Application Architecture

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 We are seeking a hands-on Application / Software Modernization Architect with deep expertise in agentic AI systems to join our global Application Modernization group.  In this client-facing role, you will bridge the gap between emerging AI capabilities and real-world enterprise outcomes — designing tailor made solutions, leading discovery workshops, delivering compelling demos, and producing actionable project estimates and roadmaps. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior stakeholders while remaining hands-on enough to prototype, build proof-of-concepts, and guide modernization teams.  Key Responsibilities:  Client Discovery  Translate ambiguous business requirements into structured technical architectures and implementation roadmaps  Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, guiding strategic Agentic AI adoption decisions  Lead AI readiness assessments to surface high-impact use cases  Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and architecture reviews with cross-functional teams  Develop and maintain reusable solution frameworks, playbooks, and reference architectures  Agentic AI Architecture & Delivery  Build and maintain proof-of-concepts and reference implementations that demonstrate business value  Define integration patterns for connecting AI agents to enterprise systems (CRMs, ERPs, APIs, data lakes)  Demos & Presentations  Create and deliver live, interactive demos of agentic AI capabilities tailored to specific client contexts and verticals using the Kyndryl Agentic Framework (KAF)  Design and present compelling solution narratives — from executive briefings to technical deep-dives  Develop demo environments, sandbox prototypes, and reusable demo assets that showcase differentiated value  Estimation & Pre-Sales  Produce detailed project estimates covering effort, cost, risk, timeline, and team composition leveraging Kyndryl’s solution calculator and other Kyndryl tools  Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Proposal (RFP) responses, and technical proposal sections  Define MVP scopes and phased delivery plans aligned to client budget and business priorities  Collaborate with sales, consult, and legal teams to structure technically sound, deliverable engagements  Own technical due diligence for new opportunities and validate feasibility of proposed solutions  Your Future at Kyndryl    Every position at Kyndryl is an opportunity to be part of something bigger.