Cloud 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

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.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Define the roadmap for VMware-based hybrid and multi-cloud adoption, ensuring scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Lead architecture governance, technology evaluations, and proof-of-concept initiatives to assess emerging VMware capabilities.
• Serve as the Thought Leader, providing strategic guidance to executives, solution teams, and customers on VMware-based cloud solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor in pre-sales, proposal creation, and executive-level discussions to influence technology direction.
• Architect, design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient VMware-based cloud solutions using VCF, vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, and Aria Suite components.
• Develop blueprints and reference architectures using VCF, vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, and Aria Suite to meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Lead the deployment and configuration of VMware Cloud Foundation and its integrated components.
• Configure and optimize NSX-T for micro-segmentation, network virtualization, and security policy enforcement.
• Implement and manage vSAN for hyperconverged storage solutions.
• Design and implement automation workflows using Aria Automation and Aria Operations to optimize cloud operations and governance.
• Integrate Aria Suite for operations monitoring, automation, and cost optimization.
• Define and enforce VMware platform standards, operational procedures, and lifecycle management strategies.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies are aligned with business continuity objectives.
• Design and deploy VMware solutions on public cloud platforms including AVS, GCVE.
• Conduct architecture reviews and performance assessments to maintain optimal system health.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including application, network, security, and cloud engineers to deliver integrated solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and operational teams. to build deep VMware expertise across the organization.
• Present architecture designs, roadmaps, and recommendations to stakeholders and senior management.
• Collaborate with application, security, and network teams to ensure end-to-end solution alignment.
• Ensure architectural compliance with security, regulatory, and performance standards.
• Influence and contribute to the development of VMware best practices, reference architectures, and automation strategies.
  
  

Required Technical and Professional Experience:

• 10-12 years of experience in VMware virtualization and cloud technologies, with 5+ years in an architect-level role.
• Strong understanding of software-defined data center principles and best practices.
• Proven hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployment and lifecycle management.
• Deep knowledge of vSphere (ESXi, vCenter), NSX-T (network virtualization, security policies, Tier-0/Tier-1 routing, micro-segmentation), and vSAN (stretched clusters, fault domains, storage policies).
• Proven experience designing and managing vSAN hyperconverged storage solutions.
• Experience with VMware Aria Suite (Aria Operations, Aria Operations for Logs, Aria Automation) for monitoring, automation, and optimization.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, security, and storage concepts in virtualized environments.
• Hands-on experience with VMware solutions on public cloud platforms such as AVS, GCVE.
• Extensive project experience migrating from legacy systems and deploying complex cloud-based solutions.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools and automation frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, PowerCLI, PowerShell).
• Previous ownership of the technical solution architecture
• Project experience architecting, implementing, and optimizing VMware virtualized infrastructure for business teams or consumers
• Broad understanding of hybrid cloud, multi-cloud integration, and cloud-native workloads.
• Proven track record of influencing technology strategy at an organizational or industry level.
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value propositions.
• Relevant VMware certifications such as VCP, VCAP or VCDX and cloud certifications (Azure, AWS and GCP) are highly desirable.
  
  

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience:

• 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.

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