Description
Location: London (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract
Summary:
Drive the evaluation and migration from VMware to a next-gen virtualization platform (Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox, etc.). Architect a secure, scalable Windows infrastructure for hybrid environments. Lead POC creation and benchmarking to identify the optimal platform and develop a detailed implementation strategy for migrating on-prem VMs to Azure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate & compare VMware alternatives for feasibility, cost, and performance.
- Lead POCs and performance benchmarking as part of this evaluation.
- Develop & execute a migration roadmap for the design & implementation of this platform.
- Azure integration (Azure Arc, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Migrate).
- Champion automation, security & compliance.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Windows infrastructure engineering and architecture.
- 2+ years of experience in VMware-to-non-VMware migrations or hybrid cloud virtualization projects.
- Expertise in at least two or more VMware alternatives such as Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, KVM, Proxmox or OpenStack.
- Strong knowledge of Windows Server Active Directory Group Policy identity management
Experience automation IoC tools such Terraform Ansible PowerShell DSC
Strong networking storage knowledge including SDN SAN/NAS NVMe vNIC configurations
Understanding security compliance NIST CIS SOC2
Experience with Azure integration (Azure Arc Site Recovery Migrate)
Proven ability lead large-scale infrastructure transformation projects regulated financial environment