Legacy VM Engineer: Windows P2V & Proxmox/ESXi On-site

DXC Technology Company

Rijswijk

On-site

EUR 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

DXC Technology in the Netherlands seeks a hands-on Senior Virtualisation Engineer to preserve legacy Windows environments, perform physical-to-virtual migrations, and modernize critical infrastructure using Proxmox and VMware ESXi. You will optimise VMs for legacy requirements, manage backups, and establish robust recovery procedures to sustain uptime and data integrity.

The role emphasizes on-site work at the customer location in Den Helder with minimal remote work and adherence to strict

Qualifications

Bit-accurate, sector-level imaging of physical legacy machines.
Migration of Windows XP/7 to virtual machines with driver/hardware compatibility fixes.
Hypervisor tuning for legacy requirements (CPU pinning, COM-port emulation, time sync, I/O scheduling).
Enterprise backup and monitoring strategies with tested recovery procedures.
Ability to document recovery steps for non-engineering staff.
On-site availability in Den Helder with minimal remote work.
Work in internet-isolated environments per security procedures.
Willingness to undergo Dutch MOD security screening.

Responsibilities

Preserve legacy environments and migrate to modern virtualization while maintaining stability and recoverability.
Configure and optimise virtual machines for legacy applications on Proxmox and/or VMware ESXi.
Design and implement enterprise backup, monitoring, and recovery procedures for critical systems.
Document recovery processes so non-engineers can execute them reliably.
Ensure on-site operations in Den Helder with strict minimal remote work and internet isolation.