Geospatial Solution Architect

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.

We are seeking an experienced GIS Specialist / GIS-Focused Solution Architect to  provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for enterprise geospatial  platforms and systems. In this role, you will support architecture design, cloud  migration, system upgrades, infrastructure modernisation, vendor management,  security reviews, troubleshooting, integration design, geospatial data management, and  operational support to ensure the reliability, scalability, and sustainability of enterprise  GIS services. Key Responsibilities: • Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for enterprise geospatial  platforms and related systems. • Support architecture design, cloud migration, system upgrades, infrastructure  modernisation, and operational readiness activities. • Plan and execute GIS platform upgrades, cloud migrations, system refreshes,  disaster recovery exercises, and infrastructure security initiatives. • Evaluate and recommend technology solutions aligned with Government  technology directions, including cloud adoption, enterprise architecture  standards, cybersecurity requirements, secure-by-design frameworks, and  modernisation of legacy systems. • Design and support cloud-native and hybrid GIS architectures on AWS, Azure,  GCC, or equivalent cloud platforms. • Design GIS integration patterns, including REST APIs, web services, SFTP-based  data exchanges, authentication and identity management, and system-tosystem integrations. • Manage geospatial data architectures, including geodatabases, spatial data  models, metadata management, data governance, and data lifecycle  management. • Conduct technical assessments, solution reviews, sizing exercises, root cause  analysis, and troubleshooting of complex application and infrastructure issues. • Work with vendors and service providers to manage system implementation,  upgrades, support, maintenance, and service delivery. • Analyse business and technical requirements and develop practical, scalable,  and sustainable GIS solutions. • Perform other related duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably required  to support enterprise geospatial platforms, systems, and services.

Required Skills and Experience: • Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Geomatics,  Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Engineering, or related disciplines. • Minimum of 5 years of work experience as a Technical Lead, GIS Solution  Architect, GIS Engineer, or equivalent role involving geospatial systems design,  implementation, operations, and modernisation. • Hands-on experience delivering enterprise GIS projects throughout the full  project lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture design,  implementation, testing, migration, deployment, and operations support. • Strong knowledge of Enterprise GIS platforms, preferably Esri ArcGIS Enterprise  components including Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Data Store,  ArcGIS Web Adaptor, ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Dashboards, and ArcGIS  Online. • Experience supporting production-critical GIS platforms with high availability,  security, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and performance optimisation  • Strong understanding of government security, compliance, and governance  requirements, including risk assessments, security reviews, and operational  readiness