IT Architect, skill by skill.

About 2 in 3 employers hiring IT Architects require software architecture and system design, more than any other technical skill (70%, against 9% across technology jobs). Skills read to 7 November 2026.

102Open ads

102 IT Architect jobs were open on 7 November 2026, about 1 in every 130 open Australian jobs we read.

5Skills per ad

A typical IT Architect ad requires 5 skills, against 6 for a typical technology ad.

38%Employers asking for AI

About 2 in 5 employers hiring IT Architects ask for an AI skill (38%, much the same as the 40% across technology jobs).

We read job ads on 988 Australian employers' own careers sites. Nobody was surveyed.

The skills employers require

Software architecture and system design: 70% of employers require it, against 9% across technology jobs. Named in 101 ads from 61 employers.
Cloud infrastructure: 43% of employers require it, against 19% across technology jobs. Named in 77 ads from 42 employers.
Leadership: 29% of employers require it, against 16% across technology jobs. Named in 54 ads from 33 employers.
API design and integration: 23% of employers require it, against 9% across technology jobs. Named in 25 ads from 20 employers.
Data modelling: 17% of employers require it, against 7% across technology jobs. Named in 25 ads from 20 employers.
Degree or formal qualification: 15% of employers require it, against 9% across technology jobs. Named in 21 ads from 17 employers.
Building products with AI language models: 15% of employers require it, against 8% across technology jobs. Named in 33 ads from 23 employers.
Decision-making: 13% of employers require it, against 7% across technology jobs. Named in 23 ads from 18 employers.
Software engineering fundamentals: 12% of employers require it, against 19% across technology jobs. Named in 24 ads from 17 employers.
Data pipelines: 11% of employers require it, against 12% across technology jobs. Named in 21 ads from 16 employers.

Skills employers ask for together

Of the ads that ask for software architecture and system design, 21% also ask for API design and integration (18% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for software architecture and system design, 27% also ask for building products with AI language models (23% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for software architecture and system design, 17% also ask for degree or formal qualification (15% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for cloud infrastructure, 27% also ask for building products with AI language models (23% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for cloud infrastructure, 20% also ask for software engineering fundamentals (17% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for leadership, 32% also ask for building products with AI language models (23% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for leadership, 19% also ask for data pipelines (15% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for leadership, 20% also ask for API design and integration (18% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for API design and integration, 24% also ask for decision-making (16% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for API design and integration, 24% also ask for data modelling (18% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for API design and integration, 28% also ask for building products with AI language models (23% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for data modelling, 44% also ask for data pipelines (15% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for data modelling, 24% also ask for API design and integration (18% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for data modelling, 20% also ask for decision-making (16% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for degree or formal qualification, 33% also ask for software engineering fundamentals (17% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for degree or formal qualification, 81% also ask for software architecture and system design (72% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for degree or formal qualification, 43% also ask for leadership (38% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for building products with AI language models, 27% also ask for decision-making (16% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for building products with AI language models, 52% also ask for leadership (38% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for building products with AI language models, 21% also ask for software engineering fundamentals (17% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for decision-making, 39% also ask for building products with AI language models (23% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for decision-making, 26% also ask for API design and integration (18% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for decision-making, 22% also ask for data modelling (18% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for software engineering fundamentals, 29% also ask for degree or formal qualification (15% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for software engineering fundamentals, 29% also ask for building products with AI language models (23% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for software engineering fundamentals, 63% also ask for cloud infrastructure (55% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for data pipelines, 52% also ask for data modelling (18% across all IT Architect ads).
Of the ads that ask for data pipelines, 48% also ask for leadership (38% across all IT Architect ads).

Key tasks in this job

Design end-to-end solution architectures: in 53% of IT Architect ads, and more often at senior level (58%, against 49% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Software architecture and system design, Cloud infrastructure, Stakeholder communication.
Guide delivery teams through implementation: in 36% of IT Architect ads, much the same at every level (36% junior and mid-level, 37% senior). Calls on: Leadership, Software architecture and system design, Decision-making.
Run architecture reviews and governance: in 35% of IT Architect ads, much the same at every level (36% junior and mid-level, 33% senior). Calls on: Governance and reporting, Software architecture and system design, Governance, risk and compliance.
Build reference architectures and reusable patterns: in 33% of IT Architect ads, and more often at senior level (44%, against 26% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Software architecture and system design, Software engineering fundamentals, Event-driven and microservices architecture.
Work with teams, vendors and stakeholders: in 33% of IT Architect ads, and more often at junior and mid-level (36%, against 30% senior). Calls on: Stakeholder communication, Leadership, Vendor and contract management.
Advise customers and own the relationship: in 33% of IT Architect ads, and more often at senior level (39%, against 29% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Stakeholder communication, Cloud infrastructure, Software architecture and system design.
Turn business requirements into technical designs: in 31% of IT Architect ads, much the same at every level (32% junior and mid-level, 30% senior). Calls on: Software architecture and system design, Stakeholder communication, Requirements and business analysis.
Mentor and lead architects: in 30% of IT Architect ads, and more often at senior level (39%, against 24% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Mentoring and coaching, Software architecture and system design, Leadership.
Set architecture strategy and roadmaps: in 29% of IT Architect ads, and more often at senior level (33%, against 26% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Software architecture and system design, Strategy and roadmap, Stakeholder communication.
Pass customer feedback to product teams: in 28% of IT Architect ads, and more often at senior level (33%, against 24% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Stakeholder communication, Cross-functional collaboration, Financial services and payments.

