Microsoft Azure Principal Architect - Application Innovation

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

Role Overview:

We are seeking an accomplished Microsoft Azure Architect to join our Microsoft Practice.

This role requires a consultative technologist who can bridge business strategy, cloud architecture, and application innovation. You will lead clients through Azure-enabled digital transformation, driving modernization of legacy systems, enabling cloud-native architectures, and incorporating Agentic AI capabilities to enhance business performance, agility, and insight.

The successful candidate will combine deep Azure expertise, application modernization leadership, and a consulting mindset to define, design, and oversee end-to-end solutions that deliver measurable transformation outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Consulting & Client Engagement

• Partner with clients to understand strategic objectives, current IT landscapes, and transformation goals.
• Lead consulting engagements and workshops to assess readiness, define cloud adoption strategy, and identify opportunities for AI-driven innovation.
• Act as a trusted Microsoft advisor to executives, shaping cloud, modernization, and intelligent automation roadmaps.
• Collaborate closely with Microsoft Partner teams to align solutions with the latest Microsoft Cloud and AI ecosystem advancements.

Solution Architecture & Innovation

• Architect and design Azure-based solutions that encompass infrastructure, application, and data modernization.
• Lead application transformation initiatives, including re-platforming, re-hosting, and re-architecting legacy workloads into cloud-native and containerized solutions.
• Integrate Agentic AI, Azure OpenAI Services, Copilot extensions, and AI orchestration frameworks to build intelligent, adaptive enterprise applications.
• Drive the adoption of microservices, serverless computing, event-driven design, and low-code platforms within the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Power Platform, and Dynamics 365).
• Ensure architectures align with Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, and Responsible AI principles.

Delivery Oversight & Technical Leadership

• Provide delivery governance and technical oversight throughout project lifecycles—ensuring architectural integrity, performance, and compliance.
• Lead architecture reviews, solution validation, and risk management for ongoing delivery programs.
• Mentor cloud engineers, developers, and AI specialists, ensuring alignment with best practices and Microsoft architectural standards.
• Partner with project managers and product owners to balance innovation with delivery discipline.

Pre-Sales & Practice Development

• Support the Microsoft Practice Leader in shaping the practice’s Azure and AI service offerings.
• Lead pre-sales solutioning, RFP responses, and client presentations showcasing cloud and Agentic AI innovation.
• Contribute to developing reusable frameworks, accelerators, and reference architectures for cloud and AI modernization engagements.
• Stay ahead of emerging Azure technologies, including AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation.

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:

• 10+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in Azure solution architecture and consulting.
• Proven experience in application modernization, cloud-native design, and AI-driven innovation on Microsoft Azure.
• Expertise in Azure services including:
  • Compute: App Services, AKS, Functions, Container Apps
  • Data & AI: Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Azure ML, Synapse, Cosmos DB
  • Integration & Automation: Logic Apps, Event Grid, Service Bus, Power Platform
  • Security & Governance: Azure AD, Defender, Sentinel, Policy, Blueprints
• Experience designing Agentic AI architectures—leveraging reasoning, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop automation.
• Strong background in cloud migration, DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Solid consulting experience with enterprise clients across multiple industries.

Certifications (Preferred):

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or Data & AI Fundamentals
• TOGAF, ITIL, or Design Thinking certifications (advantageous)

Key Competencies:

• Strong consulting presence with the ability to articulate value across business and technology domains.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, AI integration, and application innovation trends.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to balance innovation with delivery excellence and governance.
• Leadership mindset with passion for mentoring and developing technical talent.

Why Join the Microsoft Practice:

• Join a dedicated Microsoft Practice driving cloud, AI, and modernization across industries.
• Collaborate with Microsoft field and product teams on leading-edge Azure and Agentic AI solutions.
• Shape enterprise transformation through innovation, automation, and intelligent architecture.
• Work in a consulting environment that values creativity, delivery excellence, and continuous learning.

This position requires the employee to work on a regular basis with Kyndryl stakeholders located in other Canadian provinces, the United States, or internationally where English is the common language, making knowledge of the English language a requirement for this position in addition to fluency in French.

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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