VMware / VCF Migration Engineer

FIRSTNET GLOBAL LLC; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

FIRSTNET GLOBAL LLC in Irving, TX is seeking a VMware/VCF Migration Engineer to provide source-platform expertise and resolve prerequisites that may block VM migration. You will support readiness, execution, cutover, rollback, and decommissioning activities.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with vCenter, ESXi, VCF, CBT, VM hardware, snapshots, and data-transfer mechanisms. You will coordinate with VMware and OpenShift teams to ensure smooth migrations and proper documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience with VMware vCenter and ESXi environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Familiarity with VDDK, CBT, snapshots, and data-transfer mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Validate vCenter and ESXi access, certificates, privileges, and connectivity.
• Assess VMware source environments for migration readiness.
• Validate VDDK and CBT readiness and VM hardware compatibility.
• Review snapshots, VM configuration, and data-transfer prerequisites.
• Troubleshoot provider discovery and migration data-transfer issues.
• Identify and resolve blockers affecting MTV migrations.
• Coordinate with VMware and OpenShift teams during migration execution.
• Support cutover, rollback, post-migration validation, and handoff.
• Document compatibility issues, dependencies, and remediation activities.
• Participate in source-platform decommissioning and migration closure.

Skills

VMware vCenter

VCF

VM hardware

CBT

Snapshots

vSphere APIs

VM migration

Job description

VMware / VCF Migration Engineer

Location: Irving, TX

Program: Platform Diversification / VMware to OpenShift Virtualization Migration

Job Summary

We are seeking a VMware / VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Migration Engineer to provide source-platform expertise and resolve VMware access, compatibility, snapshot, and data-transfer prerequisites that may prevent successful VM migration. The engineer will support migration readiness, execution, cutover, rollback, and source-platform decommissioning activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Validate vCenter and ESXi access, certificates, privileges, and connectivity.
• Assess VMware source environments for migration readiness.
• Validate VDDK and CBT readiness and VM hardware compatibility.
• Review snapshots, VM configuration, and data-transfer prerequisites.
• Troubleshoot provider discovery and migration data-transfer issues.
• Identify and resolve source-platform blockers affecting MTV migrations.
• Coordinate with VMware and OpenShift teams during migration execution.
• Support cutover, rollback, post-migration validation, and source-platform handoff.
• Document compatibility issues, technical dependencies, and remediation activities.
• Participate in source-platform decommissioning and migration closure activities.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong experience with VMware vCenter and ESXi.
• Knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Experience with VM hardware and guest configuration.
• Hands-on understanding of VDDK and Changed Block Tracking (CBT).
• Knowledge of VM snapshots and data-transfer mechanisms.
• Familiarity with vSphere APIs and VMware certificates and access privileges.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for VMware infrastructure and VM migration issues.
• Understanding of VMware-to-KVM or VMware-to-OpenShift migration processes.

Lifecycle Participation

Discovery and readiness, pilot migration, migration-wave execution, cutover, source-platform decommissioning, and handover.