GemFire Administrator

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

As an GemFire Administrator at Kyndryl, you will be responsible for the administration, operation, and support of VMware Tanzu GemFire / Apache Geode platforms that enable highperformance, lowlatency, and highly available applications.

In this role, you will manage distributed memory data platforms that support businesscritical workloads. You will work closely with application, middleware, and SRE teams to ensure platform stability, performance, resilience, and compliance with defined service levels. Your work directly contributes to delivering reliable, scalable, and highavailability solutions in complex enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and operate VMware Tanzu GemFire / Apache Geode platforms, including configuration and maintenance of distributed memory data grid clusters.

• Configure and manage GemFire clusters, including regions, replication, partitioning, and integration with backend systems.

• Support missioncritical applications requiring high availability and low latency, ensuring platform reliability and performance.

• Monitor platform health, analyze performance metrics, troubleshoot incidents, and resolve issues within defined SLAs.

• Manage platform lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, resilience enhancements, and technical documentation in collaboration with crossfunctional teams.

Your Future at Kyndryl

Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to growing your career. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

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

• 4+ years of experience administering and operating VMware Tanzu GemFire / Apache Geode or similar memory data grid platforms.

• Strong knowledge of distributed inmemory databases supporting highperformance, lowlatency applications.

• Handson experience configuring GemFire clusters, including regions, replication, partitioning, and failover mechanisms.

• Proven experience supporting production environments, including monitoring, troubleshooting, incident management, and SLA adherence.

• Experience managing platform availability, resilience, recovery, patching, and upgrades.

• Intermediate English proficiency for technical documentation and collaboration with global teams.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in integrating memory data platforms with application layers and backend systems.

• Familiarity with SRE, middleware, or DevOps operating models.

• Experience working in enterprise or businesscritical environments with high availability requirements.

• Strong documentation skills and experience contributing to operational standards and runbooks.

Being You

The Kyn in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we're excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging - being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team - is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success. That's The Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

Your career with us isn't just a job-it's an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports your well-being and empowers you to grow. Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health-because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best.

From your very first day, you'll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won't just contribute-you'll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth.

We're here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you'll have everything you need to thrive and evolve. You'll develop in-demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting-edge learning opportunities-from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands-on experiences. And through it all, you'll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success.

We want you to thrive here-and we're committed to helping you do just that. Ready to make an impact Join us and help shape what's next.

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