Infrastructure Migration Specialist (Nutanix to VMware)
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Company Description
At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. We partner with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together. We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work.
Job Description
This is a critical, client‑facing opportunity to act as the lead technical expert on a major transformation program. You will be responsible for executing a complex project to migrate our client's critical workloads from a Nutanix AHV environment to VMware vSphere/ESXi, delivering tangible improvements in performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Your mission will be to lead the end‑to‑end technical migration. This includes collaborating with architecture, networking, and storage teams to design and validate the migration strategy, developing detailed runbooks, and creating robust risk assessment and rollback procedures. You will be hands‑on in executing the migration, troubleshooting compatibility issues, and ensuring minimal disruption to business. Post‑migration, you will optimise the new environment and act as the key technical contact for the client.
Qualifications
* Infrastructure Engineering Experience: Proven experience in a similar virtualization and infrastructure engineering role, demonstrating expertise in complex enterprise environments.
* Core Hypervisor Proficiency: Expert, hands‑on experience with both Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere/ESXi platforms, including architectural understanding and operational support.
* Virtualization Fundamentals: Strong foundational understanding of hypervisor architecture, VM lifecycle management, and integrated storage and network virtualization principles.
* Migration Tooling Expertise: Practical experience utilizing key migration and management tools such as Nutanix Move, VMware Converter, vCenter, and scripting languages (e.g., PowerCLI, Python) for automation.
* Business Continuity Focus: Familiarity with backup/recovery solutions and designing effective disaster recovery (DR) strategies within virtualised environments.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills to effectively guide clients and collaborate with technical teams.
* On‑Premises Hardware Exposure: Experience supporting traditional on‑premises hardware and networking components (e.g., Cisco, HPE).
* Automation & Orchestration: Exposure to modern infrastructure automation and orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
* Certifications: Possession of relevant industry certifications (e.g., VMware Certified Professional - VCP, Nutanix Certified Professional - NCP) is highly valued.
Additional Information
NCS Australia offers paid parental leave, well‑being initiatives, discounted health insurance, and product/service discounts. High performers are recognized and rewarded. Career development through learning platforms and training programs is supported.
Why Join Us
NCS Australia is an equal‑opportunity employer. We value diversity and support the recruitment and selection process for all applicants, including those with disabilities. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, especially Veterans and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community members.
Work Rights And Background Checks
Applicants must have valid work rights for Australia and will undergo background checks including probity and police checks.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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