Technical Infrastructure Architect

Overview

The Technical Infrastructure Architect will play a pivotal role in a major VMware to Microsoft Hyper-V migration project within the financial services sector. This position requires collaboration with the internal infrastructure team to assess existing VMware systems, design the target Hyper-V architecture, and develop a comprehensive migration strategy. The successful candidate will leverage their virtualization expertise to ensure a smooth transition and maintain the operational integrity of the new environment.

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.
  • Recommend appropriate migration tooling and methodologies.
  • Collaborate 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.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Virtualization Architect or Infrastructure Architect.
  • Strong enterprise VMware experience.
  • Strong Microsoft Hyper-V experience.
  • 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.