Senior Lead Infrastructure/Cloud Architect

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world's leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people-Kyndryls-that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

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.

• Design and implement hybrid and multi-cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives, including migration from on-prem to cloud.
• Define technical standards, best practices, and governance frameworks for infrastructure and cloud services.
• Collaborate with security, networking, and application teams to ensure compliance and resilience.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions aligned with business goals.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Proven expertise in Azure and/or AWS (certifications preferred: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional).

• 6+ years in IT infrastructure architecture, with at least 3 years in private/hybrid/public cloud architecture.
• Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace).
• Exposure to multi-cloud strategies and hybrid environments.
• Strong knowledge of Networking (VPC, VPN, DNS, firewalls)
• Strong knowledge of Compute and Storage (VMs, containers, Kubernetes)
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (Active Directory, Azure AD)
• Strong knowledge of Automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, ARM templates)
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.Solid understanding of security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS).