Mainframe Modernization Consult System 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**

Join Kyndryl as Mainframe Modernization Consult System Architect and become a catalyst for innovation and transformation. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving change and enabling our customers to harness the power of technology to achieve their wildest ambitions. From revolutionizing healthcare to shaping the future of finance, you'll collaborate with a diverse range of industries, tailoring cutting-edge solutions to meet each customer's unique needs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Analyze technical requirements, plan and execute design and implementation work, while accounting for time, cost and quality targets
- Accountable for successful delivery of highly complex, multi-disciplined work-streams that deliver lasting and measurable value to clients
- Develop a point of view, capture, prioritize and analyze technical (functional and non-functional) requirements
- Possess strong leadership skills and further the evolution of intellectual capital assets and developing practice resources
- Possibility to assemble and lead a team of consultants with engagement management oversight
- Facilitate and capture lessons learned from engagements to update methodologies and assetsConduct consulting lunch and learns to disseminate knowledge

Your Future at Kyndryl
As an Application Consultant at Kyndryl you will join the Kyndryl Consultant Profession, working with other Kyndryl Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, and cross-functional Technical Subject Matter Experts - presenting unlimited opportunities with unmatched support through our investment in your learning, training, and career growth.

**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 Skills and Experience
- Application Disposition Analysis for Hybrid Multi Cloud
- Methodology and practical experience across multiple platforms and technologies
- Leverage tools like; CAST/CloudGenera, Flexera Cloudscape; etc
- Cloud Business Case, TCO, Value Case experience
- Cost optimization strategies for existing platforms and hybrid-cloud accounts
- Software modernization and language conversion experience like;.Net, COBOL, Java, Python, RPG, etc
- Experience with Micro-Focus, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, IDMS/Adabase, etc
- Experience with data strategies like Hierarchical, VSAM to Relational, IMS to Db2, database replication, and data isolation
- Migration of existing workloads in-place, traditional mainframe, and hybrid-cloud platforms
- Comprehensive Platform Modernization strategies like; Modernize in-place, ‘Wrap legacy’, Micro-services, Event Driven and Cloud native development.
- Networking between hybrid-platforms and the datacenter or other clouds.
- DevSecOps and Automating operations
- Strong Organization and prioritization Skills
- Ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal presentations
- Provide CI/CD guidance and Architecture experience. Application migration patterns, container options and technologies, cloud readiness, disposition, security foundations, & networking

Preferred Skills and Experience
- In Depth Understanding IT Applications, workloads, and modern engineering methods such as containers, automation, and resiliency
- Experience in using and implementing DevSecOps processes
- Experience in Agile (Kanban, SAFe and Scrum)
- Participate in detailed design sessions to outline implementation tasks
- Ability to articulate key technologies’ impact on security, availability, cost, capacity, etc

**Being You**

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

**What You Can Expect**

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl car