Modernization Architect

About this role

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 Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on Modernization Architect who combines deep expertise in agentic AI with a proven ability to transform legacy systems into intelligent, composable platforms. In this client-facing role, you will lead engagements from discovery through MVP — assessing existing architectures, designing modernization roadmaps, and building custom AI agents and automated workflows that unlock lasting business value

You will be equally comfortable whiteboarding a migration strategy with an enterprise CTO and writing the orchestration code that brings that strategy to life. Key Responsibilities Application Modernization Architecture Assess legacy codebases, monolithic architectures, and on-premises infrastructure to define targeted modernization strategies (re-platform, re-factor, re-architect, replace) Design cloud-native target architectures leveraging microservices, event-driven patterns, API-first design, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) Lead technical discovery workshops to inventory systems, dependencies, data flows, and integration points Produce modernization roadmaps with phased milestones, risk registers, and TCO/ROI analysis Define migration patterns for databases, middleware, and mainframe workloads to modern cloud platforms Agentic AI Design & Build Design and build custom AI agents and multi-agent workflows tailored to client-specific business processes and modernization objectives Implement agentic

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