Our client is looking for a Senior Virtualization Engineer/Infrastructure Architect to lead and own VMware Migration and Transformation initiatives in a global enterprise environment. The role focuses on designing and executing migrations from VMware to Nutanix AHV, with end-to-end technical ownership from assessment to operational stabilization.

Start - As soon as possible

Duration - 12 months

Location - Remote work possible, Occasional international travel (up to ~5%) may be required.

Tasks

• Assess current VMware environments and define target architecture for Nutanix
• Design and execute VMware - Nutanix (and optionally Azure) migrations
• Plan Migration waves, cutovers, validation, and rollback procedures
• Build and validate lab/PoC environments
• Execute and Troubleshoot workload migrations across compute, storage, network, and OS layers
• Ensure HA, resiliency, backup/DR, and Day-2 operational readiness
• Automate Provisioning and configuration where feasible
• Produce documentation and transfer knowledge to internal teams
• Collaborate with application, network, and security stakeholders in a global program

Requirements

Must have

• Strong hands-on experience with Nutanix (AOS, AHV, Prism) in production
• Strong VMware vSphere background and proven VMware exit/Migration experience
• Solid Linux administration skills and Automation Mindset (Ansible; Scripting)
• Understanding of data center networking, storage, and enterprise backup/DR (eg Veeam)
• Ability to take full technical ownership and work independently
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• Nutanix Move, Calm, Flow, or NC2
• Monitoring/observability tools (eg Dynatrace)
• Security hardening and regulated environment experience
• VMware - Azure Migration experience