Infrastructure Architect

Who We Are

Kyndryl is a market leader that thinks and acts like a start-up. We design, build, manage, and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers, and our communities.

The Role

Essential Functions of the Job:
Major responsibilities/duties

Technical Competence

Experience in Cisco Switching and routing technologies including Nexus platforms.

Experience in DC spine-leaf switching infrastructure based on Cisco, Arista, Dell, white and bright switches and similar platforms.

Strong Knowledge in DNS/DHCP, Load Balancing (Citrix Netscaler/F5).

Knowledge in scripting using Python or other equivalent languages, automation engines like Ansible and

solid understanding of DevOps fundamentals including automation frameworks.

Handle complex long-term and short-term Data Center focused projects involving multiple service towers.

Translate business needs into technical requirements. Identify gaps, strategic impacts, financial impacts and the risk profile in the technical

solution or offering, and provides L4 escalation support.

Create designs based on industry best practices, sound solid engineering principles incorporating both local and global requirements while

clearly understanding that one size does not fit all.

Evaluate new technological developments and evolving business requirements and recommend to client and IT management appropriate

technological alternatives.

Provide high-level specialized technical support and consultation to business and IT management.

Provide technology expertise for all facets of data networking to enhance quality and facilitate superior solutions which meet business

requirements.

Develop design and configuration documentation to be used by the Regional Network Domain and Operations teams for implementation and

support.

Work with the portfolio and service delivery teams to provide consultancy expertise towards developing Business Case and BOM Estimates.

Collaborate with appropriate teams to create and gain approval on global technology standards and reference architectures on an ongoing

basis.

Develop and maintain documentation for configuration guidelines and templates.

Act as a consultant to the other teams for network portfolio.

Research and keep abreast of industry trends and new technology offerings by strategic vendors.

Drive and complete technical network deliverables on assigned projects.

Administration

Maintain responsibility for individual resource utilisation whilst working on projects, meeting defined capacity models and providing regular

utilisation reporting.

Ensure compliance in an ITIL environment and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Ensure full and correct time capture on a weekly basis for all project and administration work to allow effective management reporting.

Client/Team Relationships

IT Services Technology Towers

IT Services management team

Service delivery staff (Project Managers)

Operations leaders and staff

External vendors and supplie

Who You Are

**Qualifications**:
A degree in Computer Science/Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience

Industry accreditations like CCNP, CCIE or higher

Knowledge

Advanced skills in planning, configuring and troubleshooting complex network environments.

Core expert knowledge into Data Center products and solutions (Cisco ACI, Nexus, VPC, Fabricpath, FCoE, OTV etc.), spine-leaf netowrk

infrastructure based on multi-vendor environments (Cisco, Arista, Dell, wihite and bright switches etc.), routing protocols and features (BGP,

OSPF, EIGRP, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN etc.),

Proficiency on Linux, Python and one or more other scripting languages (Powershell, Perl, TCL ).

Proficiency with Automation and DevOps orchestration tools like Ansible, Puppet or Chef.

First-hand knowledge and experience in designing network related aspects of Data Center for large scale enterprise environments, Public

cloud, Cloud Exchanges and future proof Private Cloud solutions.

networking and delivery technologies (data centre server and global load balancing solutions); WAN, Internet connectivity & related

technologies (SD-WAN, MPLS, IPSEC VPN, WAN Optimizers, Rate Limiters, QoS, etc.); Infrastructure Services (DNS, DHCP and Active

Directory); Network Monitoring & Management Platforms (Monitoring - Operations, Management - Data Network Domain).

An understanding of Software Defined offerings in relation to data centers.

Exposure to various facets of converged data center and branch office build-out including planning, designing and implementation of facilities

and structured cabling solutions.

First-hand knowledge in building network solutions to enable integration of VMWare, blade, cloud and converged network environments.

Knowledge of various perimeter secu