Microsoft Azure Architect leading Azure-enabled digital transformation and modernization of legacy systems at Kyndryl. Bridging business strategy, cloud architecture, and application innovation.
Responsibilities
Consulting & Client Engagement: Partner with clients to understand strategic objectives, current IT landscapes, and transformation goals.
Lead consulting engagements and workshops to assess readiness, define cloud adoption strategy, and identify opportunities for AI-driven innovation.
Act as a trusted Microsoft advisor to executives, shaping cloud, modernization, and intelligent automation roadmaps.
Collaborate closely with Microsoft Partner teams to align solutions with the latest Microsoft Cloud and AI ecosystem advancements.
Solution Architecture & Innovation: Architect and design Azure-based solutions that encompass infrastructure, application, and data modernization.
Lead application transformation initiatives, including re-platforming, re-hosting, and re-architecting legacy workloads into cloud-native and containerized solutions.
Drive the adoption of microservices, serverless computing, event-driven design, and low-code platforms within the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Power Platform, and Dynamics 365).
Requirements
10+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in Azure solution architecture and consulting.
Proven experience in application modernization, cloud-native design, and AI-driven innovation on Microsoft Azure.
Expertise in Azure services including: Compute: App Services, AKS, Functions, Container Apps Data & AI: Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Azure ML, Synapse, Cosmos DB Integration & Automation: Logic Apps, Event Grid, Service Bus, Power Platform Security & Governance: Azure AD, Defender, Sentinel, Policy, Blueprints.
Experience designing Agentic AI architectures —leveraging reasoning, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop automation.
Strong background in cloud migration, DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
Solid consulting experience with enterprise clients across multiple industries.
Certifications (Preferred): Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or Data & AI Fundamentals TOGAF, ITIL, or Design Thinking certifications (advantageous).
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