Systems Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 177 job postings with the title “Systems Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is systems engineering, with demand share up 3.6% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+How many Systems Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 177 job postings with the title “Systems Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Systems Architect jobs require?
Across Systems Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are systems engineering, Systems architecture, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), System architecture, SysML.
+Which cities are hiring the most Systems Architect?
As of 2026-09-30, Systems Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Chantilly, Austin, Bethesda, Boston, Fort Belknap Agency.
+Is Systems Architect a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 177 Systems Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Systems Architect postings is systems engineering, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Systems Architect?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Systems Architect postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Systems Architect
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
41 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Systems Architect
Roles after Systems Architect
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Systems Engineer | 55 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 48 |
| Before: Systems Architect (different employer) | 41 |
| Before: Systems Administrator | 11 |
| Before: Network Engineer | 9 |
| Before: Systems Analyst | 9 |
| Before: Solutions Architect | 9 |
| Before: Software Architect | 7 |
| After: Systems Engineer | 69 |
| After: Systems Architect (different employer) | 41 |
| After: Software Engineer | 28 |
| After: Solutions Architect | 22 |
| After: Systems Administrator | 8 |
| After: Software Architect | 8 |
| After: Systems Analyst | 8 |
| After: Software Developer | 8 |
Skills most often required for Systems Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| systems engineering | 34 | 19.2% |
| Systems architecture | 22 | 12.4% |
| Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) | 18 | 10.2% |
| System architecture | 18 | 10.2% |
| SysML | 15 | 8.5% |
| Python | 13 | 7.3% |
| Linux | 12 | 6.8% |
| Cameo | 12 | 6.8% |
| MBSE | 11 | 6.2% |
| Salesforce | 10 | 5.6% |
| Kubernetes | 10 | 5.6% |
| AWS | 10 | 5.6% |
| CI/CD | 8 | 4.5% |
| enterprise architecture | 8 | 4.5% |
| requirements management | 8 | 4.5% |
Top companies posting Systems Architect jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 17 |
| Peraton | 8 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 7 |
| CACI | 5 |
| Anduril Industries | 5 |
| Aero | 4 |
| Axon | 3 |
| Rite Hite | 3 |
| Klaviyo | 3 |
| Globalpr | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Systems Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chantilly | 4 | 2.3% |
| Austin | 3 | 1.7% |
| Bethesda | 3 | 1.7% |
| Boston | 3 | 1.7% |
| Fort Belknap Agency | 3 | 1.7% |
| New York City | 3 | 1.7% |
| Springfield | 3 | 1.7% |
| Washington | 3 | 1.7% |
| Aurora | 2 | 1.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Systems Architect”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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