IT Architecture Leader: Cloud & Infra Strategy

Koch Engineered Solutions, LLC.; Houston (TX); 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. 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, with visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, systems 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

Cloud / AWS / Azure

Stakeholder communication

Solution design

Job description

Koch Engineered Solutions is seeking an IT Architect to help 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, with visa sponsorship not available.