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Kyndryl

Managed IT infrastructure and cloud services

Modernization Solution Architect

Technology & Systems ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • 12–16 years of experience, including 5+ years in Architecture Leadership.
  • Proven experience in application portfolio assessment, rationalization, modernization, technical debt evaluation, and greenfield architecture design.
  • Strong expertise in Enterprise/Solution Architecture, API and Integration Architecture, modernization, governance, and non-functional design.
  • Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, .NET/.NET Core, Microservices, Distributed Systems, APIs, and Messaging Platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Service Bus.
  • Strong Database and Cloud Architecture experience across Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Azure, AWS, or GCP; a Solution Architect certification in at least one hyperscaler cloud is mandatory.
  • Hands-on experience in AI Agent Architecture, including LLMs, RAG, Agent Orchestration, Tool Calling, State Management, Guardrails, Evaluation, and Secure Deployment.
  • Proven experience working with large enterprise customers, distributed teams, governance frameworks, and transformation programs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead legacy assessment, application modernization, cloud migration roadmap, service decomposition, and transformation planning.
  • Define target architectures, govern technology selection, ensure compliance with enterprise standards, and manage technical risks.
  • Design and govern AI-powered solutions including multi-agent orchestration, RAG, API integrations, memory management, and human-in-the-loop controls.
  • Lead API-led, event-driven, and hybrid integrations; drive database modernization, migration, and data governance strategies.
  • Define cloud architecture across Azure, AWS, and GCP, including containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, resilience, observability, disaster recovery, and security controls.
  • Mentor engineering teams, lead architecture reviews, proofs of concept, and innovation initiatives while ensuring quality, compliance, and AI-assisted engineering best practices.
  • Lead application assessments, architecture, and modernization of enterprise applications, integrations, databases, and cloud platforms.
  • Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective solutions.
  • Own architecture through implementation and transition to operations, balancing enterprise strategy with practical delivery, maintainability, and business continuity.
  • Define and use design documentation, functional programming specifications, and high-level design documents to implement identified components.
  • Ensure implemented components are appropriately documented, unit tested, and ready for integration into the final product.
  • Present and demonstrate implemented product features through playback sessions as required.
  • Provide fixes for defects identified during pre-production and post-production phases in the software development life cycle.
  • Provide work estimates for assigned development work.
  • Guide and explain features, functional objectives, or technologies being built to interested parties.
  • Design, build, and maintain high-volume business logic running on the mainframe.
  • Refactor legacy code to enable modern cloud and mobile applications to interact seamlessly with mainframe core data.
  • Recommend modernization options, identify new business opportunities, and cultivate relationships with other teams and stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.
  • Experience in greenfield application development, enterprise platform engineering, and large-scale modernization programs.
  • Industry experience across BFSI, Retail, Healthcare, and/or Manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of DevOps, Containers, Observability, Security Architecture, RTO/RPO, and NoSQL technologies.
  • Strategic thinking, stakeholder management, mentoring, communication, and delivery planning skills.
  • Certifications such as TOGAF, Cloud Architect, Integration/API, Database, Agile, or DevOps.
  • Experience with architecture repositories, portfolio management tools, platform engineering, secure architecture, and AI-assisted modernization initiatives.

About the Company

Kyndryl

Managed IT infrastructure and cloud services

Kyndryl provides managed IT infrastructure services for large enterprises, helping them run and modernize their technology environments. Its offerings cover cloud adoption, cybersecurity, security operations, and digital workplace services, all delivered under long-term managed-service contracts. The company works by partnering with major technology providers (including Microsoft) to offer integrated, end-to-end solutions, often complemented by a new security operations center (SOC) and other security capabilities. This focus sets it apart from competitors through scale, enterprise-grade governance, and a history rooted in IBM’s infrastructure services, now independent but aligned with large technology partners. The goal is to support digital transformation by providing reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure management that enables enterprises to operate efficiently and securely in a cloud-enabled world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2021

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