Senior Microsoft Infrastructure Deployment Engineer

Thin Technologies is a fast-growing Professional Services Provider that offers Enterprise-grade IT architecture, engineering, and deployment services to both US-based and global partners.  With our Consulting practice currently experiencing accelerated growth, we are seeking to fill a position for a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Deployment Engineer to lead and execute a coordinated refresh, migration, and upgrade project nationwide. Willingness to travel is a must. You will handle site readiness validation, physical server installations, and complex virtual workload migrations from VMware ESXi to Hyper-V. Because environments vary, you must excel at exception handling, troubleshooting undocumented infrastructure, and managing vendor or application dependencies on-site.

• Pay is $90/hr DOE

• 1099 or W2 Contract

Phase 0: Site Survey & Readiness Validation

• Validate physical server inventory scheduled for refresh or migration.

• Confirm rack space, placement requirements, and environmental constraints.

• Verify power availability, connectivity, cabling, and patching requirements.

• Identify deployment risks, site-specific dependencies, and categorize locations into deployment archetypes.

• Deliver site readiness checklists and go/no-go recommendations.

Phase 1: Physical Server Installation

• Rack and install new server hardware according to professional standards.

• Patch, label, and manage network and power cabling.

• Verify baseline power and network connectivity

• Document installations with pre- and post-installation photographs and completion records.

Phase 2 & 3: Hypervisor Configuration, Migration & OS Upgrades

• Deploy and configure Microsoft Hyper-V

• Build temporary migration resources and configure backup/recovery tooling.

• Migrate virtual machines and workloads from VMware ESXi to Hyper-V

• Migrate Active Directory services, as well as file and print services.

• Perform approved Windows Server operating system upgrades

• Validate core infrastructure functionality post-migration and maintain migration runbooks.

Phase 4: Legacy Infrastructure Decommissioning

• Confirm workload stability on the new Hyper-V platform.

• Validate, unrack, and remove legacy servers.

• Stage retired equipment for client asset disposition and complete decommissioning documentation

Qualifications & Skills

• Hypervisor Expertise: Proven experience configuring Microsoft Hyper-V and executing migrations from VMware ESXi.

• Windows Server Administration: Strong background in Windows Server OS upgrades, Active Directory, and file/print service migrations.

• Physical Infrastructure: Experience with physical server racking, stacking, professional cable management, and site environment audits.

• Troubleshooting & Adaptability: Ability to handle non-standardized environments, legacy operating systems, and undocumented infrastructure.

• Project Documentation: Experience creating technical runbooks, site readiness checklists, and risk assessments.

• Travel: Willingness to travel extensively to various locations across the United States.