Overview
The Virtualisation Architect will play a critical role in supporting a major migration project from VMware to Microsoft Hyper-V within the financial services sector. Collaborating closely with the internal infrastructure team, the architect will assess the current VMware setup, design the new Hyper-V architecture, and create a comprehensive migration strategy. This position focuses on ensuring a smooth transition and enabling the internal team to manage the environment post-migration.
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.
- Define migration waves and implementation plans with the infrastructure team.
- 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 in 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.
- Proficient in migration tooling and methodologies.