Architect

Birlasoft; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Birlasoft is seeking a Windows / Hyper‑V Architect in Bengaluru, India. This role involves driving migrations from VMware to Hyper‑V, ensuring high availability and performance of systems, and designing disaster recovery solutions.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), Active Directory management, and skills in PowerShell scripting and Azure services.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Windows Server and Hyper‑V clusters.
• Implement and manage high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Lead data center migration and transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive VMware to Hyper‑V migrations.
• Design and implement HA/DR solutions.
• Provide L3/L4 support for critical incidents.

Skills

VMware to Hyper‑V migrations

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022

PowerShell scripting

Experience with Azure services

Active Directory management

Storage design for Hyper‑V

Tools

SCVMM

Ansible

ManageEngine AD Manager Plus

Dell OpenManage Enterprise (OME)

Job description

Area(s) of responsibility

Windows / Hyper‑V Architect – Job Description

• Drive VMware to Hyper‑V or legacy to modern platform migrations (Azure)
• Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of systems
• Define standards, best practices, and governance models
• Architect and manage Hyper‑V clusters (Failover Clustering)
• Design HA/DR solutions including replication and failover
• Experience with SCVMM deployment and management
• Perform host sizing, VM sizing, and capacity optimization
• Troubleshoot performance, storage, and cluster issues
• Strong experience in Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)
• Manage Active Directory (multi-domain, forest, trusts)
• Design and support DNS, DHCP, Group Policy
• Implement and manage patching, hardening, and compliance
• Experience with Azure (IaaS, AVD, Azure Arc)
• Design hybrid solutions (on‑prem + cloud integration)
• Implement DR solutions using Azure Site Recovery
• Knowledge of identity integration (AD, Azure AD)
• Work with SAN/NAS solutions (Dell, NetApp.)
• Design storage for Hyper‑V workloads (CSV, SMB shares)
• Good understanding of networking (VLAN, vSwitch, load balancing)
• Strong scripting in PowerShell
• Exposure to Ansible / automation tools
• Experience with monitoring tools (SCOM, Azure Monitor)
• Lead data center migration and transformation projects
• Execute physical to virtual (P2V) and platform migrations
• Perform application dependency mapping and migration planning
• Define and implement operational runbooks and SOPs
• Ensure compliance with security and audit requirements
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams (network, storage, security)
• Provide L3/L4 support and RCA for critical incidents
• Design and implement Windows Server & Hyper‑V virtualization solutions
• Lead architecture, capacity planning, and infrastructure design
• Experience in ManageEngine AD Manager Plus for user provisioning, access management, and AD reporting
• Skilled in automation of AD tasks (user creation, password reset, bulk operations) using AD Manager Plus
• Hands‑on experience with Dell OpenManage Enterprise (OME) for server monitoring, lifecycle management, and hardware health tracking