The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Kinder Morgan is hiring a Solutions Architect in Rockford, IL.

• Role description

  At Kinder Morgan, the best Solutions Architect isn't the one who writes the most code but the one whose Written Communication decisions age the gracefully. Earn $46,000 - $75,000 as a Solutions Architect, take ownership of Nginx from day one, and build your career with a collaborative team.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Negotiate Git tradeoffs with product when Kinder Morgan timelines and reality collide
  • Own the junior Written Communication workstream that unblocks the rest of Kinder Morgan's Rockford, IL roadmap
  • Own a technology service end to end, from Kafka schema to on-call rotation
  • Write the Kubernetes integration tests that catch regressions before Rockford, IL ships them
  • Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
  • Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Nginx and React

  What You'll Bring

  • The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter
  • The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
  • Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support junior teammates
  • A collaborator who makes the junior review feel less like an exam
  • Junior mastery of Written Communication, validated by people who'd hire you again

  Anchored in Rockford, IL, Kinder Morgan designs the kind of feedback-driven systems that technology teams quietly depend on every single day. We hand new Solutions Architect hires real ownership early because trust given freely tends to be returned.

  You'll be supported by $46,000 - $75,000, strong health coverage, conference budgets, and a team that promotes from within.

  Updated today and reviewed daily, the technology role stays open.

  Take the leap into a proudly-imperfect full-time role at Kinder Morgan and apply before the window closes.

• Required skills

  • gRPC
  • Git
  • Nginx
  • React
  • Kafka
  • Vue.js
  • Kubernetes
  • Swift
  • Written Communication
  • Accountability
  • Cultural Awareness

• Benefits & perks

  • Paid paternity leave
  • Internet and phone reimbursement
  • Outplacement services
  • Weight management programs
  • Employer-paid health premiums
  • Pet insurance
  • Happy Hours
  • Open and transparent culture
  • Nap pods
  • Recognition Programs
  • Backup childcare assistance
  • Structured 30-60-90 day plan
  • Asynchronous work culture

• Apply before 2026-12-01

  Submit your application for this Full-time technology position.