Mainframe - Application Modernization

**Who We Are**

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

**The Role**

As a Mainframe - Application Modernization, you’ll deliver Value Cases, proof of concept and MVP projects where customers create an iterative design as they mature into new technologies.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop Cloud Values Case and Business case strategies and TCO models
- Analyze technical requirements, plan and execute design and implementation work, while accounting for time, cost and quality targets
- Accountable for successful delivery of highly complex, multi-disciplined work-streams that deliver lasting and measurable value to clients
- Develop a point of view, capture, prioritize and analyze technical (functional and non-functional) requirements
- Possess strong leadership skills and further the evolution of intellectual capital assets and developing practice resources
- Possibility to assemble and lead a team of consultants with engagement management oversight
- Facilitate and capture lessons learned from engagements to update methodologies and assets
- Conduct consulting lunch and learns to disseminate knowledge
- Participate in the effort to expand service offerings
- Have personal skills, objectives and learning plans to attain utilization KPIs
- Be a recognized technology leader inside of Kyndryl and outside in the market

Your Future at Kyndryl

Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career. We have opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

**Who You Are**

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

**Requirements**:

- Fluent English
- Ability to design and implement common Distributed, Mainframe, mid-range and hybrid-cloud value case, use cases and business cases:

- Cloud Business Case, TCO, Value Case experience
- AWS blu age and Blu insights
- Google Cloud G4
- Cost optimization strategies for existing platforms and hybrid-cloud accounts
- Software modernization and language conversion experience like;.Net, COBOL, Java, Python, RPG, etc
- Experience with Micro-Focus, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, IDMS/Adabase, etc
- Experience with data strategies like Hierarchical, VSAM to Relational, IMS to Db2, database replication, and data isolation
- Migration of existing workloads in-place, traditional mainframe, and hybrid-cloud platforms
- Comprehensive Platform Modernization strategies like; Modernize in-place, ‘Wrap legacy’, Micro-services, Event Driven and Cloud native development.
- Networking between hybrid-platforms and the datacenter or other clouds.
- DevSecOps and Automating operations
- Using custom or Third-Party DevOps Tools and Modern Engineering practices
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal presentations
- Interpreting requirements and creating solutions

**Preferred skills**:

- DevSecOps and CI/CD tooling (particularly in the context of cloud or containers)
- Experience in the areas of IT and cloud technology architecture, automation, and resiliency
- Participate in detailed design sessions to outline implementation tasks
- Hands on experience with key technologies
- Ability to articulate key technologies’ impact on security, availability, cost, capacity.
- Experience in Agile (Kanban, SAFe, and Scrum)Experience with various IT Operating Models and building organizations to deploy and support key technologies

**Being You**

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

**What You Can Expect**

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to i