VMware Migration Administrator

Expedient is seeking a VMware Migration Administrator.
We are seeking experienced technologists to support migrating all our clients to a new version of Expedient cloud platform running a VMware hypervisor and software defined networking. The ideal candidates will have experience using VMware vSphere, with an understanding of replication and backup services.
Sponsorship is not provided for this position.
Schedule & Rate of Pay: Flexibility for night and weekend work is essential as these migrations will happen during limited and scheduled customer change windows. This position is a 12-month contract-to-hire role and offers remote work in any US city.
Estimated annual salary range for this role is $65k - $75k plus a substantial shift premium for working overnight/weekend hours. For more information about Expedient, check out our website at www.expedient.com
Key Responsibilities:

• Complete pre-migration environment readiness checks.
• Perform virtual machine (VM) migrations across the Expedient cloud platforms per the defined schedule and standard operating procedure.
• Complete post-migration validation health assessments.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure efficient migrations during scheduled after-hours work.
• Log, report, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to the migration process, following an escalation path or rollback procedure when necessary.

Required Qualifications:

• Broadcom VMware Experience: Proficiency in VMware vSphere and vCenter, additional experience with vCloud Director (vCD) is a plus.
• IT knowledge and understanding of virtualization components, such as storage, networking, backup platforms, replication software, and virtual machines.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with software defined networking such as VMware NSX for network virtualization.
• Familiarity with data replication platforms such as Zerto for disaster recovery.
• Experience with data protection and backup solutions such as Cohesity.

Work Environment:

• This is a contract-based role, to be part of a larger team, meeting daily to prepare for upcoming changes, executing the playbooks during the scheduled change windows, review progress towards success, and align root cause on failed or rolled back migrations. During the duration of the project, minimum of 12 months, a full-time position with the team is possible.