Senior Software Engineer - Cloud - OPS-010

Req Id: 4643

Posting Start Date: 11/3/26

Job Description

Network (NSX) Engineer — VCF9 Migration (India – Remote)

Job Profile Summary

The Network (NSX) Engineer owns NSX migration and network cutover activities within a VCF9 Migration Factory Delivery Pod — typically the critical path for a wave. This is a specialist role kept thin and dedicated rather than pooled with general Migration Engineers, responsible for NSX\-T design validation, cutover sequencing, and cutover risk management across the pod's wave cadence.

Career Level Summary

• Requires in\-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines
• Solves complex problems
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance
• May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or may have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

Critical Competencies

• Excellence: Exceeds expectations by consistently demonstrating accountability, discipline, high performance, and a proven track record of exceptional results.
• Customer\-driven: Prioritizes customer needs and satisfaction through collaborative and proactive problem\-solving, and an unwavering commitment to customer success.
• Expertise: Possesses deep understanding of customer needs and continually grows and enhances skills to provide customer\-focused solutions.
• Agility: Quickly adapts and responds to dynamic customer needs and expectations through innovative solutions.
• Compassion: Cultivates a positive and supportive environment to effectively work together towards a common goal, fostering trust within Rackspace and with external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Owns NSX\-T design validation and migration execution, including logical switching, distributed routing, and Tier\-0/Tier\-1 gateway cutover, for VCF9 migration waves.
• Leads network cutover activities during migration waves — typically the critical path — sequencing cutover windows in coordination with the Senior Migration Engineer and Migration Architect.
• Monitors tickets, responses, and resolutions for network events tied to migration waves; gathers and analyzes bandwidth and NSX flow data.
• Documents scheduled maintenances, network topologies, NSX segment/gateway configurations, and connectivity mappings in the designated tool.
• Opens service requests to vendors for hardware/software problems; works with Service Providers for proper handling of outages, maintenances, or other problems during cutover windows.
• Communicates cutover status and network risk to customers and the Migration Coordinator/PMO via tickets, emails, and calls.
• Ensures NSX and network alerts are detected, acknowledged, and resolved in a timely manner during and after cutover.
• Documents planned and unplanned network events and changes; follows change and escalation processes for unique, complex, or critical network cutover changes and customer outages.
• Validates rollback readiness for network cutover activities in partnership with the QA/Validation Engineer.
• Participates in on\-call support per team design, particularly around scheduled wave cutover windows.

Knowledge

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of VMware NSX\-T design, deployment, and migration from NSX\-V or legacy network virtualization platforms
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of the design, configuration, installation, maintenance, administration, and upgrade of NSX\-based networking environments
• Intermediate knowledge of TCP/IP, OSI topology, and switching technologies as applied to NSX overlay/underlay networking
• Intermediate knowledge of equipment from multiple vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, and Arista as they interface with NSX underlay networks

Skills

• VMware NSX\-T Migration \& Cutover
• Network Virtualization Design
• Client/Customer Service
• Network Device Naming Schemes
• Network Service Monitoring Systems
• Process Improvement
• Script Maintenance
• Technical Acumen
• Technical Support
• Technical Writing Skills

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in a field related to role.

Certifications

• VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization (VCP\-NV) required, or obtained within 90 days of hire
• CCNA or CCNP certification preferred

Experience

• 3 – 6 years of experience in the field of role required, including hands\-on NSX\-T design or migration experience