Kyndryl

Kyndryl

Application Modernization Testing COE Lead

CIO KPop-Dallas (US152527) · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$144k-$273kDetected 8 days ago
AWSAzureCI/CDDevOpsAgentic AIERPCustomer SuccessLoad TestingTest AutomationManual TestingLeadershipMentoring

About the role

  • The Application Modernization Testing COE Lead is responsible for establishing, leading, and scaling a global Testing Center of Excellence that enables high-quality, low-risk modernization of enterprise applications across mainframe, distributed, cloud, SaaS, and custom application landscapes.
  • The role owns the testing strategy, governance framework, automation architecture, agentic AI testing capabilities, quality standards, reusable assets, and delivery model required to support large-scale application modernization initiatives.
  • The COE Lead serves as the executive quality authority for modernization programs and drives adoption of automation-first, AI-enabled, and DevSecOps-integrated testing practices across the enterprise

Responsibilities

  • Create testing standards, methodologies, governance processes, templates, accelerators, and reusable assets.
  • Drive continuous improvement of testing practices through automation, AI, and modern quality engineering approaches.
  • Develop a multi-year roadmap for testing modernization capabilities
  • Lead implementation of:

Requirements

  • Required Experience
  • 15+ years of software testing, quality engineering, or application delivery experience.
  • 8+ years leading enterprise-scale testing organizations or COEs.
  • Proven experience supporting large-scale application modernization initiatives.
  • Experience leading testing across:
  • You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it.
  • However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Understanding of compliance frameworks and audit requirements.
  • Industry certifications such as:
  • Certified Agile Tester
  • AWS/Azure Cloud Certifications
  • DevOps Certifications
  • Experience with Agentic SDLC and AI-driven software engineering practices
  • The compensation range for this position in the US is $143,640 to $273,000 based on a full-time schedule.
  • Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills, and experience.

Skills

  • Mainframe modernization
  • Cloud transformation
  • Monolith decomposition
  • API modernization
  • ERP modernization
  • Custom application modernization
  • Mainframe applications
  • Distributed platforms
  • Cloud-native environments
  • SaaS ecosystems
  • Experience managing executive stakeholders and complex transformation programs.

Compensation

  • The compensation range for this position in the US is $143,640 to $273,000 based on a full-time schedule.

Benefits

  • if this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Define and execute the enterprise testing vision for application modernization programs.

Company info

  • At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
  • The Role
  • The role owns the testing strategy, governance framework, automation architecture, agentic AI testing capabilities, quality standards, reusable assets, and delivery model required to support large-scale application modernization initiatives. The COE Lead serves as the executive quality authority for modernization programs and drives adoption of automation-first, AI-enabled, and DevSecOps-integrated testing practices across the enterprise
  • At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day.
  • So why work at Kyndryl?
  • We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
  • Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are.

Equal opportunity

  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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