[Hiring] Technical Leader in OSS @Kyndryl

Role Description

Kyndryl is seeking a hands-on Technical Leader in OSS (Architect) to help build and execute on some new services. We’ve recently created a strategic partnership with an Open Source Software (OSS) provider and are looking for an architect to help us expand our joint offerings. You will work with our new partner, consult leadership, existing consult practices, and clients to identify and develop the services that will bring this partnership to life. Among your responsibilities will be:

• Get to know the technology of our partner and the applicable service offerings to identify places where synergy can benefit our clients.
• Work on a very technical level to define and harden those offerings with our consulting practice and our partner’s software engineers.
• Work with our alliance and industry leadership teams to craft the value statements of these offerings and ensure that Kyndryl customer partners and consult partners know how to articulate this value to their clients.
• Work with clients both before and after the sale to ensure the offerings create value.

This role is both hands-on and leadership-oriented. You will roll up your sleeves on implementation projects, mentor other consultants, participate in pre-sales activities, and help drive change in our business.

Qualifications

• 7 years experience with hands-on software development experience delivering production-quality applications.
• 2 years experience implementing OSS at the operating system, hypervisor, and container levels.
• Expertise in infrastructure architecture but always with the workload(s) in mind.
• Experience leading teams and setting technical direction.
• Common OSS software languages including Python, Rust, Go, and C experience is required.
• Experience with either new application development, application modernization, or both.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to support coding, refactoring, testing, documentation, debugging, code comprehension, and architecture exploration.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering fundamentals, including APIs, data models, integration patterns, automated testing, version control, CI/CD, secure coding, observability, and operational support.
• Growth mindset and enthusiasm for how AI will reshape the software development profession.
• This is a remote position but you need to travel 25% of the time for client visits.
• Prior consulting experience is highly preferred.

Requirements

• Experience as an OSS Contributor.
• Experience leading consulting engagements.
• Experience in sales and pre-sales.
• Experience building consulting practices.

Benefits

• The compensation range for the position in the U.S. is $143,640 to $273,000 based on a full-time schedule. Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills, and experience.
• This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans.
• You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.
• If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.