Associate Director; Enterprise Architecture

**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**

**Enterprise Architecture**

**Job Posting**

**Your Role**:
Are you an innovative thinker who loves to solve complex problems? Are you excited about finding ways to bridge the gap between technology and business needs? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as an Enterprise Architect.

As an Enterprise Architect with us, you will have the chance to work with some of the world's most innovative and dynamic companies, helping them to achieve their business goals through the strategic implementation of technology. You will be responsible for connecting our customers’ business needs with their IT strategy, using a range of architectural models and views to create a clear picture of how their requirements can be met in an agile, sustainable, and flexible way.

In addition to your technical skills, you will also need to be a skilled communicator, able to influence customers and sell our solutions using your in-depth knowledge of leading-edge technology solutions and your understanding of their business and industry.

If you're passionate about connecting an organization's business mission to its IT strategy, designing solutions that are effective, agile, sustainable, and flexible, and enjoy working with a talented team of IT professionals - we’d love to hear from you. Join us at Kyndryl as an Enterprise Architect and help build a better digital future for our customers.

Travel may be requested.

**Your Future at Kyndryl**:
Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from a Junior Architect to Principal Architect - we have opportunities for that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in major platforms.

**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.

**Your responsibilities**:

- Provide a perspective on the customer's industry
- Define a solution strategy appropriate to the problem at hand
- Provide technical support to the sales force to implement new ideas
- Research emerging concepts and ideas
- Integrate the latest Kyndryl Consult and innovation offerings into the solutions approach
- Work with all internal entities to design, solve and document a transformation solution
- Define and propose solutions that are well integrated with the IS and optimized for the customer and our company
- Ensure the coherency of the technical solution and the associated cost model
- Prevent risks and potential technical impacts based on the proposed solutions
- Assist with the project’s deployment, ensuring compliance with the chosen standards
- Work closely with other architects
- Create processes to improve the efficiency of our customers or our own efficiency
- Be active in design activities (HLD, LLD, costings)

**Required Skills and Experience**:

- 5 years of experience designing Enterprise Architecture
- Experience in IT architecture and consulting
- Experience and skills in data centers, IT and production departments, architectures, IT infrastructures, mobility, workstations, networks and security
- Ability to architect, design and implement Enterprise architecture and Technology platforms within a large operating organization
- Ability to use methodologies, intellectual knowledge, technical studies, reference documents and examples to develop innovative, differentiated and creative proposals and recommendations
- Knowledge of Industry related, technical and security standards
- Knowledge utilizing TOGAF, Zachman framework, or other related enterprise architect framework
- Team spirit, meticulous, organizational skills, strong motivation
- Good stress management to keep on top during large projects,
- Available and mobile
- Strong interest in innovation and new technologies (automation, AI Ops, etc.)
- Focus on understanding customer's business, goals and problems before proposing solutions
- Understand the entire consultative process lifecycle, from initial understanding to defining, designing and implementing solutions
- Have a broad vision to capture the impacts of transformation on people, processes, technology, governance and culture, proposing solutions that address individual and integrated needs, as well as recommendations for unaddressed dimensions to develop future opportunities
- Maintain a thoro