Job Description

Date Posted:

31 October, 2025

Industry:

IT Services and IT Consulting

Location:

VAPORVM IT SERVICES DMCC

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Position Overview

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We are seeking an experienced Migration Architect to lead

the strategy, design, and execution of large-scale data center and workload

migrations. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in VMware

virtualization platforms, particularly vSphere, NSX-T and VMware Cloud Director

(VCD), and will be responsible for transitioning complex enterprise workloads

to modern private cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

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Lead workload assessment and

discovery initiatives to analyze existing environments, identifying application

dependencies and migration readiness.


Develop comprehensive migration

strategies, roadmaps, and execution plans for complex workload transitions to

private cloud environments.


Design and architect migration

solutions, selecting appropriate methodologies and tooling to meet business

objectives.


Create detailed High-Level

Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation for migration patterns,

target zone infrastructure, and network connectivity.


Orchestrate and oversee the

execution of migration waves, providing technical leadership and

troubleshooting complex issues during cutover events.


Establish and maintain

migration standards, best practices, and repeatable governance frameworks.


Collaborate closely with

application, security, networking, and operations teams to ensure a seamless

and secure migration process with minimal business disruption.


Design identity and access

integration strategies for migrated workloads in the target environment.

Required Qualifications

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10+ years of experience in IT

infrastructure, with at least 5 years focused on large-scale data center design

and workload migration projects.


Deep expertise in the VMware

virtualization stack, including

vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, and

VMware Cloud Director (VCD)

.


Proven track record of

successfully leading and executing complex migrations from diverse environments

to Vmware based private clouds.


Strong understanding of data

center infrastructure, including networking (TCP/IP, BGP, VPN), connectivity

(MPLS, Ipsec), storage (SAN, NAS), and enterprise backup solutions.


Experience with compliance

frameworks and designing solutions that meet security standards.


Strong documentation skills

with experience creating architecture artifacts, migration runbooks, and

technical specifications.

Technical Skills

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VMware Technologies:

vSphere/ESXi 6.x/7.x/8.x, VMware Cloud Director (VCD), vCenter

Server, NSX-T, vSAN.

Migration Tools &

Methodologies:

VCDA, VMware HCX, vSphere

Replication, Zerto, Carbonite Migrate, Azure Migrate, and/or other enterprise

migration tools.

Networking:

Hybrid connectivity, data center networking, software-defined

networking (SDN).

Discovery & Analysis:

Experience with discovery tools like vRealize Operations (Aria),

vRNI or other discovery platforms.

Operating Systems:

Windows Server and Linux.

Preferred Qualifications

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VMware Certified

Professional (VCP)

or

VMware Certified Advanced

Professional (VCAP)

certification.


Experience with multi-cloud

architectures.


Knowledge of containerization

(Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration platforms.


Background in enterprise

architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman).

Soft Skills

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Excellent communication and

presentation abilities.


Strong leadership and mentoring

capabilities.


Problem-solving and analytical

thinking.


Stakeholder management

experience.


Ability to translate technical

concepts for non-technical audiences.