DevOps Engineer

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

The Role

Your Role

Love solving problems, rallying teams, and turning ambitious plans into real outcomes? At Kyndryl, DevOps Engineers are the conductors of mission-critical programs - shaping results, influencing stakeholders, and making a visible impact every day.

In this role, you’ll earn visibility and trust with customers and stakeholders at every level, influence high-impact initiatives and reinforce Kyndryl’s reputation as a trusted technology partner. Every project you deliver also provides opportunities to grow your skills, gain certifications and develop leadership experience.

What You Will Do

• Automation & Infrastructure Management: Develop automation and provisioning systems to build, manage, scale, and maintain virtual machines, databases, containers, and cloud/data center workloads.

• CI/CD & Release Engineering: Configure, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, incorporating automated scripts and streamlined change management processes for smooth software integration and deployment.

• Observability & System Reliability: Deploy comprehensive monitoring tools to track infrastructure health, performance, and application availability while resolving operational bottlenecks.

• Incident Response & Operations: Troubleshoot cross-platform system and application issues, actively participating in on-call escalation rotations for critical production incidents.

• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery: Implement robust configuration management frameworks and automated disaster recovery protocols to ensure organizational resilience.

• Infrastructure & Application Security: Design, build, and maintain enterprise security architecture and controls in compliance with industry standards to protect data and assets.

• Security Operations & Hardening: Perform routine vulnerability assessments, system hardening, and threat/risk evaluations to proactively secure systems and mitigate risks.

• Incident Triage & Compliance Execution: Troubleshoot security incidents, conduct remediation checks, and apply secure configuration best practices across all software and infrastructure components.

Your Future at Kyndryl

Becoming a DevOps Engineer at Kyndryl is an excellent gateway to many different paths. You’ll be creating a well-rounded skillset while gaining professional certifications and qualifications. There are many different types and flavors of roles, so everyone can find the opportunity that suits them best.

Job Qualifications

Who You Are

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

Required Skills and Experience

• Education: Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related discipline, with a strong passion for automation, standardization, and security best practices.

• Software Engineering & Delivery (SDLC/CI/CD): Strong understanding of SDLC, TDD, CI/CD, and Git branching workflows, with hands-on experience using tools like GitLab, Jenkins, BitBucket, or ArgoCD.

• Infrastructure Architecture & Cloud: Hands-on experience with high-availability, multi-data center hybrid cloud systems across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platforms.

• Scripting & Software Packaging: Proficiency in at least three scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go) and knowledge of RPM-based software packaging and deployment.

• Infrastructure as Code & Virtualization: Proven experience with automated provisioning tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Vagrant) and virtualization platforms (VMware, KVM, Hyper-V).

• Containerization & Cloud Native (CNCF): Strong expertise in Docker and Kubernetes, alongside familiarity with CNCF ecosystem tools (Helm, Istio, Gatekeeper, Crossplane, ArgoCD).

• Observability & Troubleshooting: Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools and a strong ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across systems and application stacks.

• Resilience & Disaster Recovery: Practical knowledge of business continuity, system backups, restore procedures, and disaster recovery planning for high-reliability environments.