Mainframe Modernization Consult System Architect

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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 - 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

Join Kyndryl as Mainframe Modernization Consult System Architect and become a catalyst for innovation and transformation. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving change and enabling our customers to harness the power of technology to achieve their wildest ambitions. From revolutionizing healthcare to shaping the future of finance, you'll collaborate with a diverse range of industries, tailoring cutting-edge solutions to meet each customer's unique needs.

As a trusted advisor, you'll forge strong relationships with our customers, gaining deep insights into their business objectives and long-term aspirations. Armed with this understanding, you'll provide expert guidance on how technology can be leveraged to propel them towards unprecedented success. From aligning processes to technology to developing and deploying bespoke solutions, you'll be the visionary architect behind their digital transformation journey. Your expertise in application development and deployment best practices will ensure seamless integration and optimized performance.

In this role, your impact will be immense. You'll conduct thorough needs assessments, uncovering the requirements for new applications or upgrades to existing ones, and document these specifications with utmost precision using cutting-edge Business Analysis (BA) methodologies. Whether it's crafting comprehensive use cases, tracing requirements meticulously, or visualizing process flows, your attention to detail will be unmatched.

Drawing upon your exceptional analytical prowess, you'll gather requirements from stakeholders and masterfully translate them into functional and nonfunctional specifications. As the driving force behind our customers' application modernization endeavors, you'll guide them through every step of the process, ensuring their systems are future-proofed and optimized for success. Your expertise will also come into play as you assist customers in selecting and customizing the perfect packaged solutions to fulfill their unique business needs.

Collaboration will be your cornerstone as you work closely with application architects and development staff to bring your visions to life. Your keen eye for detail will shine as you analyze requirements, meticulously plan design and implementation work, all while adhering to time, cost, and quality targets. You'll consult with customers on compatibility challenges, such as hardware and operating system considerations, data conversion processes, and training requirements, offering them holistic solutions that align seamlessly with their budgets.

In this fast-paced environment, you'll have the exhilarating responsibility of helping customers choose between multiple applications, including packaged solutions. Your sharp insights and discerning judgement will empower them to make informed decisions that drive their organizations towards unprecedented heights.

Our consultants are restless for innovation. They are at the edge of technology, changing the way our customers implement business solutions - so, if you're a problem-solver, an innovative thinker, and a self-starter with a passion high impact assignments which align technology to business outcomes, then we want to hear from you! Apply today to join our dynamic team that has a host of exciting projects and customers waiting for you to work with them to solve complex transformation puzzles through technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide E2E Consulting advise on Application Modernization design/solutions components based on assessment, containerization analysis, suitability for containerization ( multiple tools ) , Input and Guidance on AKS/EKS etc target environment design ; coordination with infrastructure and application CI/CD, application development ; overall guidance as required for SysOps
• Develop Cloud Values Case and architecture case strategies and application disposition assessments
• Analyze technical requirements, plan and execute design and implementation work, while accounting for time, cost and quality targets
• Accountable for successful delivery of highly complex, multi-disciplined work-streams that deliver lasting and measurable value to clients
• Develop a point of view, capture, prioritize and analyze technical (functional and non-functional) requirements
• Possess strong leadership skills and further the evolution of intellectual capital assets and developing practice resources
• Possibility to assemble and lead a team of consultants with engagement management oversight
• Educate, mentor and coach teams in applying consulting techniques
• Facilitate and capture lessons learned from engagements to update methodologies and assets
• Conduct consulting lunch and learns to disseminate knowledge
  
  

Your Future at Kyndryl

As an Application Consultant at Kyndryl you will join the Kyndryl Consultant Profession, working with other Kyndryl Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, and cross-functional Technical Subject Matter Experts - presenting unlimited opportunities with unmatched support through our investment in your learning, training, and career growth.

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 Skills And Experience

• 13 + years of experience in application development and deployment
• 5 + years in application migration and modernization
• Application Disposition Analysis for Hybrid Multi Cloud-
• Methodology and practical experience across multiple platforms and technologies
• Leverage tools like; CAST/CloudGenera, Flexera Cloudscape; etc
• Ability to design and implement common Distributed, Mainframe, Mid-range and hybrid-cloud application architecture and solutions:
• Cloud Business Case, TCO, Value Case experience
• Cost optimization strategies for existing platforms and hybrid-cloud accounts
• Software modernization and language conversion experience like; .Net, COBOL, Java, Python, RPG, etc...
• Experience with Micro-Focus, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, IDMS/Adabase, etc...
• Experience with data strategies like Hierarchical, VSAM to Relational, IMS to Db2, database replication, and data isolation
• Migration of existing workloads in-place, traditional mainframe, and hybrid-cloud platforms
• Experience in exposing application data to hybrid platforms; utilizing API's, microservices; etc...
• Comprehensive Platform Modernization strategies like; Modernize in-place, 'Wrap legacy', Micro-services, Event Driven and Cloud native development.
• Networking between hybrid-platforms and the datacenter or other clouds.
• DevSecOps and Automating operations
• Strong Organization and prioritization Skills
• Ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal presentations
• Provide CI/CD guidance and Architecture experience. Application migration patterns, container options and technologies, cloud readiness, disposition, security foundations, & networking
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experience

• In Depth Understanding IT Applications, workloads, and modern engineering methods such as containers, automation, and resiliency
• Experience in using and implementing DevSecOps processes
• Broad knowledge of modern software engineering technologies including application
• Experience in Agile (Kanban, SAFe and Scrum)
• Participate in detailed design sessions to outline implementation tasks
• Ability to articulate key technologies' impact on security, availability, cost, capacity, etc
  
  

Being You

Diversity 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.

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 - 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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