Enterprise Architect - Microsoft Azure

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

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior Enterprise Architect with deep specialization in Microsoft Azure to lead enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid-cloud transformations. This role is designed for a strategic technologist who can align business strategy, enterprise architecture, and Azure platform capabilities to drive measurable transformation outcomes.

The Enterprise Architect will define Azure-first enterprise architectures, guide clients through hybrid cloud and legacy modernization journeys, and provide architectural leadership across large, complex transformation programs. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior executives, you will shape cloud strategy, operating models, and roadmaps while ensuring architectural governance and delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Partner with business and IT executives to understand enterprise strategy, operating models, and transformation objectives.
• Define enterprise-wide Azure cloud strategy, aligned with business priorities and industry best practices.
• Develop current-state, target-state, and transition architectures across applications, infrastructure, data, and security domains.
• Establish and govern architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures aligned to TOGAF, Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), and Well-Architected Framework.

Azure & Hybrid Cloud Architecture

• Architect Azure-centric hybrid cloud solutions, integrating on-premises platforms with Microsoft Azure.
• Design Azure landing zones, management groups, and subscription models at enterprise scale.
• Define standardized Azure platform services for compute, containers, networking, identity, data, and security.
• Ensure architectures support scalability, resilience, compliance, and regulatory requirements.

Cloud Migration & Application Modernization

• Lead enterprise Azure migration programs, including application and infrastructure assessments, dependency mapping, and workload prioritization.
• Define and govern migration strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor, rearchitect, retire) aligned to business value.
• Guide modernization of legacy workloads into cloud-native Azure architectures, including microservices, containers, and PaaS services.
• Promote adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code to enable consistent and governed Azure delivery.

Security, Governance & Operating Model

• Define Azure security architecture, including identity (Entra ID), network security, data protection, and threat management.
• Establish Azure governance frameworks using Policy, Management Groups, Blueprints, and cost management.
• Design target Cloud Operating Models, including platform teams, DevOps integration, and FinOps practices.
• Ensure alignment with compliance, risk, and enterprise security requirements.

Delivery Oversight & Architectural Governance

• Provide architectural leadership and assurance across delivery programs, ensuring alignment with enterprise Azure standards.
• Lead architecture review boards, design authorities, and technical governance forums.
• Partner with delivery teams to manage architectural risk, technical debt, and complexity.
• Mentor solution architects, cloud engineers, and technical leaders across Azure engagements.

Client Advisory & Practice Contribution

• Act as a trusted Azure enterprise advisor to senior client stakeholders.
• Lead executive workshops on Azure strategy, cloud adoption, and modernization roadmaps.
• Support pre-sales activities including solution shaping, RFP responses, and executive presentations.
• Contribute to development of reusable Azure enterprise architectures, accelerators, and transformation frameworks.

Your Future at Kyndryl

Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career. We have opportunities that you won't find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

Who You Are

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of overall IT experience with 6-8+ years in enterprise or cloud architecture roles.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale Azure and hybrid-cloud transformations.
• Strong background in application modernization, cloud migration, and legacy transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into actionable Azure architecture roadmaps.
• Experience working in consulting or large enterprise transformation environments.

Technical Expertise

Microsoft Azure:

• Azure IaaS & PaaS services
• Azure Landing Zones & CAF
• AKS, App Services, Functions, Container Apps
• Azure Virtual Network, ExpressRoute, VPN
• Azure Data services (SQL, Cosmos DB, Synapse)

Security & Governance:

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel
• Cost Management & FinOps

Engineering & Delivery:

• DevOps & CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub)
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform)

Certifications (Preferred)

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework or Security certifications
• ITIL / DevOps / FinOps certifications (advantageous)

Key Competencies

• Enterprise and systems-thinking mindset
• Executive-level communication and advisory skills
• Deep understanding of Azure platform and governance
• Strong leadership, influence, and mentoring capabilities
• Ability to balance innovation, risk, and delivery discipline

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.

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Client-provided location(s): Ottawa, Canada, Flexible / Remote, Toronto, Canada, Montreal, Canada, Calgary, Canada

Job ID: Kyndryl-R-55500

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-19T18:34:10