Kyndryl
We design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day.
Agent Forward Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Join Kyndryl as an Application Consultant and become a catalyst for innovation and transformation. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving change and enabling our customers to harness the power of technology to achieve their wildest ambitions.
Collaborate with a diverse range of industries, tailoring cutting-edge solutions to meet each customer's unique needs.
Forge strong relationships with customers, gaining deep insights into their business objectives and long-term aspirations.
Provide expert guidance on leveraging technology to propel customers towards unprecedented success.
Conduct thorough needs assessments to uncover requirements for new applications or upgrades.
Document specifications using cutting-edge Business Analysis (BA) methodologies.
Gather requirements from stakeholders and translate them into functional and nonfunctional specifications.
Guide customers through application modernization endeavors, ensuring systems are future-proofed.
Assist customers in selecting and customizing packaged solutions to fulfill unique business needs.
Work closely with application architects and development staff to bring visions to life.
Consult with customers on compatibility challenges, offering holistic solutions.
Help customers choose between multiple applications, including packaged solutions.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, AI, or related field.
- Experience in AI engineering, with a focus on agentic systems or autonomous workflows.
- 10+ years of experience in application development.
- Deep understanding of application migration strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor, retire).
- Experience having built and leveraged AI for software development.
- Proficiency in cloud-native development and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi).
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or other modern languages.
- Design and implement agentic AI systems that automate discovery, assessment, and migration of legacy applications.
- Develop intelligent workflows for refactoring monolithic systems into microservices or serverless architectures.
- Integrate AI agents with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) to orchestrate infrastructure provisioning, data migration, and validation.
- Build reasoning engines that optimize migration paths based on cost, performance, and compliance.
- Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and business stakeholders to align AI-driven modernization with enterprise goals.
- Monitor agent performance, retrain models, and continuously improve autonomy and reliability.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of prototypical agents through an understanding of both legacy and modern application development languages.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.
- Eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance.