Hyper‑V Senior Engineer

SPG Consulting; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SPG Consulting in Pleasanton, CA seeks an experienced VMware administrator to install, configure, and manage ESXi hosts and vCenter, with a strong focus on migration and infrastructure reliability.

The role covers HA/DRS, resource pools, vMotion, P2V, storage management, and VM lifecycle tasks. Cross-training for Hyper-V migration, escalation leadership, and migration runbook maintenance are key expectations.

Qualifications

• Strong infrastructure administration and migration experience.
• Client-facing and troubleshooting capabilities preferred.
• Experience with VMware technology and cross-hypervisor knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
• Manage HA, DRS, Resource Pools and VMware Clusters.
• Manage VMware Lifecycle Manager for patching and firmware compliance.
• Perform VM migrations: vMotion, Cold Migration, P2V.
• Storage administration: datastore expansion, performance monitoring, VMDK management.
• VM administration: snapshots, VMware Tools, CPU/Memory expansion, backups recovery.
• Troubleshoot complex issues; escalate to L3; root-cause analysis.
• Support migration projects and maintain runbooks; ensure security and data protection compliance.

Skills

VMware ESXi

vCenter

HA

DRS

Migration

vMotion

P2V

Hyper-V

PowerShell

Veeam

Tools

Veeam Backup & Replication

PowerShell Scripting

Hyper-V Manager

Job description

Strong infrastructure administration and migration experience

Client-facing and troubleshooting capabilities preferred

VMware L3 – Key Responsibilities - 60% Knowledge

Install, configure, and manage VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.

Configure and manage:

• HA (High Availability)
• DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)
• Resource Pools
• VMware Clusters

Manage VMware Lifecycle Manager for patching and firmware compliance.

Perform VM migrations using:

• vMotion
• Cold Migration
• P2V (VMware Converter)

Storage administration:

• Datastore expansion
• Storage performance monitoring
• VMDK growth and management

VM administration:

• Snapshot management
• VMware Tools upgrades
• CPU/Memory expansion
• VM recovery from Veeam backups

Troubleshoot complex VMware issues and act as the final escalation point for L1/L2 teams.

Perform root-cause analysis of performance, storage, host, and cluster issues.

Support critical migration projects and maintain migration runbooks

• Install & configure Hyper V Role, Create and manage Virtual Machines, Generation 1 vs Generation 2 VMs, VHD / VHDX creation and management
• Dynamic vs Static Memory, Virtual CPU allocation & NUMA awareness, Integration Services
• Live Migration & Storage Live Migration, Node Majority, Node + File Share Witness,Cluster validation,Cluster Aware Updating (CAU)
• Evaluate current Hyper-V environment, storage, network, and compute resources.
• Hyper-V Manager Proficiency, PowerShell Scripting, Networking in Hyper-V, Storage Management, Cluster & High Availability Setup, Performance Monitoring & Tuning
• Set up live migration parameters, storage paths, and network configurations.
• Perform complex migrations: Handle critical workloads, clustered environments, and cross-domain migrations.
• Optimize performance: Tune VM settings and host configurations for minimal downtime and maximum efficiency.
• Resolve high-level issues: Address failures in replication, compatibility problems, and performance bottlenecks.
• Log analysis: Review event logs, migration reports, and system diagnostics to identify root causes.
• Escalation point: Act as the final escalation tier for unresolved issues from Level 1 and Level 2 teams.
• Maintain migration runbooks: Document procedures, fallback plans, and post-migration validation steps.
• Ensure compliance: Validate that migration adheres to security, data protection, and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate with stakeholders: Work with Client stake holders, project managers, application owners, and infrastructure teams.
• Mentor junior staff: Guide Level 1 and Level 2 & Level 3 engineers on best practices and troubleshooting techniques.
• Strong ESXi VMware skilled resource handled critical migrations:
• Mware vSphere/ESXi: Experience with VMware helps understand VM lifecycle, resource allocation, and migration concepts.
• KVM or Xen: Familiarity with other hypervisors builds transferable skills in virtual machine management.
• Migrate tools knowledge : Especially useful for Hyper-V to Azure or relevant OS transitions. Knowing how to assess, replicate, and migrate workloads is critical