HCI Upgrade Migration Engineer
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior HCI Upgrade Migration Engineer to lead enterprise scale Hyperconverged Infrastructure modernization initiatives The successful candidate will be responsible for planning designing executing and supporting HCI platform upgrades migrations and lifecycle management activities across production environments while ensuring minimal business disruption
The role requires extensive experience in HCI technologies infrastructure transformation migration methodologies virtualization platforms storage systems security controls and operational governance
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end HCI upgrade migration and transformation projects across enterprise environments
Assess existing HCI infrastructure and develop upgrade and migration strategies
Plan and execute hardware refresh firmware upgrades and software lifecycle management activities
Perform HCI cluster expansion consolidation and migration between data centres or cloud connected environments
Develop detailed migration runbooks rollback plans testing procedures and cutover strategies
Lead infrastructure discovery dependency mapping risk assessments and impact analysis activities
Coordinate migration activities with application network security server and business teams
Ensure platform stability performance and availability throughout upgrade and migration activities
Provide Level 3 support during migration windows and postmigration stabilization phases
Prepare technical documentation architecture diagrams and implementation procedures
Technical Skills Required
HCI Platforms
Nutanix AHV
VMware vSAN
Azure Stack HCI
Dell VxRail
HPE SimpliVity
Cisco HyperFlex
Virtualization Technologies
VMware vSphere
ESXi
HyperV
Virtual Machine Migration
Cluster Management
Infrastructure Technologies
Windows Server
Active Directory
DNSDHCP Services
Storage Technologies
SANNAS Integration
Backup Recovery Solutions
Migration Upgrade Activities
Strong handson experience in
HCI cluster upgrades
Hypervisor upgrades
Firmware and BIOS upgrades
Hardware refresh programs
Storage migrations
VM migrations
Data center migrations
Platform modernization
Capacity expansion
Disaster Recovery validation
Patch management and lifecycle operations
Security Compliance Expertise
The candidate should demonstrate strong understanding of
Infrastructure security hardening
CIS benchmark compliance
ISO 27001 controls
Vulnerability assessment and remediation
Security patch management
Access management and RBAC controls
Privileged access management
Backup and ransomware protection controls
Audit and compliance reporting
Change management governance
Business continuity and disaster recovery controls
Required Experience
8 years of Infrastructure and Data Center Operations experience
5 years focused on HCI platforms upgrades and migrations
Proven experience delivering largescale HCI transformation projects
Strong understanding of virtualization compute storage and networking technologies
Experience working in regulated enterprise environments with strict change management controls
Customerfacing experience managing critical migration and upgrade programs