Technical Leader in OSS

Kyndryl; New York (NY); Remote; USD 144,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Kyndryl Inc. is seeking a hands-on OSS Architect to help expand a strategic partnership with an Open Source Software provider. You will define offerings, mentor consultants, and contribute to pre-sales while delivering high-impact solutions for clients.

This remote role requires travel around 25% of the time, with a focus on technical leadership, software development, and architecture excellence to drive modernization and cloud-native deployments for customers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience delivering production-quality applications.
• 2+ years implementing OSS at OS/hypervisor/container levels.
• Strong expertise in infrastructure architecture with workload focus.
• Experience leading teams and setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Get to know partner technology and applicable service offerings to identify client benefits.
• Work on a technical level to define and harden offerings with consulting practice and partner engineers.
• Draft value statements with alliance/industry leadership to articulate benefits to clients.
• Engage with clients before and after sales to ensure offerings create value.

Skills

Python

Rust

Go

C

APIs

AI-assisted development

Distributed systems

Cloud

Containers

Orchestration

Leadership

Consulting

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.

The Role

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—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 our clients sprint towards the future.

The Role And Responsibilities

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 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.

Why Kyndryl:

We’re a purpose‑driven company committed to innovation and empowering our people. Here, your work contributes to meaningful outcomes for clients and communities.

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

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 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
• This is a remote position but you need to travel 25 % of the time for client visits
• Prior consulting experience is highly preferred

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

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

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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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.