Hyper V Engineer for a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration project

Hyper V Engineer for a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration project

Posted 1 week ago by Puresoft, Inc.

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Summary: Senior Hyper-V Engineer needed for a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration project, focusing on designing, implementing, and managing Microsoft Hyper-V environments. The role requires extensive experience in virtualization technologies and the ability to travel up to 90% for project deliverables. Candidates should possess strong skills in automation, performance tuning, and high availability. This position is fully remote and expected to last over 12 months.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support alignment and development of strategies and architecture for RCG’s VMware to Hyper-V migration project.
  • Execute highly scalable Hyper-V clusters, including Failover Clustering during migration project.
  • Implement SCVMM, WAC, and configure virtual networking (VM switches, VLANs, QoS).
  • Develop PowerShell scripts to automate infrastructure deployment, operational workflows, and health monitoring.
  • Optimize Hyper-V host performance and resolve complex, tier-3 hypervisor-level issues during migrations.
  • Implement and maintain Hyper-V replicas and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Recommend process, organizational, and system changes to support key project objectives.
  • Interpret, refine, and apply methods and procedures in accordance with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Information Technology industry standards and best practices as defined by RCG.
  • Remain current with industry trends to conceive, prototype and recommend technical approaches for IT systems and solutions that meet business needs.
  • Work with Active Directory and Cyber teams to integrate Hyper-V cluster nodes as per modern cybersecurity standards.
  • Able to travel up to 90% to implement project deliverables.

Key Skills:

  • Expert level knowledge of Hyper-V and VMWare virtualization technology (5+ years of experience).
  • 5+ years of experience managing a Windows Server environment.
  • 3+ years working with Cisco UCS server platform.
  • Wide-ranging expert knowledge of Active Directory managing global AD environments (Entra ID, DNS, DHCP, NPS, etc).
  • Experience with automation tools simplifying deployments of Hyper-V clusters.
  • Strong scripting skills in PowerShell.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and customer-service skills.
  • Detail oriented, organized, and the ability to multi-task under aggressive timelines and stressful situations.
  • Ability to demonstrate supportive relationships with peers, clients, partners, and IT leadership.
  • Must have the ability to remain professional and navigate high pressure situations.
  • Ability to retain and protect confidential material.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

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Working Arrangements: remote

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Industry: IT

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Hyper V Engineer for a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration project

100% Remote

12+ Months

Able to travel up to 90% to implement project deliverables

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Job Description:

Senior Hyper-V Engineer for RCG s VMware-to-Hyper-V migration project. The engineer designs, implements, and manages complex Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization environments, focusing on high availability, performance tuning, and automation. This role typically requires 5+ years of experience with Failover Clustering, SCVMM, Windows Admin Center, PowerShell scripting, and enterprise networking/storage, ensuring stable and secure infrastructure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support alignment and development of strategies and architecture for RCG s VMware to Hyper-V migration project.
  • Execute highly scalable Hyper-V clusters, including Failover Clustering during migration project.
  • Implement SCVMM, WAC, and configure virtual networking (VM switches, VLANs, QoS).
  • Develop PowerShell scripts to automate infrastructure deployment, operational workflows, and health monitoring.
  • Optimize Hyper-V host performance and resolve complex, tier-3 hypervisor-level issues during migrations.
  • Implement and maintain Hyper-V replicas and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Recommend process, organizational, and system changes to support key project objectives
  • Interpret, refine, and apply methods and procedures in accordance with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Information Technology industry standards and best practices as defined by RCG.
  • Remain current with industry trends to conceive, prototype and recommend technical approaches for IT systems and solutions that meet business needs.
  • Work with Active Directory and Cyber teams to integrate Hyper-V cluster nodes as per modern cybersecurity standards.
  • Able to travel up to 90% to implement project deliverables

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Expert level knowledge of Hyper-V and VMWare virtualization technology (5+ years of experience).
  • 5+ years of experience managing a Windows Server environment.
  • 3+ years working with Cisco UCS server platform.
  • Wide-ranging expert knowledge of Active Directory managing global AD environments (Entra ID, DNS, DHCP, NPS, etc).
  • Experience with automation tools simplifying deployments of Hyper-V clusters.
  • Strong scripting skills in PowerShell.
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  • Strong communication, interpersonal and customer-service skills.
  • Candidate should be detail oriented, organized, and the ability to multi-task under aggressive timelines and stressful situations.
  • Ability to demonstrate supportive relationships with peers, clients, partners, and IT leadership.
  • Must have the ability to remain professional and navigate high pressure situations.
  • Ability to retain and protect confidential material.

Experience with the following a plus:

  • Relevant Hyper-V/Windows Server certifications a plus.
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc).
  • Hybrid Deployments Ex: Azure Arc managing Windows Server environments.
  • GitHub distributed version control.
  • Linux distribution systems.
  • Experience with Pure Storage and Veeam technologies.
  • Enterprise system monitoring tools such as AppDynamics, SolarWinds.
  • Hybrid cloud computing (Azure/AWS). Windows Server Hybrid Certification a plus.
  • Managing server technology in hospitality industry.

Physical Demands:

  • Light to medium duty equipment lifting and carrying.
  • Standing for extended periods of time during deployments.
  • Dulling/pushing light duty equipment.
  • Driving between sites.
  • Working at a ship construction site (Dry Docks).

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