Job Description

Our world has never been more alive with opportunities and, at Kyndryl, were ready to seize them. We design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. Kyndryl is at the heart of progress dedicated to helping companies and people grow strong. Our people are actively discovering, co-creating, and strengthening. We push ourselves and each other to seek better, to go further, and we carry this energy to our customers. At Kyndryl, we want you to keep growing, and well provide plenty of opportunities to make that happen.
Please be aware that we have the Kyndryl candidate zone hosted by IBM for a certain period. If you have applied for an IBM role previously, you will be able to log into the candidate zone using your previous IBM log in details. When in the candidate zone, you will be able to see your previous applications for both IBM and Kyndryl.
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Your Role and Responsibilities
Part of our Cloud and DevOps Practice the Principal Engineer is responsible for leading, delivering, and supporting, at a high-level, technical solution on Microsoft Azure Platform for client requirements. You will leverage Cloud and DevOps solutions and unique LAB products to build and deploy client solutions.
Responsibilities and Duties

Act as an engineering leader for technical client engagements. Lead, deliver, design, and oversee the Azure Migration assessment, solution, and implementation for a major client.
Design, advise and implement state-of-the-art technical solutions on Azure projects that address clients requirements for scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
Provide reviews on the architecture and design deliverables and support engagement as an SME. Run workshops and cloud adoption activities with our customers.
Contribute to the consultation between LAB3 and clients to understand strategic business needs and translate those into technical outcomes relating to effective data solutions.
Partner with the Project Manager to provide technical support and input to scheduling, estimating activities and project delivery.
Evaluate stakeholder requirements, develop, communicate, and present solution options to Senior Management and Enterprise stakeholders (C-Suite & Directors).
Support our Pre-sales teams in driving documentation, written requirements, and strategic direction. Interact with technical delivery, project, and sales teams.
Help setup proof-of-concept prototypes that assess the feasibility of solutions and demonstrate to our clients how technology can be leveraged.
Recommend client value creation initiatives and implement industry best practices, where relevant.
Identify, interpret, and communicate meaningful insights, conclusions, cost estimations, workshops, presentations, and report to clients, as required.
Provide technical leadership and be a role model to all Practice engineers by providing onboarding support, creating development plans, mentoring, educating, conducting performance assessments, and encouraging best practice regarding designs and delivery execution processes.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Leadership: Demonstrate leadership in organisational management. Understand and communicate industry developments, and the role and impact of technology. Manage and mitigate organisational risk. Balance the requirements of proposals with the broader needs of the organisation. Promote a learning and growth culture in your area of accountability.
Coaching: Provide on-the-job support, guidance, and expertise on technical aspects of engineering. As Technical Lead on projects, set technical direction and coach engineers on technical matters.
Technology: Work closely with team to create functional design specifications, reference architectures, implementation and assist with other project deliverables as needed.
Identity concepts (SPNs, Managed Identities)
Understanding of the CAF
Azure Cloud
Networking fundamentals
DevOps
Logging
Security
IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
Azure IaaS/PaaS/SaaS
Problem Solving
Technologies
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
Engages with clients and maintains client relationships. Establishes consultancy agreements and manages completion and disengagement.
Consulting: Manages the provision of consultancy services with a team of Engineers. Provides advice and guidance to Engineers and clients when delivering consultancy services
Lead on collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders across competing objectives within the organisation.
Commercial & Financial: Providing leadership and assisting the PM on monitoring activities that impact financials/and or commercial aspects of the project.
Monitoring and highlighting when out-of-scope activities are commenced or likely to commence. Understand fully the 'Statement of Work' for every project and assist the PM to ensure all work remains in scope.
Azure DevOps CICD and Configuration management
Azure Management Groups
Azure Policy
Azure Cost Management
Azure Security
Azure IAM
RBAC
Defender for Cloud
Azure Application Infrastructure High Availability
Azure Networking
Azure Firewall
NSGs
Routing
Private Endpoints
IaC Tools
Terraform
Ansible
ARM
Containers - Kubernetes (AKS)
Virtual WAN
PowerShell
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education
Master's Degree
Education: Any Graduate
Industry: IT-Hardware/Networking, Telecom

Skills Required