Senior Application Modernization Consultant

Kyndryl; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology services company based in Toronto is seeking an experienced Application Consultant / Architect to lead application modernization and cloud migration initiatives. This position demands strong client-facing skills, architectural knowledge of application platforms, and hands-on experience with legacy systems. The ideal candidate will engage with clients, manage modernization projects, and contribute to pre-sales activities. The company offers a diverse workplace and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Access to employee learning programs

Certifications in major cloud platforms

Opportunities for volunteering

Qualifications

• 8+ years of application development and architecture experience required.
• Proven experience in application modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Hands-on experience modernizing legacy platforms is essential.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients to understand business goals and modernization drivers.
• Lead pre-sales activities and support proposal development.
• Lead delivery of application migration and modernization projects.

Skills

Strong client-facing and consulting skills

Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

Microservices architecture

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

DevOps practices

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

GitHub

Job description

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. 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

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Application Consultant / Architect to lead and deliver application modernization and cloud migration initiatives for enterprise clients. This role blends client-facing consulting, pre-sales solutioning, and hands-on delivery leadership, supporting customers as they modernize legacy applications and transition to cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate has strong architectural depth in application platforms, a consultative mindset, and the ability to articulate value during pre-sales while guiding teams through successful modernization execution.

Key Responsibilities

Client Consulting & Pre-Sales

• Engage with clients to understand business goals, application landscapes, and modernization drivers.
• Lead pre-sales activities, including solution shaping, architecture definition, effort estimation, and proposal development.
• Support RFP responses, client presentations, and technical workshops focused on application modernization and cloud migration.
• Articulate modernization value propositions, including cost optimization, agility, scalability, and resilience.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders during early engagement and solution definition phases.

Application Architecture & Modernization

• Assess legacy application portfolios to identify modernization opportunities and cloud readiness.
• Define modernization strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor, rearchitect, replace, retire) aligned with business needs.
• Design cloud-native and modern application architectures, including microservices, containerization, and platform services.
• Lead modernization of monolithic and legacy applications into scalable, maintainable, cloud-based solutions.
• Define target application architectures, integration patterns, and non-functional requirements.

Cloud Migration & Transformation Delivery

• Lead or support delivery of application migration and modernization projects across cloud platforms.
• Provide architectural oversight throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring alignment to target architecture.
• Guide development teams on best practices for cloud-native development, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and data teams to ensure end-to-end solution integrity.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and modernization challenges.

DevOps & Engineering Practices

• Promote adoption of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to improve application delivery speed and quality.
• Support use of Infrastructure as Code and automated testing frameworks.
• Encourage modern development practices including API-first design, event-driven architecture, and observability.
• Ensure performance, scalability, security, and reliability requirements are met.

Knowledge Sharing & Practice Development

• Contribute to development of modernization frameworks, reference architectures, and accelerators.
• Share best practices and lessons learned across teams and engagements.
• Mentor junior architects and developers on modernization and cloud-native practices.
• Stay current with emerging application modernization, cloud, and DevOps trends.

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

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of application development and architecture experience.
• Proven experience in application modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Hands-on experience modernizing legacy platforms (monoliths, client-server, mainframe-adjacent, or tightly coupled systems).
• Experience in pre-sales, including solution design, client presentations, and estimation.
• Strong consulting background with enterprise clients.

Technical Skills

Application & Architecture:

• Application modernization patterns and strategies
• Microservices and distributed systems architecture
• API management and integration patterns
• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Cloud Platforms (one or more):

• Microsoft Azure (App Services, AKS, Functions, Data services)
• AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, EC2, RDS)
• Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine)

DevOps & Tooling:

• CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, CloudFormation)
• Monitoring and observability tools

Certifications (Preferred)

• Cloud Architect or Developer certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Kubernetes or DevOps certifications
• TOGAF or architecture certifications (advantageous)

Key Competencies

• Strong client-facing and consulting skills
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Experience balancing pre-sales responsibilities with delivery execution
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative mindset and delivery leadership capabilities

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 innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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Equal Opportunity

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.