Global Mainframe Ams Offering Architect and Chief

**Why Kyndryl**
Our world has never been more alive with opportunities and, at Kyndryl, we're ready to seize them. We design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. Kyndryl is at the heart of progress — dedicated to helping companies and people grow strong. Our people are actively discovering, co-creating, and strengthening. We push ourselves and each other to seek better, to go further, and we carry this energy to our customers. At Kyndryl, we want you to keep growing, and we'll provide plenty of opportunities to make that happen.
**Your Role and Responsibilities**
**Required Technical and Professional Expertise**
This role will be lynchpin for our capability development activities globally, working closely with colleagues in the CICs and domestically. This role will be hiring and developing a programming capability globally, participating in that program to guide and shaping the curriculum of training and to track and monitor the progress of cohorts through the program. This professional will be responsible for allocating the cohorts to client work, and for supporting their ongoing personal development. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the work that they produce, working with clients to set standards and ensure that these are followed.
Required Skilll:
- Deep familiarity with structured programming techniques
- Deep knowledge of typical mainframe development languages and database management systems: COBOL, IMS, DB2, CICS
- Good experience of implementing DevOps and CI/CD on the mainframe platform including orchestration tools (Jenkins, Azure, ) Code checking/QA tools (e.g. SonarCube),Source Code Control Systems (Endevor, Git, ISPW etc), deployment tools, system & service management tools (ServiceNow, IBM/BMC/CA monitoring tools), REST interfaces on top of the mainframe OS (z/OSMF, ZOWE and specific subsystems like DB2, MQ, IMS etc.) and the integration with service management tools like ServiceNow or automation like Ansible.
- Deep knowledge of the mainframe platform starting with z/OS, z/OSMF, RACF but also of other subsystems that are relevant for DevOps engineers, like JES, USS, NetView etc.
Consulting experience
- Good experience of performing consulting work for clients including analysing their situation, gathering requirements, establishing facts, and developing recommendations based on those facts.
**Preferred Technical and Professional Experience**
Deal progression experience
- Customer facing experience interfacing with VP to C-Level
- Advising on deal strategies and educating sellers about Kyndryl AMS value and capabilities
- Application support transition (technological and workforce) projects and various stages of the contract lifecycle
Management experience
- Management of large mainframe projects, demonstrating deep understanding of how to deliver change on this platform
- Leadership of large teams
- Good understanding of training and development of large teams
- Extensive experience of working across geographies and a full appreciation of the cultural sensitivities and operational challenges that accompany this way of working.
**Required Education**
Bachelor's Degree
**Preferred Education**
Master's Degree
Kyndryl is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Kyndryl is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
**Other things to know**
**Primary Job Category**
Architect
**Role (Job Role)**
Infrastructure Architect
**Employment Type**
Full-Time
**Contract Type**
Regular
**Position Type**
Professional
**Travel Required**
Some travel may be required based on business demand
**Company**
(Y006) Kyndryl Brasil Serviços Limitada
**Is this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position**
No

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