IT Architect – Infrastructure Strategy & Emerging Tech

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

Job summary

Koch Engineered Solutions is seeking an IT Architect to identify, evaluate, and advance infrastructure technologies that support business objectives. This in-office role can be based in Wichita, KS; Tulsa, OK; Houston, TX; or Scottsdale, AZ.

You will partner with business and IT stakeholders to translate challenges into practical infrastructure recommendations, evaluate emerging technologies, and develop architecture standards and roadmaps across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, or related technical roles involving solution design and implementation.
• Experience with multiple infrastructure technology domains, such as cloud, compute, storage, networking, endpoint management, mobility, or security.
• Experience researching, evaluating, testing, or implementing emerging technologies, products, or industry trends.
• Experience designing, implementing, or supporting cloud solutions within AWS or Azure environments.
• Experience communicating technical recommendations, technology assessments, or 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 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 engineering

Solution design

AWS/Azure

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Koch Engineered Solutions is seeking an IT Architect to identify, evaluate, and advance infrastructure technologies that support business objectives. This in-office role can be based in Wichita, KS; Tulsa, OK; Houston, TX; or Scottsdale, AZ.

You will partner with business and IT stakeholders to translate challenges into practical infrastructure recommendations, evaluate emerging technologies, and develop architecture standards and roadmaps across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.