Senior Modernization Architect

Kyndryl

Senior Modernization Architect transforming legacy systems into intelligent platforms for Kyndryl. Leading modernization engagements and designing AI-powered solutions for global clients.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $179,760 - $341,520 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNode.jsPythonRabbitMQTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess legacy codebases, monolithic architectures, and on-premises infrastructure to define targeted modernization strategies
Design cloud-native target architectures leveraging microservices, event-driven patterns, API-first design, and containerization
Lead technical discovery workshops to inventory systems, dependencies, data flows, and integration points
Produce modernization roadmaps with phased milestones, risk registers, and TCO/ROI analysis
Design and build custom AI agents and multi-agent workflows tailored to client-specific business processes and modernization objectives
Create intelligent automation pipelines that replace or augment legacy batch jobs, manual handoffs, and rule-based workflows
Facilitate workshops to align business owners, engineers, and operations teams around target state architectures

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or technical consulting
2+ years of hands-on experience designing and building agentic AI or LLM-powered systems in production environments
Demonstrated expertise in modernizing legacy architectures — mainframes, monoliths, or on-premises systems — to Modern platforms, including cloud-native
Proficiency with at least one agentic orchestration framework: LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, or equivalent
Strong programming skills in Java and Python; experience with TypeScript/Node.js
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience designing RESTful and event-driven integrations (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or similar)
Excellent communication skills — able to translate technical complexity for executive audiences without losing precision.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical and dental coverage
Disability benefits
Retirement benefits
Paid leave and paid time off
Kyndryl's discretionary annual bonus program

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringsolution architecturetechnical consultingagentic AILLM-powered systemsmodernizing legacy architecturesprogramming in Javaprogramming in PythonTypeScriptNode.js

Soft Skills

excellent communication skillstranslating technical complexity