What Lead Architecture Jobs Ask For
Across 1,474 open Lead Architecture postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, api.
Updated October 28, 2026
1,525 open Lead Architecture postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,474 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 63% |
| ai | 50% |
| api | 34% |
| aws | 32% |
| azure | 32% |
| automation | 28% |
| ci-cd | 24% |
| analytics | 22% |
| agile | 22% |
| python | 22% |
| sql | 20% |
| gcp | 19% |
| machine-learning | 19% |
| cloud-native | 18% |
| java | 17% |
| kubernetes | 17% |
| devops | 17% |
| pre-sales | 15% |
| agentic-ai | 15% |
| networking | 14% |
| observability | 12% |
| solution-design | 12% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 12% |
| microservices | 12% |
| cybersecurity | 12% |
| event-driven-architecture | 12% |
| data-governance | 11% |
| saas | 11% |
| stakeholder-management | 11% |
| generative-ai | 11% |
| oracle | 11% |
| docker | 11% |
| data-modeling | 10% |
| llm | 10% |
| erp | 10% |
| databricks | 10% |
| github | 9% |
| togaf | 9% |
| data-quality | 9% |
| terraform | 8% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 1,525 open Lead Architecture jobs →
Across all Architecture levels
Most Architecture postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 9,606
- ai 7,902
- azure 5,027
- api 4,756
- aws 4,422
- automation 3,941
- analytics 3,156
- ci-cd 3,081
- python 3,075
- agile 2,738
- machine-learning 2,706
- devops 2,664