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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.\nThe Role\nAccountable for the end-to-end architecture and technical decisions that keep the AI factory deliverable, supportable, and acceptable to the customer. Provides design authority across facilities, compute, fabric, storage, platform, security, and lifecycle, and ensures risks are resolved before equipment arrives.\nKyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccinationto align with their respective COVID-19 vaccinationpolicies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.\nWho You Are\nYou’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.\nKey Responsibilities\n· Lead discovery and convert workload, scale, performance, availability, security, compliance, data-locality, and operating-model requirements into an executable architecture.\n· Select the appropriate NVIDIA reference architecture, OEM validated design, or supported equivalent pattern and document deviations, risks, assumptions, and decision rationale.\n· Design compute, GPU, accelerator interconnect (for example NVLink/NVSwitch), InfiniBand or RoCE/Ethernet fabrics (for example Spectrum-X), storage, management, out-of-band, and service-network planes.\n· Define rack elevation, power density, redundancy, cooling or liquid-loop requirements, floor loading, containment, service clearances, failure domains, and capacity headroom with facilities teams.\n· Produce and approve HLD, LLD, BOM, topology, IP plan, port and cable matrix, compatibility matrix, security requirements, implementation guidance, test strategy, and acceptance criteria.\n· Chair architecture and design reviews; resolve cross-domain decisions with customer, OEM, network, storage, platform, facilities, security, and operations stakeholders.\n· Define expansion units, scale boundaries, lifecycle strategy, upgrade paths, rollback principles, and Day 2 operating model.\n· Mentor engineers and retain design authority through build, commissioning, validation, production handoff, and optimization.\nRequired Professional Experience\n· 10+ years in data center, HPC, cloud, platform, or distributed infrastructure, including architecture leadership.\n· Depth in at least two of compute, network/fabric, storage, or facilities, with working fluency in the others plus resiliency, security, and lifecycle.\n· Customer-facing technical leadership, design governance, risk management, and executive communication.\nPreferred Qualifications\n· Large-scale HPC or supercomputing architecture.\n· OEM GPU platforms, RDMA/RoCEv2 fabrics, parallel storage, liquid cooling, or cloud GPU architecture.\n· Cisco, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro or equivalent validated-system architecture.\n· NVIDIA infrastructure certification (or equivalent demonstrated delivery expertise) and cloud or data center architecture certifications.\nRequired Skills\n· DGX/HGX, GB200/NVL-class or current NVIDIA rack-scale platforms.\n· InfiniBand, Spectrum-X, BlueField, ConnectX, UFM, NVLink/NVSwitch, BCM, Mission Control.\n· Digital-twin and simulation tooling such as NVIDIA Air and Omniverse DSX blueprints.\nTravel Requirements\nNationwide travel to customer data centers as required; percentage to be confirmed.\nThe compensation range for the position in the U.S. is - $179,760 to $341,520 based on a full-time schedule. Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills and experience. For part time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement. There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:\nCalifornia (San Francisco Bay Area): $215,640 to $409,800\nCalifornia (All Other): $197,640 to $375,600\nColorado: $179,760 to $341,520\nMassachusetts $179,760 to $375,600\nNew York City: $215,640 to $409,800\nWashington: $197,640 to $375,600\nWashington DC: $197,640 to $375,600\nThis position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.\nNote: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.\nApplications will be accepted on a rolling basis.\nBeing You\nDiversity 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.\nWhat You Can Expect\nWith 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 programsgive 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. 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