We read the tasks in 141 IT Architect ads, up to 7 November 2026. We tell an ad's level from its job title.

Where the jobs are

Sydney: 48% of open IT Architect jobs (49 jobs at 29 employers), against 29% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: Accenture Australia (11), Macquarie Group (5), Amazon (3), Databricks (2), Monday.com (2), Red Hat (2), Snowflake (2), ASX (1) and 21 more.
Melbourne: 31% of open IT Architect jobs (32 jobs at 19 employers), against 19% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: Accenture Australia (6), Databricks (4), Amazon (3), Leidos Australia (2), Red Hat (2), Salesforce (2), AGL (1), Atturra (1) and 11 more.
Brisbane: 15% of open IT Architect jobs (15 jobs at 11 employers), against 8% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: Accenture Australia (3), GHD (2), Rockwell Automation (2), Atturra (1), CSIRO (1), CoreLogic (1), Databricks (1), New Era Technology (1) and 3 more.
Canberra: 12% of open IT Architect jobs (12 jobs at 5 employers), against 6% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: Accenture Australia (4), Leidos Australia (3), Atturra (2), Unisys (2), Amazon (1).
Other places: 7% of open IT Architect jobs (7 jobs), against 10% of all open Australian jobs.

We place a job in the city its ad names. Some jobs name more than one city, so they count in each.

Share of jobs in each state

New South Wales: 58% of open IT Architect jobs (49 jobs), against 43% of all open Australian jobs.
Victoria: 41% of open IT Architect jobs (35 jobs), against 29% of all open Australian jobs.
Queensland: 21% of open IT Architect jobs (18 jobs), against 18% of all open Australian jobs.
Australian Capital Territory: 14% of open IT Architect jobs (12 jobs), against 7% of all open Australian jobs.
Western Australia: 6% of open IT Architect jobs (5 jobs), against 12% of all open Australian jobs.
Other states and territories: 2% of open IT Architect jobs (2 jobs), against 6% of all open Australian jobs.

Some jobs are advertised in more than one state, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

Which industries are hiring

Information Media and Telecommunications: 27% of open IT Architect jobs (27 jobs), against 11% of all open Australian jobs.
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services: 16% of open IT Architect jobs (16 jobs), against 8% of all open Australian jobs.
Financial and Insurance Services: 13% of open IT Architect jobs (13 jobs), against 13% of all open Australian jobs.
Manufacturing: 10% of open IT Architect jobs (10 jobs), against 5% of all open Australian jobs.
Other industries: 3% of open IT Architect jobs (3 jobs), against 8% of all open Australian jobs.
Industry not known: 32% of open IT Architect jobs (33 jobs), against 38% of all open Australian jobs.

Industry is our estimate, made from each employer's own description, using the Bureau of Statistics' industry groups.

Size of the employers hiring

5,000 or more staff: 21% of open IT Architect jobs (21 jobs), against 20% of all open Australian jobs.
1,000 to 4,999 staff: 15% of open IT Architect jobs (15 jobs), against 21% of all open Australian jobs.
Under 250 staff: 17% of open IT Architect jobs (17 jobs), against 5% of all open Australian jobs.
Size not known: 43% of open IT Architect jobs (44 jobs), against 41% of all open Australian jobs.

Company size comes from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's public dataset, 2025, CC BY 4.0. It covers private employers with 100 or more staff, so government and smaller employers show as size not known.

Employers hiring now

Accenture Australia: 12 open IT Architect jobs, 12% of the 102 open now.
Amazon: 8 open IT Architect jobs, 8% of the 102 open now.
Databricks: 8 open IT Architect jobs, 8% of the 102 open now.
Excelero Storage: 7 open IT Architect jobs, 7% of the 102 open now.
Macquarie Group: 5 open IT Architect jobs, 5% of the 102 open now.
Atturra: 4 open IT Architect jobs, 4% of the 102 open now.
Leidos Australia: 3 open IT Architect jobs, 3% of the 102 open now.
Unisys: 3 open IT Architect jobs, 3% of the 102 open now.

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