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 \xe2\x80\x93 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
Who We Are
Kyndryl is a market leader that thinks and acts like a start-up. 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 \xe2\x80\x93 always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers, and our communities.
Customer Technology Advisor | Solution Application Architect
Your Role and Responsibilities
The Technical Practice Specialist provides certified, technology-specific deep expertise in support of sales engagements. Works in tandem with the KD Consult Partner/AP and Account Management Partner on targeted opportunities and customers bringing their depth of technical/solution expertise. Develops technical or solution conversations delivering unique differentiated value to include show-and-tell methods (e.g., demos, presentations) with/for the customer to establish our credibility and eminence.
This billable role is supporting practice-specific Consulting, Advisory, Architecture activities in Sales, Pre-Sales & Delivery, working closely with the Account Management Partner and/or Consult Partner on the account. As the technical practice solution expert, you will be responsible for bringing together the breath of Kyndryl\xe2\x80\x99s technical and solution expertise to develop profitable deals. You will have an end-to-end knowledge of the practice that you are aligned plus one to many subdomains within that practice. Your technical expertise in focus domains may be achieved through external certifications.
Key Responsibilities

• Engage with Clients to understand their Requirements / Existing Architecture / Gaps.
• Lead, Design and implement Proof of Concepts & Pilots to demonstrate the solution to Clients /prospects.
• Make Application Architecture decisions based on relevant guidelines / constraints and describe the solution through architecture & design artifacts, if required, - like application context diagrams, physical / logical architectures etc.
• Design all aspects of the Architecture of an application or suite of Applications including Interface, Middleware, and Infrastructure.
• Estimate Engineering Efforts for several stages of Project Life Cycle and Prepare Client Proposals
• Deliver Architectural Artifacts and ensure Enterprise wide Architectural principles are maintained in the solution.
• Conduct Requirement gathering workshops and come up with a target architecture meeting all aspects of client requirements including Functional, non - functional, Security etc. Document trade offs of one solution over another
• Advising and Shaping Client Requirements to produce high level designs and translating them to Data Architecture solutions in response to opportunities and requirements from Customers and Partners.
• Propose the modernisation of legacy data systems / migration to cloud-based architectures.
• Provides certified, technology-specific deep expertise supporting sales
• Possess strong technical and business value aptitude for practice services domain(s).
• Demonstrated customer-facing, presentation, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Mastery to articulate the technical benefits of Kyndryl\xe2\x80\x99s capabilities/offerings matching customer needs
• Lead internal coordinate of the entire string of pre-sales processes including quality/compliance verification and quality assurance checks for proposal releasing (e.g., Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Information (RFI) and other technical questionnaires, etc) ensuring alignment with Kyndryl best practices
• Capability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to generate a winning response and optional technical solution
• Also, Responsible for Prospecting & Qualifying leads, do the relevant Product / Market Research independently, in response to Customer\xe2\x80\x99s requirement / Pain Point.

Who You Are

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience :

• Experience in designing Software Architectures with Architectural patterns such as Microservices, SOA , Event driven architectures, Dockers / Containers etc.
• Experience in Software Development Methodologies such as Agile / Scrum etc.
• Should have real world experience in Design & Implementation of scalable, fault-tolerant & secure applications on any one of the major hyper-scalers (AWS / Azure).
• Good understanding of Containers and Container Orchestration Technology such as Docker / Kubernetes with Cloud platforms exposure like AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Experience in MERN (or similar stack) / API Framework / Programming languages such as Java / J2EE, Python etc. / experience with Web / Mobile Development technologies / framework \xe2\x80\x93 both front-end & back-end (React, Flutter, Node.js, Python, Django etc)
• Experience in database design & management including SQL , NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra.
• Should be well versed / proficient in Architectural Principles & frameworks like TOGAF (Open Group Architectural Framework) / O-AA (Open Agile Architecture) / IAF / Zachman.
• High level of competence in preparing Architectural documentation and presentations using Visio, ArchiMate modelling and using EA tools
• Should have familiarity with DevOps / Software Development Tools ( IDEs) / Version Control Systems like Git & CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Should have an understanding of Application Security & Compliance requirements including Encryption, Authentication & Authorization techniques and Privacy regulations.
• Should have knowledge of tools for Automated & Performance Testing.

• Must be effective with oral and written communication.
• Must be organized, self-sufficient and can manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Must have the ability to coordinate with other teams and vendors, independently.

Experience: 12 \xe2\x80\x93 15 Years (Pre-Sales experience is a must with 3 \xe2\x80\x93 7 years of relevant experience with Architecting and deploying high volume, high transaction based, distributed and highly available applications)

Location: NCR / Mumbai / Bangalore


Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it\xe2\x80\x99s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we\xe2\x80\x99re 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 \xe2\x80\x93 and everyone next to you \xe2\x80\x93 the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That\xe2\x80\x99s 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 \xe2\x80\x93 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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