Senior Solutions Architect (FDE) – AI

About the role

Kyndryl runs and reimagines mission-critical technology systems for leading businesses. As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you own end-to-end delivery of complex AI engagements, turning business challenges into technical solutions and acting as a trusted technical partner to customers. You work with significant autonomy, using AI-assisted development tools across the full delivery lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with customers to turn their business challenges into high-quality, fit-for-purpose technical solutions
• Build and iterate custom AI solutions, using agentic AI frameworks
• Own delivery from scoping to production, working with the customer team to deploy solutions that drive adoption and business results
• Troubleshoot and improve system performance, scalability and reliability
• Capture deployment learnings, document best practices and share insights to improve Kyndryl's core platforms
• Contribute to the evolution of Kyndryl's AI platforms through feedback, code contributions and collaboration with product teams

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Data Science, Engineering or a closely related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and explain technical value to stakeholders, including executives
• Willingness to travel and work on customer premises

Required skills

• Python, or another modern language such as C#, Node.js or TypeScript; AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch are a plus
• Software delivery lifecycle, Git and GitHub, and data engineering tools such as Pandas and Spark
• Cloud AI platforms (AWS, Azure, Google AI) and distributed computing architectures
• Preferred: open-source AI tools such as Hugging Face, multi-agent systems (LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI), RAG architectures, and system optimisation and security best practices