Azure 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 1. Strategic Advisory and Client Relationship: Act as the principal technical touchpoint for client stakeholders, from engineering teams to IT leadership. Develop deep knowledge of the client environment: not only cloud infrastructure but legacy apps, dependencies, business processes and organizational culture. Translate client business objectives into an evolutive technology roadmap, proactively identifying optimization, innovation and cost-saving opportunities. Lead co-creation workshops and design sessions to align Kyndryl capabilities with emerging client needs, challenging preconceived ideas where necessary to ensure the best solution. 2. Technical Leadership and Delivery Support: Design robust, scalable, secure and efficient cloud architectures in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), ensuring native integration with client systems. Serve as the top technical authority within the account, providing delivery teams with detailed designs, governance principles and best practices. Act as escalation point for the most complex technical challenges facing delivery teams, guiding problem resolution and preserving the original design integrity. Validate that final implementations match the defined architecture, ensuring quality and operational excellence. 3. Governance and Continuous Improvement: Establish and maintain a cloud-architecture governance framework within the account, ensuring compliance with Kyndryl and client standards. Document current and future client architecture, creating a single source of truth guiding all initiatives. Stay at the forefront of technology trends and continuously evaluate new services and tools that can add tangible value to the client. Who You Are Essential Technical Knowledge: Demonstrable Cloud Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years designing and implementing complex solutions on major platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud. Solid Infrastructure fundamentals: Deep knowledge of networks (VPC, peering, DNS, firewalls), storage systems, databases (SQL and NoSQL), and OS (Linux/Windows). Integration Architecture: Experience connecting cloud environments to on-premise systems (hybrid architectures). Understanding of APIs, event buses and integration patterns. Software development experience, familiarity with Python, Node/JS or Java, plus observability and quality tools. Automation and DevSecOps: IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM) and CI/CD. Kubernetes/OpenShift container orchestration tools. Software lifecycle knowledge. Security and Compliance: Experience designing secure architectures, applying “secure-by-design” principles and knowledge of ISO 27001, GDPR. Soft Skills: Business acumen, exceptional communication and empathy, leadership by influence, complex problem solving, patience and resilience. Qualifications: Certifications in one or more cloud platforms. Consulting or managed services background. Degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering or related field. The Be Well program and a hybrid-friendly culture are highlighted; growth opportunities and learning paths are described. Apply and be part of a culture of empathy and shared success. Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what’s next. Get Referred!