Infrastructure Architect - Splunk

Why Kyndryl

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Your Role and Responsibilities

• The Sr. Architect/ Architect supports the best practices in engineering activities aligned to specific applications and/or systems within Enterprise Workplace Technology (EWT).
• The person in this role creates the blueprints for data management systems to integrate, centralize, protect and maintain the data sources. Develops, constructs, test and maintains architectures.
• The data engineering Architect has a background in software engineering and loves to play around with databases and large –scale processing systems.
• Thanks to these interests, he/she can easily master technologies and is therefore familiar with a diverse set of languages that span both statistical programming languages and languages oriented more towards web development.
• The role supports the design and development of IT architecture (integrated process, applications, data and technology) solutions aligned to the overall enterprise architecture and direction from IT as well as EY’s compliance standards for technology development and deployment.
• The role supports the technical planning, architecture development and modification of specifications based on business strategic directives or general and identified changes required for operational readiness in applications, systems, networks and servers.
• The role participates in business reviews, develops specifications to meet engineering requirements aligned to new products or services being introduced as well as for changes to current applications and other core components of the IT infrastructure.
• The role is expected to plan, research, evaluate, design and develop appropriate technology solutions/applications by applying engineering, hardware and software design theories and principles to maintain business as usual (BAU) functionality as well as identify, establish and coach others in best practices in solution engineering.
• The role supports the integration of these new products and services proposed by participating in the appropriate planning of all phases of development including feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, build and testing for compatibility in order to achieve an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies.
• The role is an individual contributor, though they are often asked to manage project aligned teams in their collaborative efforts and to coach less seasoned members of the team in directives.
• The role is managed by the Service Owner / Service Manager of the Enterprise Log Management and Analytics (ELMA) service.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Desire and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly demanding, dynamic business and information technology environment.
• Customer service orientation.
• Excellent knowledge as Splunk Administrator.
• Excellent knowledge as Syslog Administrator.
• Excellent knowledge as Splunk App Developer.
• Proficient Python skills. Advanced scripting and programming skills.
• In-depth knowledge and skills to use and apply descriptive and inferential statistics including probability, hypothesis testing, estimation, associations, correlation, regression analysis, and forecasting.
• Analytic and business intelligence skills to identify meaningful patterns, analyse them, and then integrate and communicate them via data visualization and reporting techniques.
• Strong data visualization, reporting, and communications skills and abilities.
  Significant Data Analytic skill (Business Analytic skills).
• Agile Dev/Ops skills.
• Strong knowledge in MS Azure.
• Maintains solid interpersonal skills to engage across multiple levels of the firm, in cross business discussions within a matrixed, geographically dispersed organization and to build a solid network of peers and others of influence.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Adapts personal communication style to the style of others, develops rapport and stays calm under pressure or escalating issues using advanced oral and written English communication skills.
• Projects solid consultative skill to conduct effective questioning, home in on key directives to formulate ideas and materials as well as present those ideas clearly and concisely across the organization.
• Maintains an advanced knowledge of services and applications with the assigned EY processes and operating environment to recognize and position improvement opportunities and next generation solutions achievable through engineering.
• Manifests analytical and problem-solving ability to escalate and negotiate conflicting engineering issues, handle multiple and shifting engineering priorities across a broad spectrum of operating environments and provide solutions that are both financially sound and operationally feasible.
• Develops an in depth and continuous understanding of EY’s business and the way IT’s Engineering teams adds to the effectiveness of the EY business.
• Identifies and positions appropriate services and solutions as part of both knowledge sharing and engineering services remit.
• Manage engineering projects by delegating work effectively utilizing the proper people, time and project management disciplines across a diverse culture and multiple time zones.
• Works to resolve team conflicts through an ability to implement and communicate difficult decisions as well as provide individual, team and peer mentoring as appropriate.

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Being You @ Kyndryl

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

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Primary Job Category

Architect

Role (Job Role)

Infrastructure Architect

Employment Type

Full-Time

Contract Type

Regular

Position Type

Professional

Travel Required

No Travel

Company

(Y030) Kyndryl Solutions Private Limited

Is this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position

No