Senior OpenShift & VMware Virtualization Migration Consultant

UST; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a Senior OpenShift & VMware Virtualization Migration Consultant to lead a Proof of Concept for migrating virtual machines from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization. The role requires hands-on design, risk assessment, and end-to-end ownership of the POC.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to define architecture, validate migration outcomes, and prepare production adoption plans, including timelines, effort estimates, and go/no-go recommendations.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience.
• 3–5 years hands-on OpenShift experience.
• Experience delivering VMware-to-OpenShift migrations or production POCs.
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to own end-to-end POC and production migration planning.

Responsibilities

• Assess VMware estate and migration readiness.
• Define target OpenShift Virtualization architecture for the POC.
• Design compute, storage, and network for OpenShift workloads.
• Plan and execute workload migrations from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization.
• Validate outcomes with performance, downtime, and functionality tests.
• Provide risk assessments, remediation, and documentation.
• Deliver go/no-go recommendations based on POC results.

Skills

OpenShift

VMWare

Virtualization

Job description

Role Description

Senior OpenShift & VMware Virtualization Migration Consultant Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior OpenShift & VMware Virtualization Migration Consultant to lead and execute a Proof of Concept (POC) for migrating virtual machines from an existing VMware environment to OpenShift Virtualization. The role requires hands‑on expertise in designing migration strategies, assessing virtualization platforms, executing workload migrations, validating outcomes, and providing recommendations for production adoption. The consultant will take end‑to‑end ownership of the POC, working closely with stakeholders to define architecture, assess risks, and establish a migration approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the current VMware virtualization estate, including virtual machine inventory, infrastructure dependencies, and migration readiness.
• Design and define the target OpenShift Virtualization architecture for the POC.
• Develop compute, storage, and network designs required to support OpenShift Virtualization workloads.
• Evaluate Linux and Windows virtual machines for migration suitability and compatibility.
• Plan and execute migration of selected workloads from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization.
• Validate migration outcomes through performance, functionality, and downtime testing.
• Design highly available and resilient OpenShift Virtualization environments.
• Assess virtualization infrastructure requirements, operational readiness, and support considerations.
• Troubleshoot migration issues across compute, storage, networking, operating systems, and applications.
• Document migration risks, limitations, dependencies, and remediation requirements.
• Provide operational support recommendations and identify skills gaps within the support organization.
• Produce effort estimates, migration approaches, and indicative timelines for production‑scale adoption.
• Deliver clear go/no‑go recommendations based on POC findings and outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and provide comprehensive technical documentation throughout the engagement.

Required Skills

• OpenShift
• VMWare
• Virtualization

Experience

• Approximately 8–10 years of infrastructure, virtualization, or platform engineering experience.
• At least 3–5 years of hands‑on OpenShift experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering VMware-to-OpenShift Virtualization migrations or comparable production POCs.
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and take end‑to‑end ownership of the POC.

Certifications

Preferred Certifications Include

• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization
• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• VMware VCP or equivalent VMware certification

Expected Deliverables

• Current VMware estate assessment
• OpenShift Virtualization target architecture
• Compute, storage, and network design documentation
• Workload suitability and compatibility assessment
• Successful migration of agreed Windows and Linux test workloads
• Migration test results, including performance and downtime analysis
• Risk, limitation, and remediation documentation
• Operational support and skills-gap assessment
• Production migration approach, effort estimate, and indicative timeline
• Go/no‑go recommendation for OpenShift Virtualization adoption

Skills

OpenShift, VMWare, Virtualization