Strategic IT Architect: Cloud, Security & Tech Strategy

Koch; Scottsdale (AZ); 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. You will partner with business and technology teams to assess opportunities, explore emerging solutions, and recommend practical approaches balancing value, risk, and operational needs.

This is an in-office role across multiple U.S. sites including Scottsdale, AZ.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, systems engineering, or related technical roles involving solution design and implementation.
• Experience with multiple infrastructure domains, such as cloud, compute, storage, networking, endpoint management, mobility, or security.
• Experience designing, implementing, or supporting cloud solutions within AWS or Azure environments.

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.
• Develop architecture diagrams, technical recommendations, and supporting documentation that enable alignment across teams.

Skills

IT architecture

infrastructure engineering

systems engineering

solution design

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Koch Engineered Solutions is seeking 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 balancing value, risk, and operational needs.

This is an in-office role across multiple U.S. sites including Scottsdale, AZ.