Infrastructure Strategy Architect: Cloud, Security & OT

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Engineered Solutions, a Koch company, seeks an IT Architect to identify, evaluate, and advance infrastructure technologies that support business objectives. You will 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, Tulsa, OK, Houston, TX, or Scottsdale, AZ.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, or related technical roles.
• Experience with multiple infrastructure domains such as cloud, compute, storage, networking, endpoint, mobility, or security.
• Experience designing, implementing, or supporting cloud solutions within AWS or Azure environments.
• Experience communicating technical recommendations and architecture decisions to technical and business 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.
• Conduct research, proofs of concept, and technology assessments to validate potential solutions and support informed decision-making.
• Develop architecture diagrams, technical recommendations, and supporting documentation for alignment and execution.
• Collaborate with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to support solution design across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.

Skills

IT architecture

Infrastructure engineering

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Stakeholder communication

Emerging technologies

Job description

Koch Engineered Solutions, a Koch company, seeks an IT Architect to identify, evaluate, and advance infrastructure technologies that support business objectives. You will 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, Tulsa, OK, Houston, TX, or Scottsdale, AZ.