Role: VMware ESX Migration Engineer
Location: Remote (PST)
Duration: 12 Months
Role Summary:
The VMware Migration Engineer plans and executes large-scale enterprise migrations across
VMware virtualized environments. The role uses VMware HCX, vSphere and related tooling to move
workloads with minimal downtime and business disruption. You will work with infrastructure teams
and business stakeholders to deliver successful cutover events across multiple locations.
Responsibilities
Lead discovery, dependency mapping and wave planning, and produce runbooks, rollback
plans and hypercare support for each cutover
Perform VMware VM-to-VM migrations across varied virtualized environments, including
vMotion, physical-to-virtual, physical-to-physical and virtual-to-virtual migrations
Set up replication and execute migrations using VMware HCX
Use VMware vSphere and vCenter for migration planning, execution and environment
management
Support large-scale enterprise migration projects while minimizing downtime and business
disruption
Plan and support migration cutover events across all supported physical locations
Troubleshoot migration issues and ensure successful completion
Perform post-migration validation, support and optimization
Develop migration status reports and documentation
Communicate and coordinate with all stakeholders to deliver successful migration events
Required Qualifications
8 10 years of experience supporting VMware and virtual infrastructure environments,
including proven experience on enterprise-level VMware migration projects
Hands-on experience administering VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter Server and vSAN
Hands-on experience with VMware VM-to-VM bulk migration
Strong working knowledge of VMware HCX
Experience with virtual networking, storage and disaster recovery
Excellent communication and reporting skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Zerto replication and disaster recovery
Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation
Experience with VMware Aria Suite tools
Automation experience using Ansible, PowerCLI or similar scripting frameworks
Experience with Dell Transition Manager (TM)
Familiarity with VxRail or VxBlock environments
Exposure to Rubrik, Dell EMC or Cisco infrastructure