Technical Infrastructure Architect - £700 - £750 Per Day – VMware to Hyper V Migration – Financial Services
Overview:
A global organisation is looking to engage an experienced Virtualization Architect to support a major VMware to Microsoft Hyper-V migration programme.
The successful candidate will have proven experience architecting and delivering VMware-to-Hyper-V migrations and will work closely with the internal infrastructure team to assess the existing VMware estate, define the target Hyper-V architecture and develop a pragmatic migration strategy.
Role & Responsibilities:
Assess the existing VMware estate and infrastructure architecture
Design the target Microsoft Hyper-V architecture
Develop the VMware-to-Hyper-V migration strategy and roadmap
Review existing compute, storage and networking infrastructure
Assess and recommend appropriate migration tooling and methodologies
Work with the internal infrastructure team to define migration waves and implementation plans
Identify technical dependencies, risks and potential migration challenges
Support high-level design and architecture documentation
Support Design Review Board approval
Ensure the internal team is capable of independently managing and operating the Hyper-V environment following the engagement
Provide ongoing fractional architectural support as required
Essential Skills & Experience:
Proven experience as a Virtualization Architect / Infrastructure Architect
Strong enterprise VMware experience
Strong Microsoft Hyper-V experience
Proven experience delivering VMware-to-Hyper-V migrations
Strong understanding of Windows Server and Microsoft infrastructure
Experience across compute, storage and networking environments
Enterprise SAN / storage experience
Experience with virtualization migration tooling and methodologies
Strong architecture and technical design experience
Experience developing migration strategies and phased migration plans
Strong technical documentation skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable working collaboratively with internal infrastructure and engineering teams
Package:
£700 - £750 Per Day
Outside IR35
Fractional / deliverables-based consultancy engagement
Occasional travel to London
Technical Infrastructure Architect - £700 - £750 Per Day – VMware to Hyper V Migration – Financial Services
