Cloud Architect

**Who We Are**

At Kyndryl, 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**

Infrastructure Architects are the key link between Kyndryl and our clients. You’re in a technical leadership role, uniting and guiding stakeholders from clients, governance, and project executives to delivery and sometimes even the vendors who work with the client. You’ll be there from the start of a project — understanding what’s needed and figuring out the best technical solution. And you’ll be there at the finish, delivering the right product on time and within budget.

At Kyndryl we support all major cloud platforms, so you’ll get the chance to use everything you know - and then some. You’ll also become expert at knowing when and how to call on other SMEs outside your wheelhouse. Thinking your way around pre-existing limitations will grow your creativity and flexibility. You’ll learn a lot here, and if you want to work toward certifications there are plenty of opportunities.The rewards for all this are many. You’ll get to influence, create, and deliver something from start to finish. You will have the power to delight our clients.

Your future at Kyndryl
This role opens the door to many career paths, both vertical and horizontal, and there may be opportunity to travel. It’s a great chance for database administrators or other techs to break into the cloud. It’s also a solid path to become enterprise or chief architect or a distinguished engineer Whatever you see for yourself, you’ll find the opportunity here.

**Who You Are**

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Technical and Professional Experience

In-depth experience in Secure Solutions architecture for Cloud platforms (Private
/ Public / Hybrid).
- Knowledge and experience of implementation with container platforms like Tanzu

/ Open shift etc.

infrastructure.
- Expertise in reviewing implementation to ensure design alignment of Digital

solutions to globally defined enterprise architecture policies, patterns, blueprints
and frameworks.
- Supporting security architecture review of cloud infrastructure designs
- Good understanding of pricing models in the cloud and should have experience in

cost-benefit analysis.
- Ability to provide technical input and know-how to architecture governance

processes for private Cloud - VMWare and knowledge of public Cloud
- Azure/AWS etc.
- Ability to review changes made by Private/Public Cloud providers to understand

the impact on Digital platforms/services.
- High availability engineering experience (region, availability zone, data

replication clustering).
- Understanding of software development lifecycles, cloud economics and security

implications of public and private cloud infra design.
Enterprise Architecture (EA) tools like Mega Hopex, Avolution ABACUS,
Planview, Orbus iServer, etc.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience:
Acts as the single point of contact (SPOC) between D&T and the business for all
things related to cloud architecture. Champion and serve as the lead cloud architect
for cloud transformation programs involving AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
platforms

migration
- Work with cloud engineering teams to deliver global cloud services including

container orchestration, IaaC patterns, cloud service catalog etc.
- Lead strategic initiatives around Immutable Infrastructure, Serverless and

DevSecOps Platformization
- Develop and build modern cloud platform services across multi cloud platforms

including Container management
- Understanding of cloud security principles to be incorporated in architectural

design and documentations
- Ability to evaluate current hosting maturity for the client environment
- Good understanding on cloud native services for cloud native development
- Be aware and evaluate new cloud native/ hybrid hosting solution available in

market and develop PoV/ use cases for client s reference
- Ability to work with 3rd party to implement hosting solutions
- Develop teams internally through cloud initiatives
- To provide technology architecture expertise and guidance across multiple

business divisions & technology domains.
- Assist business strategy and accordingly drive technology strategy from an

architecture perspective.
- Driving technology strategy from an architecture perspective, across a portfolio of

designs, including working with business personnel and executive