DR Consultant

Kyndryl Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl Inc. is seeking an IT/Cloud Consultant in India to provide strategy, design, and planning services for cloud and hybrid environments, including mainframe and traditional infra. You will deliver DR strategies, roadmaps, and designs to migrate, modernize, and manage workloads across on-prem and cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes documenting disaster recovery processes, automating DR tasks, and collaborating with architects, PMs, and SMEs to enable resilient, secure IT landscapes.

Qualifications

• Understand disaster recovery standards and processes.
• Document DR steps and optimize RTO/RPO effectively.
• Know enterprise IT architecture: storage, server, network, and databases.
• Map applications to dependencies in large environments.
• Experience with DR automation platforms (KRO/KIRS/Ansible) or similar.
• Understand incident, problem, and change management in IT.
• Create DR exercise plans with cross-functional teams.
• Know data protection, backup and storage replication technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide DR strategy, design, and planning for cloud/hybrid environments.
• Develop roadmaps to migrate and modernize workloads.
• Design, build, and manage DR infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to meet objectives.
• Document processes and lead DR exercise planning.

Skills

DR strategy

UNIX

Windows

VMware

Hyper-V

Citrix XenApp

Shell

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

CLIs/APIs

DR automation

Storage & backup

Tools

KRO/KIRS/Ansible DR automation

VMware

Hyper-V

Citrix XenApp

Job description

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission‑critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI‑powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well‑being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

The Role

The Role Provides strategy, design and planning services to client IT and business executives in adoption and optimization of cloud and hybrid environments (including mainframe and traditional infrastructure and storage). Provide analysis, recommendations and designs to optimize the client's platform or hybrid cloud infrastructure initiatives including delivering strategies and roadmaps to both migrate and modernize workloads, as well as to design, build and manage their environments.

Your Future at Kyndryl

As an IT/Cloud Consultant at Kyndryl you will join the Kyndryl Consultant Profession, working with other Kyndryl Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, and cross‑functional Technical Subject Matter Experts – presenting unlimited opportunities with unmatched support through our investment in your learning, training, and career growth.

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.

Required Professional experience

• Understanding of global disaster recovery and business continuity standards and processes
• Ability to document disaster recovery process steps at the appropriate level of detail and innovate to optimize recovery time and recovery point objectives
• Understanding of enterprise application and infrastructure (storage, server, virtualization, database, network and firewall) architecture
• Ability to map and document application to application dependencies in an enterprise environment
• Experience on KRO/KIRS/Ansible DR automation platform or similar DR automation platform
• Understanding of enterprise IT incident, problem, and change management processes
• Ability to create DR exercise plans that meet the exercise objective in collaboration with application and infrastructure teams
• Strong understanding of data protection (backup & recovery, DR, storage replication, native database replication, file replication) technologies for enterprise applications running on‑premise or cloud infrastructure platforms
• Hands‑on experience with standalone and clustered UNIX and Windows platforms
• Hands‑on experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper‑V, Citrix Xenapp)
• Ability to develop and maintain shell / powershell / python / TCL/ Bicep/Ansible Playbooks or similar scripts
• Ability to develop scripts to integrate with external enterprise tools / systems via CLIs / APIs
• Understand storage replication technologies in various DR scenarios
• Understand native database replication technologies in various DR scenarios
• Understand virtual machine (hypervisor) level replication technologies
• Experience working on on‑premises / cloud / hybrid cloud infrastructure

Preferred Expertise

• Cyber (IT) security experience
• DR / BCP audit experience

Being You

The “Kyn” in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we’re excited to see what you can bring.

At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging — being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team — is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers.

This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success.

That’s The Kyndryl Way.

Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what’s next.

What You Can Expect

• Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health—because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best.
• You’ll develop in‑demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting‑edge learning opportunities—from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands‑on experiences.

Our dynamic, hybrid‑friendly culture supports your well‑being and empowers you to grow. From your very first day, you’ll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day.

With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you’ll have everything you need to thrive and evolve.

We want you to thrive here—and we’re committed to helping you do just that.

At Kyndryl, we achieve progress the world depends on, with purpose. Beginning with the purpose that matters to you. Because here, you will be part of a culture designed with purpose.

One that is restless, empathetic and devoted. Where we are committed to sustainable progress for our customers and supporting the communities where we work and live.

All of you is what we want. And what we need. Join us, and together, we can advance the vital systems that power human progress.