Kyndryl

Azure Architect

Kyndryl

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Calgary • Canada

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AzureCloudFirewallsSQLTerraform

About the role

  • Engage with clients to understand business challenges, technology landscape, and transformation objectives.
  • Lead discovery and assessment workshops to define cloud strategy, adoption frameworks, and modernization roadmaps.
  • Serve as a trusted Microsoft advisor—presenting strategic recommendations, architectural options, and best practices.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, Delivery, and Microsoft Partner teams) to develop and position tailored solutions.
  • Design and document scalable, secure, and cost-optimized Azure architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.
  • Define target cloud architectures, landing zones, integration patterns, and governance models aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
  • Provide deep technical expertise on Azure core services, networking, identity, data, and DevOps.
  • Support pre-sales solutioning efforts—creating high-level designs, cost models, and architecture proposals for RFPs or client engagements.
  • Provide technical leadership and oversight during project delivery, ensuring solutions meet design and compliance requirements.
  • Conduct architecture reviews, design validations, and risk assessments across active projects.
  • Collaborate with project managers and delivery leads to ensure on-time, quality delivery aligned with client expectations.
  • Mentor and guide technical teams to uphold Microsoft best practices and standards.
  • Partner with the Microsoft Practice Leader to evolve the practice’s go-to-market strategy and solution offerings.
  • Contribute to business development activities, including proposals, estimations, and client presentations.
  • Support internal capability building—developing reusable accelerators, frameworks, and reference architectures.
  • Maintain strong relationships with Microsoft field teams and stay current with new Azure releases and certifications.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5+ years in Azure cloud architecture and consulting roles.
  • Proven experience within a consulting, systems integrator, or professional services environment.
  • Expertise in cloud architecture design, modernization, and migration of enterprise applications to Azure.
  • Deep knowledge across Azure services: Compute: Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS Data & Storage: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Data Lake, Blob Storage Networking: VNets, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, Firewalls Security & Governance: Azure AD, Defender, Sentinel, Blueprints Automation & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates.
  • Familiarity with FinOps, cost optimization, and TCO analysis.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft ecosystem integration (M365, Power Platform, Dynamics 365).
  • Experience leading delivery oversight, governance, and architecture assurance activities.
  • Certifications (Preferred): Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (mandatory or in-progress). Azure Administrator Associate or DevOps Engineer Expert. TOGAF, ITIL, or similar architecture/governance certifications (nice to have).
Benefits
  • Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more.
  • Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations.
  • Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey.
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud architecture designmodernizationmigration of enterprise applicationsAzure core servicesAzure DevOpsTerraformBicepARM Templatescost optimizationTCO analysis
Soft Skills
client engagementtechnical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationbusiness developmentpresentation skillsproject delivery oversightstrategic recommendationsteam guidance
Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertAzure Administrator AssociateDevOps Engineer ExpertTOGAFITIL