Migration Architect (VMware to VMware) | UAE

Tech Junction Ltd; Asia; On-site; PEN 281,000 - 468,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Junction Ltd. seeks a Migration Architect with 10+ years in enterprise infrastructure. You will own migration strategy, design documentation, and wave planning for VMware-to-VMware moves to a new private cloud in the UAE.

Lead workshops, drive DR architecture, and ensure operational stability across teams. You will coordinate stakeholders, manage IP/hostname changes, and deliver governance across infrastructure, networking, security, and applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in enterprise infrastructure management or cloud architecture.
• At least 5+ years leading large-scale data center or cloud migrations.
• Hands-on VMware vCD/VCDA, Windows Server, AD, networking, and SQL experience.
• Proven track record delivering wave-based migrations with IP/hostname changes.
• Strong English communication and stakeholder leadership skills.
• Legal UAE work eligibility with on-site availability in UAE.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops, assessments, and workload mapping for migrations.
• Own SDDs and target architectures for DR and primary data centers.
• Plan migration waves by downtime, dependencies, and criticality.
• Create runbooks, readiness checklists, and rollback plans.
• Direct live cutovers and post-migration hypercare with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate infrastructure, database, network, security, and app groups.

Skills

VMware vCD

VCDA

Windows Server

Active Directory

Enterprise networking

SQL databases

Leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

NSX-T

vSAN

HCX

Zerto

PlateSpin

PowerCLI

Python

Job description

Position Summary:

We are actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and technical Migration Architect with over 10 years of infrastructure experience and deep expertise in large-scale data center and cloud migrations to join our technology team in the UAE on a full-time permanent on-site basis (locally available candidates preferred). In this critical enterprise architecture role, you will be responsible for leading large-scale workload migrations from legacy VMware platforms to a brand-new private cloud environment, owning solution designs, and directing migration wave planning. You will leverage your deep specialist expertise in VMware vCD, VCDA, Windows/AD, enterprise networking, and SQL to deliver uncompromised migration velocity and operational stability. This opportunity offers competitive compensation, executive technical visibility, and exceptional career growth prospects within a premier global technology consulting and enterprise infrastructure organization.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Migration Architect specializing in VMware-to-VMware infrastructure transformations in the UAE, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of migration strategy, workload assessment, solution design documentation, and execution governance. Your day-to-day responsibilities include leading application discovery workshops and readiness assessments, formulating migration roadmaps and target architectures for primary and disaster recovery (DR) sites, planning complex migration waves based on application dependencies and downtime constraints, preparing meticulous migration runbooks and rollback plans, and leading live cutovers and post-migration hypercare. You will utilize your proactive stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills to coordinate infrastructure, database, network, security, and application teams. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements via direct email to Shafi G at [e-mail], ensuring strict compliance with 10+ years of infrastructure experience and local availability in the UAE.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead comprehensive application discovery workshops, technical assessments, and workload dependency mappings for enterprise cloud migrations.
• Own, author, and review solution design documents (SDD) and target architecture blueprints for primary and disaster recovery (DR) data center sites.
• Plan meticulous wave-based migration schedules based on application criticality, dependencies, and acceptable downtime windows.
• Prepare exhaustive migration runbooks, readiness checklists, step-by-step execution guides, and robust rollback contingency plans.
• Lead live cutovers, go/no-go decision gates, execution command centers, and post-migration hypercare support phases.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical squads across infrastructure, database, networking, cybersecurity, and application development domains.
• Oversee successful execution of complex wave-based migrations, including intricate IP address restructuring and hostname changes.
• Author meticulous architectural documentation, migration audit trails, lessons learned dossiers, and infrastructure governance policies.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive professional experience in enterprise infrastructure management, data center operations, or cloud architecture.
• Minimum of 5+ years of dedicated professional experience leading large-scale data center or cloud migration programs.
• Strong, demonstrable hands-on operational expertise in VMware vCD, VCDA (VMware Cloud Director Availability), Windows Server, Active Directory, enterprise networking, and SQL databases.
• Proven track record successfully delivering at least two wave-based enterprise migrations involving complex IP and hostname modifications.
• Exceptional customer-facing, stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and cross-functional leadership capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills with strong executive presentation and technical writing abilities.
• Mandatory legal work eligibility in the United Arab Emirates with local residency and availability for on-site operations in the UAE (locally available candidates preferred).

Nice-to-Have-Skills:

• Professional vendor certifications (e.g., VMware Certified Professional - VCP, VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VCAP, TOGAF Enterprise Architect, or equivalent).
• Prior professional working experience in top-tier multinational technology consulting firms, managed service providers (MSPs), or enterprise telecommunications.
• Advanced practical knowledge of software-defined networking (NSX-T), software-defined storage (vSAN), and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Familiarity with automated migration tooling (e.g., VMware HCX, Zerto, PlateSpin) and scripting languages (PowerCLI, Python) for migration orchestration.

Application Information:

• Recruiter: Enterprise Technology Recruitment Division
• Contact Name: Shafi G (Senior IT Recruiter & Talent Acquisition Specialist)
• Email: `[e-mail]`
• Phone:
• Company Website: https://www.techedge-solution.com
• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / UAE Enterprise Package
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent UAE On-Site Opening - Local Candidates Preferred)
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time On-Site (UAE)

Recruitment Pro Tip:

• When applying for this Migration Architect position, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your hands-on VMware vCD/VCDA portfolio, your experience leading wave-based migrations with IP/hostname changes, and confirms your local availability in the UAE.