Technical Infrastructure Architect in London

Energy Jobline CVL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outside IR35

Occasional travel to London

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking an experienced Technical Infrastructure Architect for a VMware to Hyper-V migration project in the Financial Services sector. The role involves assessing the current VMware estate, designing the target Hyper-V architecture and defining a pragmatic migration roadmap.

You will collaborate with the internal infrastructure team to plan migration waves, identify risks, and produce design documentation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Virtualization Architect or Infrastructure Architect.
• Strong enterprise VMware experience.
• Strong Microsoft Hyper-V experience.
• Proven experience 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.
• Experience with virtualization migration tooling and methodologies.
• Strong architecture and technical design experience.
• Experience developing migration strategies and phased migration plans.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with internal infrastructure and engineering teams.

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.
• Assess and recommend appropriate migration tooling and methodologies.
• Work with the internal infrastructure team to define migration waves and implementation plans.
• Identify technical dependencies, risks and potential migration challenges.
• Support high-level design and architecture documentation.
• Support Design Review Board approval.
• Ensure the internal team is capable of independently managing and operating the Hyper-V environment following the engagement.
• Provide ongoing fractional architectural support as required.

Skills

VMware expertise

Hyper-V experience

Migration planning

Windows Server

Storage & SAN

Networking basics

Documentation skills

Stakeholder management

Enterprise architecture

Job description

Technical Infrastructure Architect - £700 - £750 Per Day – VMware to Hyper V Migration – Financial Services

Overview: A global organisation is looking to engage an experienced Virtualization Architect to support a major VMware to Microsoft Hyper‑V migration programme.

The successful candidate will have proven experience architecting and delivering VMware-to-Hyper‑V migrations and will work closely with the internal infrastructure team to assess the existing VMware estate, define the target Hyper‑V architecture and develop a pragmatic migration strategy.

Role & 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
• Assess and recommend appropriate migration tooling and methodologies
• Work with the internal infrastructure team to define migration waves and implementation plans
• Identify technical dependencies, risks and potential migration challenges
• Support high‑level design and architecture documentation
• Support Design Review Board approval
• Ensure the internal team is capable of independently managing and operating the Hyper‑V environment following the engagement
• Provide ongoing fractional architectural support as required

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as a Virtualization Architect / Infrastructure Architect
• Strong enterprise VMware experience
• Strong Microsoft Hyper‑V experience
• Proven experience 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
• Experience with virtualization migration tooling and methodologies
• Strong architecture and technical design experience
• Experience developing migration strategies and phased migration plans
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working collaboratively with internal infrastructure and engineering teams

Package:

• £700 - £750 Per Day
• Outside IR35
• Fractional / deliverables-based consultancy engagement
• Occasional travel to London
• Technical Infrastructure Architect - £700 - £750 Per Day – VMware to Hyper V Migration – Financial Services