Position Summary
Effectual Senior VMware Migration Engineers are specialized technical experts responsible for executing enterprise-scale VMware to AWS migration projects. They partner with Cloud Architects and Engagement Managers to deliver exceptional migration execution during critical datacenter transformation initiatives. These engineers combine deep VMware infrastructure expertise with AWS migration tooling mastery, executing high-quality, repeatable migrations that enable seamless transitions from on-premises VMware environments to AWS.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Execute VMware Enterprise Migrations
- Execute end-to-end VMware datacenter migrations using AWS Migration Services (MGN), CloudEndure, and HCX.
- Perform comprehensive VMware workload assessments, dependency mapping, and application discovery.
- Implement migration strategies aligned with the 7Rs framework (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, Retain, Relocate).
- Deploy and operate migration factory patterns for VMware datacenter exits with 200-500 VMs per wave.
- Execute wave-based migration planning with minimal business disruption and tested rollback procedures.
- Migrate complex VMware environments including vMotion transitions, NSX networking conversions, and vSAN/VMFS storage migrations.
Build Migration Infrastructure
- Build AWS landing zones and migration target environments following Well-Architected Framework principles.
- Implement hybrid connectivity solutions (Direct Connect, VPN, Transit Gateway) for migration networks.
- Configure AWS migration tools: MGN replication servers, DMS endpoints, Migration Hub tracking.
- Convert VMware NSX micro-segmentation policies to AWS Security Groups and Network ACLs.
- Migrate VMware storage to appropriate AWS storage services (S3, EBS, EFS, FSx).
- Implement disaster recovery and business continuity architectures post-migration.
- Conduct post-migration validation, performance testing, and optimization.
Automate Migration Workflows
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and CloudFormation to replicate VMware infrastructure patterns in AWS.
- Create Python and PowerShell automation scripts for mass VM migration, validation, and cutover procedures.
- Build CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment of migrated workloads.
- Implement migration runbooks and standard operating procedures for repeatable execution.
Enable Client Success
- Provide hands-on technical guidance to client VMware and cloud engineering teams.
- Lead migration workshops, cutover planning sessions, and incident response.
- Troubleshoot complex VMware-to-AWS migration challenges.
- Create comprehensive migration documentation: runbooks, architecture diagrams, and lessons learned.
Qualifications
- 8-10+ years of IT implementation or cloud engineering experience.
- 5+ years of VMware infrastructure experience with vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, and NSX.
- 5-6+ years developing AWS cloud infrastructure.
- 3+ years hands-on VMware to AWS migration experience using MGN, CloudEndure, or HCX.
- 2+ years of infrastructure as code experience (Terraform preferred).
- 2+ years of DevOps toolchain experience (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, AWS Code* Suite).
- Hands-on proficiency with primary AWS services (Compute, Storage, Networking, RDS).
- Proficient in Python, PowerShell, and Bash scripting for migration automation.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Agile project methodologies.