Windows Guest Remediation Engineer

FIRSTNET GLOBAL LLC; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company parties

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

FIRSTNET GLOBAL LLC is seeking a Windows Guest Remediation Engineer in Irving, TX to prepare Windows VMs for migration from VMware to KVM/OpenShift Virtualization. You will troubleshoot guest OS compatibility, drivers, boot failures, networking, and Windows services to ensure migrated workloads run reliably.

You will assess VMs, remediate issues, and automate pre/post-migration checks using PowerShell, contributing to a smooth migration wave and post-migration support.

Qualifications

• Strong Windows Server administration experience.
• Experience troubleshooting Windows boot and device issues.
• Knowledge of VirtIO drivers and KVM-based virtualization.
• Understanding of VMware Tools and guest conversion dependencies.
• Experience with Windows networking and NIC/IP configuration.
• Familiarity with Active Directory and DNS fundamentals.
• PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Experience with RDP, console troubleshooting, and Windows services.
• Knowledge of Windows VM migration and post-migration validation.

Responsibilities

• Assess Windows virtual machines before migration.
• Identify and remediate guest OS compatibility and boot issues.
• Resolve VirtIO driver installation and configuration issues.
• Troubleshoot VMware Tools dependencies and conversion-related issues.
• Validate Windows boot configuration and device behavior.
• Troubleshoot NIC/IP configuration and network connectivity issues.
• Resolve Windows activation, service, and device-related problems.
• Automate guest pre-migration and post-migration checks.
• Use PowerShell to automate remediation and validation tasks.
• Perform console/RDP access checks and basic operating system health validation.
• Support pre-cutover remediation, migration waves, and post-migration hypercare.
• Document remediation procedures and recurring issues.

Skills

Windows Server

PowerShell

Active Directory

DNS

Networking

Virtualization

RDP/Console

VMware Tools

Guest Migration

Tools

KVM

OpenShift

VirtIO

VMware

Job description

Benefits:

• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement

Windows Guest Remediation Engineer

Location: Irving, TX

Program: Platform Diversification / VMware to OpenShift Virtualization Migration

Job Summary

We are looking for a Windows Guest Remediation Engineer to prepare and remediate Windows virtual machines for migration from VMware to KVM/OpenShift Virtualization. The engineer will troubleshoot guest OS compatibility, drivers, boot failures, networking, and Windows service issues to ensure migrated workloads operate reliably.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess Windows virtual machines before migration.
• Identify and remediate guest OS compatibility and boot issues.
• Resolve VirtIO driver installation and configuration issues.
• Troubleshoot VMware Tools dependencies and conversion-related issues.
• Validate Windows boot configuration and device behavior.
• Troubleshoot NIC/IP configuration and network connectivity issues.
• Resolve Windows activation, service, and device-related problems.
• Automate guest pre-migration and post-migration checks.
• Use PowerShell to automate remediation and validation tasks.
• Perform console/RDP access checks and basic operating system health validation.
• Support pre-cutover remediation, migration waves, and post-migration hypercare.
• Document remediation procedures and recurring issues.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong Windows Server administration experience.
• Experience troubleshooting Windows boot and device issues.
• Knowledge of VirtIO drivers and KVM-based virtualization.
• Understanding of VMware Tools and guest conversion dependencies.
• Experience with Windows networking and NIC/IP configuration.
• Familiarity with Active Directory and DNS fundamentals.
• PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Experience with RDP, console troubleshooting, and Windows services.
• Knowledge of Windows VM migration and post-migration validation.

Lifecycle Participation

Readiness assessment, pre-cutover remediation, migration-wave support, and hypercare.