Azure Migration Engineer (VMware to Azure Local)

Azure Migration Engineer (VMware to Azure Local)

Contract | 6 Months | Remote | Up to £500 per day

Role Overview

Our client, a manufacturing organisation, is looking for an experienced Azure Migration Engineer to lead the migration of virtual machine workloads from VMware to Azure Local Stack. This is a hands-on contract covering the full migration lifecycle — from discovery and planning through execution, cutover, and post-migration optimisation.

Key Responsibilities

* Plan and design the VM to Azure migration strategy

* Migrate application VMs from VMware to Azure Local Stack

* Troubleshoot VM conversion, networking, storage, and compatibility issues

* Conduct migration discovery, dependency analysis, and readiness assessments

* Execute cutovers and coordinate migration activities with stakeholders

* Perform post-migration validation, optimisation, and issue resolution

* Ensure compliance with security, backup, DR, and governance standards

Requirements

* Proven experience delivering VMware to Azure migrations

* Strong hands-on experience with Azure Local Stack

* Experience supporting Azure migrations within manufacturing environments

* Solid understanding of VM conversion, networking, and storage compatibility issues

* Experience coordinating cutover activities with cross-functional stakeholders

* Awareness of security, backup, DR, and governance frameworks