IT Architect

<div> <div> <div> <div> Location(s) </div> <div> Houston, Texas | Scottsdale, Arizona | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Wichita, Kansas </div> </div> <div> <div> Company </div> <div> Koch Engineered Solutions </div> </div> <div> <div> Career Field </div> <div> Information Systems &amp; Technology </div> </div> <div> <div> Job Number </div> <div> 192245 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><strong>Your Job</strong></p><p></p><div><p><span>Koch Engineered Solutions is seeking an <strong>IT Architect</strong> 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.</span></p><p><span>This role is ideal for someone who enjoys learning new technologies, evaluating their potential impact, and influencing decisions across a variety of infrastructure domains. You'll work closely with stakeholders to help shape infrastructure direction while supporting both near-term initiatives and long-term technology planning.</span></p><p><span>This position is an in-office role in Wichita, KS, Tulsa, OK, Houston, TX, or Scottsdale, AZ.<span>  </span>Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. </span></p></div><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong>What You Will Do</strong></p><p></p><div><p></p><ul><li><span>Partner with business and IT stakeholders to understand challenges, goals, and opportunities, translating them into practical infrastructure recommendations.</span></li><li><span>Proactively identify opportunities to improve infrastructure capabilities, reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.</span></li><li><span>Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends across cloud, networking, security, automation, endpoint, and platform technologies to determine business applicability.</span></li><li><span>Conduct research, proof of concepts, and technology assessments to validate potential solutions and support informed decision-making.</span></li><li><span>Assess technology alternatives, evaluate tradeoffs, and develop recommendations based on business requirements, risk, cost, and operational impact.</span></li><li><span>Contribute to the development and evolution of infrastructure standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.</span></li><li><span>Collaborate with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to support solution design across on-premises, hybrid, virtualized, and cloud environments.</span></li><li><span>Develop architecture diagrams, technical recommendations, and supporting documentation that enable alignment and consistent execution across teams.</span></li><li><span>Partner with teams supporting manufacturing and operational technology environments to evaluate infrastructure solutions that support business outcomes.</span></li><li><span>Influence stakeholders and technology teams through technical expertise, thoughtful analysis, and effective communication.</span></li></ul></div><p></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong>Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)</strong></p><p></p><div><p></p><ul><li><span>Experience in IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, systems engineering, or related technical roles involv