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Use " Solutions architect " maybe instead ?

That title has long been used as a post sales analyst (custom work for $)

At AWS at least, an SA is free for a client and ci e them advice - not allowed to give a customer code.

ProServe consultants (full time employees) are never called SAs

That's a different role. It's made up of different words. Just like "Architect of solutions", yet another mystery role :-)

So long as he moves up a grade and is happy, everybody wins.