Senior Application Modernization Consultant

* Decline will set your Cookie preferences to "Required" and will prevent Kyndryl and its partners from collecting and using Cookie data to collect statistics and to provide you a personalized web experience and more relevant ads on third party websites.**Who We Are****The Role**Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced **Application Consultant / Architect** to lead and deliver **application modernization and cloud migration initiatives** for enterprise clients. This role blends **client-facing consulting, pre-sales solutioning, and hands-on delivery leadership**, supporting customers as they modernize legacy applications and transition to cloud platforms.The ideal candidate has strong architectural depth in application platforms, a consultative mindset, and the ability to articulate value during pre-sales while guiding teams through successful modernization execution.Key ResponsibilitiesClient Consulting & Pre-Sales* Engage with clients to understand business goals, application landscapes, and modernization drivers.* Lead **pre-sales activities**, including solution shaping, architecture definition, effort estimation, and proposal development.* Support RFP responses, client presentations, and technical workshops focused on application modernization and cloud migration.* Articulate modernization value propositions, including cost optimization, agility, scalability, and resilience.* Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders during early engagement and solution definition phases.Application Architecture & Modernization* Assess legacy application portfolios to identify modernization opportunities and cloud readiness.* Define **modernization strategies** (rehost, replatform, refactor, rearchitect, replace, retire) aligned with business needs.* Design cloud-native and modern application architectures, including microservices, containerization, and platform services.* Lead modernization of monolithic and legacy applications into scalable, maintainable, cloud-based solutions.* Define target application architectures, integration patterns, and non-functional requirements.Cloud Migration & Transformation Delivery* Lead or support delivery of **application migration and modernization projects** across cloud platforms.* Provide architectural oversight throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring alignment to target architecture.* Guide development teams on best practices for cloud-native development, DevOps, and CI/CD.* Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and data teams to ensure end-to-end solution integrity.* Identify and mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and modernization challenges.DevOps & Engineering Practices* Promote adoption of **DevOps and CI/CD pipelines** to improve application delivery speed and quality.* Support use of Infrastructure as Code and automated testing frameworks.* Encourage modern development practices including API-first design, event-driven architecture, and observability.* Ensure performance, scalability, security, and reliability requirements are met.Knowledge Sharing & Practice Development* Contribute to development of **modernization frameworks, reference architectures, and accelerators**.* Share best practices and lessons learned across teams and engagements.* Mentor junior architects and developers on modernization and cloud-native practices.* Stay current with emerging application modernization, cloud, and DevOps trends.**Your Future at Kyndryl**Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career. We have opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.**Who You Are**## Qualifications & Experience* **8+ years** of application development and architecture experience.* Proven experience in **application modernization and cloud migration initiatives**.* Hands-on experience modernizing legacy platforms (monoliths, client-server, mainframe-adjacent, or tightly coupled systems).* Experience in **pre-sales**, including solution design, client presentations, and estimation.* Strong consulting background with enterprise clients.## Technical Skills**Application & Architecture:*** Application modernization patterns and strategies* Microservices and distributed systems architecture* API management and integration patterns* Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)**Cloud Platforms (one or more):*** Microsoft Azure (App Services, AKS, Functions, Data services)* AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, EC2, RDS)* Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine)**DevOps & Tooling:*** CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins)* Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, CloudFormation)* Monitoring and observability tools## Certifications (Preferred)* Cloud Architect or Developer certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP)* Kubernetes or DevOps certifications* TOGAF or architecture certifications (advantageous)## Key Competencies* Strong client-facing and consulting skills* Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions* Experience balancing pre-sales responsibilities with delivery execution* Excellent communication and presentation skills* Collaborative mindset and delivery leadership capabilities**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. 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