Architecture Lead

Kyndryl

Architecture Lead at Kyndryl defining architecture principles and governance for consolidated client infrastructure. Building architecture function from scratch and ensuring alignment with business needs.

Posted 5/10/2026full-timeZurich • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build up a group‑wide architecture function from scratch
Define the reference architecture and target‑state architecture principles for the consolidated client’s infrastructure
Chair the architecture review board and arbitrate design decisions
Own architecture governance, standards, and exception handling
Deliver the group‑wide reference architecture and architecture function
Define architecture principles and ADRs
Create a migration pattern catalogue
Provide solution architecture sign‑offs for each migration wave
Contribute to the development of business cases

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior enterprise architect with 12+ years in large-scale infrastructure design
Deep hands-on with common compute, storage, network solutions: VMware/VCF, hybrid cloud, and modern data centre design
Strong written communication; able to produce executive-grade architecture narratives
Excellent spoken and written German and English language skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible, supportive environment
Be Well programs designed to support financial, mental, physical, and social health
Opportunities for hands-on experience and learning
Personalized development goals and continuous feedback

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Hard Skills & Tools

enterprise architectureinfrastructure designarchitecture principlesmigration pattern cataloguesolution architecturearchitecture governancedesign decisionsexception handlingbusiness case developmentreference architecture

Soft Skills

strong written communicationexecutive-grade narrative productionspoken and written language skills