Senior VMware Migration Engineer

Cystems Logic Inc; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cystems Logic Inc. is seeking a Senior VMware Migration Engineer to lead large-scale vSphere migrations onsite in Irvine, CA. You will assess existing VMware environments, design migration waves, and validate cutover procedures.

Responsibilities include performing migrations with vMotion, Storage vMotion, Cross-vCenter vMotion, and HCX, plus building runbooks, diagrams, and documentation for stakeholder reviews. 8+ years of experience required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise virtualization experience with VMware.
• VCP certification required; VCAP is a plus.
• Strong experience with vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, HA/DRS, vDS, vSAN, VMFS/NFS, and SAN.
• Hands-on experience with HCX, Cross-vCenter vMotion, VMware Converter, and replication.
• Strong NSX-T/NSX-V and enterprise networking knowledge.
• PowerCLI required; Python is a plus.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with PCI, HIPAA, SOC 2, or FedRAMP environments is a plus

Responsibilities

• Assess enterprise VMware environments including vCenter, ESXi, clusters, storage, networking, and VM dependencies.
• Develop and execute VM migration plans, including migration waves, cutover, validation, and rollback.
• Perform migrations using vMotion, Storage vMotion, Cross-vCenter vMotion, HCX, and replication-based methods.
• Prepare target VMware environments including clusters, datastores, port groups, resource pools, and VM policies.
• Troubleshoot migration issues involving network, storage, replication, vCenter, and ESXi.
• Analyze and migrate NSX-T/NSX-V firewall rules, security groups, tags, micro-segmentation, and T0/T1 routing.
• Work closely with VMware, Network, Security, and Application teams during migration and cutover.
• Create migration runbooks, architecture/network diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Present migration plans, risks, progress, and recommendations to client leadership.

Skills

VMware expertise

vSphere

vCenter

ESXi

vDS

vSAN

VMFS/NFS

HCX

Cross-vCenter vMotion

PowerCLI

Python

VMware Converter

NSX-T/NSX-V

vMotion

Tools

HCX

PowerCLI

Cross-vCenter vMotion

VMware Converter

Job description

Job Title: Senior VMware Migration Engineer

Onsite- Irvine, CA (onsite)

Key Responsibilities

• Assess enterprise VMware environments including vCenter, ESXi, clusters, storage, networking, and VM dependencies.
• Develop and execute VM migration plans, including migration waves, cutover, validation, and rollback.
• Perform migrations using vMotion, Storage vMotion, Cross-vCenter vMotion, HCX, and replication-based methods.
• Prepare target VMware environments including clusters, datastores, port groups, resource pools, and VM policies.
• Troubleshoot migration issues involving network, storage, replication, vCenter, and ESXi.
• Analyze and migrate NSX-T/NSX-V firewall rules, security groups, tags, micro-segmentation, and T0/T1 routing.
• Work closely with VMware, Network, Security, and Application teams during migration and cutover.
• Create migration runbooks, architecture/network diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Present migration plans, risks, progress, and recommendations to client leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise virtualization/data center experience with strong VMware expertise.
• VCP certification required; VCAP is a plus.
• Strong experience with vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, HA/DRS, vDS, vSAN, VMFS/NFS, and SAN.
• Hands-on experience with HCX, Cross-vCenter vMotion, VMware Converter, and replication.
• Strong NSX-T/NSX-V and enterprise networking knowledge.
• PowerCLI required; Python is a plus.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with PCI, HIPAA, SOC 2, or FedRAMP environments is a plus