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What senior software architect roles require at tech companies · 18 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

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18 senior software architect roles counted in the window. Browse 415 open software postings.

In short

AWS is required most often, in 10 of 18 senior software architect roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then GCP (8) and Identity and Access Management (8). Among roles that state years, 6 of 11 ask for at least 10 years. We counted 18 roles, each at a different employer.

AWS
10 of 18
Required most often, of the roles we could read
5+ years
11 of 11
Of roles stating years
Remote roles
15 of 18
Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 18 roles whose requirements we could read, of 18 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
SkillRoles asking
AWS
10 of 18
GCP
8 of 18
Identity and Access Management
8 of 18
Azure
7 of 18
Cybersecurity
6 of 18
Cloud Architecture
4 of 18
Microservices
4 of 18
CI/CD
3 of 18
Distributed Systems
3 of 18
Docker
3 of 18
Preferred
SkillRoles asking
Cybersecurity
3 of 18
Cost Optimization
2 of 18
DevSecOps
2 of 18
Threat Modeling
2 of 18
AWS
1 of 18
Azure
1 of 18
Background Processing
1 of 18
CI/CD
1 of 18
Cloud Native
1 of 18
CompTIA Security+
1 of 18

Experience

Of the 11 roles that state years

Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.

1+ year
11 of 11
2+ years
11 of 11
3+ years
11 of 11
5+ years
11 of 11
8+ years
9 of 11
10+ years
6 of 11

Degree

Of the 11 roles we could read for it

Required
2 of 11
Required, or experience instead
3 of 11
Preferred
1 of 11
Not mentioned
5 of 11

Pay and remote work

Of the 18 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay
8 of 18
Remote roles
15 of 18

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How we count: 18 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology