Remote OSS Architect & Technical Leader (AI-Driven)

HITEC; New York (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a hands-on Technical Leader in OSS/Architect to help build and expand offerings with a strategic partner. You will collaborate with consulting practices and client teams to deliver value across open source initiatives and modern cloud-native deployments.

You will mentor consultants, guide pre-sales activities, and work closely with partner engineers to define scalable services and architectures that resonate with clients across industries.

Qualifications

• 7 years experience with hands-on software development delivering production-quality applications.
• 2 years implementing OSS at the operating system, hypervisor, and container levels.
• Expertise in software architecture with APIs, data models, integration patterns, CI/CD, observability.
• Growth mindset and enthusiasm for AI-assisted development tools.
• Travel to client sites about 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Identify synergies with partner offerings and client services.
• Define and harden offerings with consulting teams and partner engineers.
• Craft value statements with alliance and industry leadership.
• Engage with clients before and after the sale to ensure value.

Skills

Hands-on development

Cloud

Containers

AI-assisted development tools

APIs & CI/CD

Leadership experience

Python

Rust

Go

C

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a hands-on Technical Leader in OSS/Architect to help build and expand offerings with a strategic partner. You will collaborate with consulting practices and client teams to deliver value across open source initiatives and modern cloud-native deployments.

You will mentor consultants, guide pre-sales activities, and work closely with partner engineers to define scalable services and architectures that resonate with clients across industries.