Infrastructure Architect - Cloud, Security & OT

Koch; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Engineered Solutions is seeking an IT Architect to help identify, evaluate, and advance infrastructure technologies that support business objectives. In this role, you will be a partner with business and technology teams to assess opportunities, explore emerging solutions, and recommend practical approaches that balance business value, risk, and operational needs.

This role is an in-office position in Wichita, KS, with options to work in Tulsa, OK; Houston, TX; or Scottsdale, AZ.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, or related roles.
• Experience with multiple infrastructure domains (cloud, compute, storage, networking, endpoint, security).
• Experience researching, evaluating, testing, or implementing emerging technologies.
• Experience designing, implementing, or supporting cloud solutions within AWS or Azure.
• Experience communicating technical recommendations to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to understand challenges, goals, and opportunities, translating them into practical infrastructure recommendations.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve infrastructure capabilities, reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends across cloud, networking, security, automation, endpoint, and platform technologies to determine business applicability.
• Conduct research, proof of concepts, and technology assessments to validate potential solutions and support informed decision-making.
• Assess technology alternatives, evaluate tradeoffs, and develop recommendations based on business requirements, risk, cost, and operational impact.
• Contribute to the development and evolution of infrastructure standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.
• Collaborate with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to support solution design across on-premises, hybrid, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Develop architecture diagrams, technical recommendations, and supporting documentation that enable alignment and consistent execution across teams.
• Partner with teams supporting manufacturing and operational technology environments to evaluate infrastructure solutions that support business outcomes.
• Influence stakeholders and technology teams through technical expertise, thoughtful analysis, and effective communication.

Skills

IT architecture

Infrastructure design

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Security knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Visio

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Koch Engineered Solutions is seeking an IT Architect to help identify, evaluate, and advance infrastructure technologies that support business objectives. In this role, you will be a partner with business and technology teams to assess opportunities, explore emerging solutions, and recommend practical approaches that balance business value, risk, and operational needs.

This role is an in-office position in Wichita, KS, with options to work in Tulsa, OK; Houston, TX; or Scottsdale, AZ.