Cloud Architect

Job Description

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. As an Infrastructure Architect, you’ll draw upon the full breadth of your talent and experience. This is a technical leadership role, so we want you to bring your vision, knowledge, and leadership to each project. To the client, you’re the subject matter expert – consulting early, gathering inputs, understanding what they need from our solution. You define what Kyndryl can do to meet this solution. You design the best solution for the job. And finally, you’re the tech leader for implementation. 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 Primary Skills : GCP Secondary Skill: AWS Solid understanding of Data Center mainly Systems, Storage, Networking & Security, Application & Databases Understanding of Systems and Solutions Architecture Hands-on experience & learning with Data Center technologies, Cloud Software, and interoperability • Experience in technical architect role using service and hosting solutions such as public cloud IaaS, PaaS platforms - GCP primarily & AWS Secondary • Hands-on experience in cloud-native architecture design, implementation of distributed, fault-tolerant enterprise applications for Cloud (GCP / AWS) • Hand on (Terraform/Ansible/GitHub, AWS CodePipeline , Puppet, Chef) experience • Hands-on multi-tier architecting skills. • Sound knowledge of Infrastructure design (Compute, Storage, Network) on GCP / AWS • Hands-on cloud security (GCP / AWS) • Linux & Windows Hands on Expertise • Strong knowledge & Hands-on scripting language: YAML, Python, Shell, Bash, Powershell etc • Expertise in Build tools like Jenkins to build re-usable release pipelines, release and configuration management tools like Chef/Puppet/Ansible platforms • Experience in at least one configuration management tool (Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Maven etc.) Preferred Technical and Professional Experience • Participate and lead architecture workshops, working directly with technical teams from AWS enterprise customers and partners to provide unique solutions to our customers' individual needs for their application deployment. • Lead the builds of CloudFormation templates, Chef cookbooks and scripts to automate and deploy AWS resources and config changes. • Collaborate and help build utilities and tools for internal use that enable you and your fellow AWS Engineers to operate safely at high speed and wide scale. • Assists customers architect advanced cloud-based solutions on AWS and help with designing migrating strategies for existing workloads from Data centers to the cloud. – • Perform periodic architecture reviews and suggest further improvements to enhance application performance, Cost Optimization etc • Document the technical framework and workflow of the architecture. • Experience in delivering immutable infrastructure-as-code solutions using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet and Cloudformation etc. • Experience in DevSecOps implementation projects as SRE/lead (designing DevOps solutions, setting up CI/CD pipelines, infra-automation, monitoring tools etc.). • Source Code Management, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using tools like AWS DevOps, Terraform, Jenkins, Chef etc., • Setup/configure CI/CD pipeline leveraging AWS native services or traditional DevOps tools ( e.g. Terraform, Chef, Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory. • Strong skills in implementing pipelines and integrating tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, JIRA, Argo, Go, Urban Code, ElK , jfrog , Slack, Selenium, SonarQube or other equivalent tools Certifications Required - GCP • Professional Cloud Architect • Professional Cloud Security Engineer • Cloud Developer / DevOps Engineer • Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins etc Certifications Required - AWS • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional Optional certifications: • AWS Developer Associate, AWS DevOps Professional, AWS Specialty • Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins etc MS Project or other Project Management software Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to interact confidently with stakeholders of all levels 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 cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed. Get Referred! If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.