Public Cloud Solutions 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

Your Role

As a Public Cloud Solutions Architect at Kyndryl, you act as the trusted advisor who turns business goals into cloud architecture that actually ships. You work closely with client executives, enterprise architects, security and compliance teams, governance, delivery, and our hyperscaler partners to keep everyone aligned on one technical direction. You get involved early, helping shape the strategy and the migration and modernization roadmap, and you stay through delivery so the architecture goes live on time, on budget, and secure by design.

What you will do

This is a senior, client-facing role. To the client, you are the go-to expert on public cloud. You run discovery and assessment workshops, build the business case and total cost of ownership, and translate requirements into well-architected solutions on AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Increasingly, that means designing for AI and agentic AI as well, from the data and platform foundations through to the workloads themselves.

You will decide what Kyndryl will deliver, design the landing zones, networking, identity, data, and application patterns behind it, and lead the implementation teams to a clean result.

The role goes beyond any single engagement. You will mentor other architects and consultants, build reference architectures and reusable accelerators, and help set our delivery standards and governance. You will also help set Kyndryl apart through newer capabilities such as agentic AI, automation, and modernization accelerators that improve delivery quality, speed, and the value clients see. Kyndryl works across all the major public cloud platforms, so you will use what you know, keep building on it, and know when to bring in specialist SMEs.

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

• 8+ years designing and delivering enterprise IT solutions, including at least 4+ years focused on public cloud architecture
• Deep, hands-on solutions architecture experience on at least one major hyperscaler (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud) and working knowledge of a second; multi-cloud experience strongly preferred
• A track record leading cloud migration and modernization programs, covering assessment and discovery, the 7 Rs (rehost, replatform, refactor, and so on), landing zone and well-architected design, and large-scale workload migration
• Strong command of core cloud domains: compute, storage, networking (VPC/VNet, hybrid connectivity, DNS, load balancing), identity and access management, and cloud security and governance
• Solid grasp of cloud-native and modernization patterns: containers and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE), microservices, serverless, and application refactoring
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering AI and agentic AI solutions on cloud, including the underlying data and platform foundations, the AI/ML services across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and how generative and agentic workloads change architecture, security, and cost
• Experience applying AI to the delivery itself, using AI-led approaches, automation, and agentic tooling to speed up assessment, migration, modernization, and quality assurance
• Experience with infrastructure as code and automation (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, Ansible) and with CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Practical understanding of security by design, cloud cost optimization (FinOps), and well-architected or cloud adoption frameworks
• Proven consulting skills: running client workshops, building business cases and TCO/ROI models, presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders up to C-level, and guiding delivery teams as the lead architect
• At least one current associate- or professional-level cloud certification (for example, AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect)

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Professional- or expert-tier and multi-cloud certifications across AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience in a consulting, professional services, or systems integrator setting delivering cloud work for enterprise clients
• Familiarity with hybrid and on-premises-to-cloud platforms (VMware Cloud Foundation, Nutanix, AWS Outposts, Azure Stack/Arc, Google Distributed Cloud)
• Deeper specialization in agentic AI, such as multi-agent systems, agent orchestration and governance (AgentOps), retrieval-augmented generation, and integrating large language models into enterprise workflows and platforms
• Experience mentoring architects and contributing reusable reference architectures, accelerators, and delivery standards
• Industry or regulated-environment experience (financial services, public sector, healthcare), including data sovereignty and compliance considerations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels

Being You

The “Kyn” in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we’re excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging - being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team - is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success. That’s The Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

Your career with us isn’t just a job-it’s an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports your well-being and empowers you to grow. Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health-because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best.

From your very first day, you’ll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won’t just contribute-you’ll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth.

We’re here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you’ll have everything you need to thrive and evolve. You’ll develop in-demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting-edge learning opportunities-from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands-on experiences. And through it all, you’ll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success.

We want you to thrive here-and we’re committed to helping you do just that. Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what’s next.

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