Technical Leader in OSS

1000 Kyndryl, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 144,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a hands-on Technical Leader in OSS (Architect) to build and expand services with a new partner. You’ll work with leadership, consult practices, and clients to shape offerings and deliver value.

The role blends deep technical work with leadership to guide teams and client engagements. You will mentor consultants, contribute to pre-sales activities, and help drive modernization across deployments, cloud, containers, orchestration, and edge scenarios, aiming for practical

Qualifications

• 7 years of hands-on software development delivering production-quality applications
• 2+ years implementing OSS at the OS, hypervisor, and container levels
• Strong API, data modeling, CI/CD, observability, and secure coding fundamentals

Responsibilities

• Get to know the partner technology and offerings to identify client value
• Define and harden offerings with consulting teams and partner engineers
• Craft value statements with alliance/industry teams for client articulation
• Lead hands-on implementation, mentor consultants, participate in pre-sales, drive change

Skills

Python

Rust

Go

C

Team leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AI-assisted tools

Open Source

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.

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.

In our AI‑Led Application Modernization team this is especially true. We're a relatively new part of Kyndryl and operate with a startup mentality. We know that the way that software is created, maintained, modernized, and deployed is changing and we have the opportunity to build a team that’s aligned to the future. We are leveraging AI and new partnerships to help companies and our clients sprint towards the future.

The Role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 sleaves on implementation projects, mentor other consultants, participate in pre‑sales activities, and help drive change in our business.

Who You Are

You are passionate about open source software, customer success, and collaboration. You have a history of not only understanding the technical details, but being able to explain them to the business. You know how to write software, but you also know how to figure out where it should run. You have experience with cloud, containers, orchestration, and the edge. You are excited by the changes coming to software development. You have a growth mindset, actively experiment with AI‑assisted development tools, and are interested in creating practical agents, workflows, and engineering practices that help teams build, understand, modernize, and operate software more effectively.

Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID‑19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.

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.

You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to provide 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 your work. And finally, you're open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

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, disability, age, or veteran status. Kyndryl is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Required Technical and Professional Experience

• 7 years experience 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.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

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

Compensation

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. For part time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.

There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:

• California (San Francisco Bay Area): $172,440 to $327,600
• California (All Other): $158,040 to $300,360
• Colorado: $143,640 to $273,000
• Massachusetts: $143,640 to $300,360
• New York City: $172,440 to $327,600
• Washington: $158,040 to $300,360
• Washington DC: $158,040 to $300,360

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. Note: 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. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

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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.

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