Position Infrastructure Migration Engineer. Location: Troy, MI
Who are we looking for? A senior level Hybrid Infrastructure Migration Engineer having 7-10+ years of experience working as Migration SME / Consultant to end client for short- and long-term Infrastructure transformational projects.
Technical Skills: - 7-10 years of experience in planning and executing data center migrations with a strong focus on Windows, VMware, AWS, and HPE GL (Basic understanding).
- Experienced in using migration tools and techniques to move workloads from on-premises data centers to AWS or hybrid cloud environments, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity.
- Expertise in migrating Windows-based systems, applications, and databases to VMware virtualized environments or cloud platforms like AWS, ensuring high availability and scalability.
- Proficient in VMware technologies (vSphere, vCenter, vSAN) and cloud platforms (AWS) to design, configure, and execute migrations of virtualized and cloud-based workloads.
- Strong knowledge of Active Directory and Windows Server environments, ensuring seamless migration of critical infrastructure and applications to the cloud or new data center environments.
- Supports the execution of migration tasks, coordinating resources, monitoring progress, and troubleshooting issues that arise during the migration process.
- Works with architects and senior engineers to finalize migration strategies, ensuring proper alignment with business goals and operational requirements.
- Proficient in cloud migration tools and techniques (e.g., AWS Migration Hub, VMware vMotion) to automate and streamline the migration process.
- Provides detailed documentation of migration processes, ensuring that all steps are clear, repeatable, and aligned with best practices.
- Assists in creating disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) strategies for Windows systems during migration to ensure RTO/RPO are met.
- Proactively monitors migration tasks, identifies potential issues early, and works with the team to resolve them quickly to maintain project timelines.
- Coordinates with network, storage, and security teams to ensure that migration dependencies and configurations are properly addressed during the migration phase.
- Conducts post-migration validation and testing to ensure systems are operating correctly in the new environment, meeting performance and security standards.
- Provides mentorship and guidance to junior migration engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices, troubleshooting methods, and efficient migration techniques.
- Responsible for reporting on migration progress, performance metrics, and any issues that need to be addressed to leadership and stakeholders.
- Ensures that all migration activities follow security, compliance, and organizational standards, mitigating risks associated with the migration process.
Process Skills: - Help team with critical technical know how
- Good knowledge on ITIL and worked on incident/change/problem on regular basis.
- Good in Technical Documentation and design process and standards.
- Good experience in Migration framework and methodologies.
Behavioral Skills:
- Must have superior problem-solving skills with extremely high levels of initiative and assertiveness.
- Able to thrive in rapid environment and adopt new technology Fastly.
- Identify the Gaps and provide documentation / suggestion faced during Execution.
Qualification: - Bachelor's or Master's degree preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems and /or equivalent formal training or work experience.
- 7-10+ years of relevant experience in DC & Cloud Infrastructure migration activities
- Must have the below certifications
- AWS Certification.
- Windows/Linux Certifications.
- VMware certification.
Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.