 · Free · play nowRun the Skill DNA drill — see where you stand on Cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure) for FSHands-on drill
A fast, scenario-based self-assessment. Replayable, no signup, 5–10 minutes. Different from the multiple-choice quizzes further down the page.
- Step 2 · Premium · full playbookSolution Architect playbook (preview)
Hand-curated checklists, real templates, and the failure modes nobody documents — see the first 30% free.
Preview - Step 3 · 1:1 · operator sessionMock interview with an operator
30-minute 1:1: role-specific case prompts, portfolio review, and offer-negotiation talk-track.
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Drills, quizzes, vendor matrix, industry map, and reads — all in one place.