Solutions Architect
Nightwing
Sterling, VA · $122k–$253k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Sterling, VA ranks
Where Sterling, VA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #6Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast65% · of 87
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals65% · of 100
- #8Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic65% · of 85
- #12Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast6% · of 77
- #14Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mid-Atlantic155 openings · of 68
- #17Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Mid-Atlantic6% · of 62
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $187,500 a year. Across 116 open solutions architect listings that state pay, the middle half runs $151,000 to $214,000 and the median is $185,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 1% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer occupations, all other, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer occupations, all other: 31% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...commercial markets.Nightwing is looking for an accomplished Solutions Architect to join our team of high performing professionals supporting... ...requirements into technical specifications.Develop strategies for AI integration with existing systems.Salary & BenefitsThe salary...