Legacy App Solution Architect

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead client discovery sessions, modernization assessments and technical due diligence activities
• ▹Facilitate workshops, design sessions and architecture reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
• ▹Assess application portfolios and legacy technology estates to identify business capabilities, dependencies, modernization opportunities, risks and migration complexity
• ▹Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, helping shape modernization strategies and roadmaps and guiding AI adoption decisions
• ▹Analyze application architectures and technologies, batch processing and integration patterns
• ▹Define target-state architectures, modernization strategies and implementation roadmaps
• ▹Create architecture deliverables including assessment reports, dependency maps, migration plans, testing strategies and implementation roadmaps
• ▹Provide technical leadership through architecture governance, design reviews, implementation oversight and solution assurance
• ▹Guide delivery teams on modernization tooling, testing approaches, DevSecOps enablement, migration planning and cutover readiness
• ▹Leverage AI-assisted analysis capabilities and Kyndryl modernization accelerators to improve application discovery, dependency analysis, code understanding, testing, documentation and migration planning
• ▹Identify opportunities to apply agentic AI and automation to accelerate modernization delivery and improve client outcomes
• ▹Define integration patterns for connecting AI agents to enterprise systems (CRMs, ERPs, APIs, data lakes)
• ▹Support proposal development, Statements of Work (SOWs), RFP responses, solution estimation and opportunity shaping
• ▹Develop architecture narratives and present modernization recommendations to business and technical stakeholders

Requirements

• ▹10+ years of experience in application architecture, software engineering, enterprise modernization or technical consulting
• ▹Hands-on development experience in legacy OR modern programming languages (e.g. COBOL, PL/I, Java, C#)
• ▹Proven architecture leadership experience in large-scale application modernization, migration or transformation programs
• ▹Proven track record in a client-facing advisory or pre-sales architecture role
• ▹Experience with IBM Z, Fujitsu, Unisys or comparable legacy platforms, including COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, MQ, batch processing and associated modernization patterns
• ▹Experience assessing complex application portfolios and defining modernization strategies
• ▹Experience leveraging AI-assisted modernization capabilities; familiarity with responsible AI principles, data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and enterprise security requirements
• ▹Strong understanding of enterprise application, integration, data, security and cloud architectures in hybrid environments
• ▹Ability to analyze application dependencies, batch flows, interfaces, databases, operational processes and technical risks to define modernization scope and architecture recommendations
• ▹Experience defining target-state architectures, migration approaches, transition-state architectures and implementation roadmaps
• ▹Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to translate business objectives into actionable architecture and modernization plans
• ▹Customer-success mindset with continuous learning and innovation orientation

Nice to have

• ▹Experience in a management consulting or professional services firm
• ▹Background in one or more verticals: Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail/CPG, Telecommunications, Manufacturing or the Public Sector
• ▹Certifications: AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect, Google PDE or equivalent

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture
• ▹Be Well programs supporting financial, mental, physical and social health
• ▹Personalized development goals and continuous feedback, with tools to chart a career path
• ▹Learning opportunities: certifications with Microsoft, Google and Amazon, coaching and hands-on experiences

About the company

Kyndryl runs and reimagines the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world's leading businesses.