Software Architect - Cloud - OPS-006

Req Id: 4644

Posting Start Date: 11/3/26

Job Description

Senior Migration Engineer — VCF9 Migration (India – Remote)

Job Profile Summary

The Senior Migration Engineer leads complex migrations (vSphere / vSAN / NSX / VCF lifecycle) within a VCF9 Migration Factory Delivery Pod and mentors the Migration Engineer (Mid) tier. Owns build validation and drives Infrastructure\-as\-Code deployment practices for repeatability, and serves as the senior engineering escalation point for complex migration waves.

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

• Leads complex, high\-risk migrations spanning vSphere, vSAN, NSX network cutover, and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) lifecycle operations (upgrade, patching, workload domain management).
• Owns build validation for migrated workloads, confirming configurations conform to the Migration Architect's approved design and rollback plan before a wave is declared complete.
• Mentors Migration Engineer (Mid) staff on HCX/Zerto execution techniques, troubleshooting, and VMware best practices.
• Drives adoption of Infrastructure\-as\-Code (Terraform, PowerCLI, Ansible) deployment practices in partnership with the Automation Engineer to increase build repeatability and reduce manual configuration drift.
• Serves as the senior escalation point for complex migration issues, performing advanced root cause analysis and performance tuning across compute, storage, and network layers.
• Partners with the Migration Architect on SDDC VCF mapping validation and flags design risk before it can impact a wave.
• Coordinates with the Network/NSX Engineer on critical\-path network cutover sequencing for complex waves.
• Reviews and approves complex migration plans developed by the Migration Engineer (Mid) prior to execution.
• Generates and maintains advanced configuration and validation documentation for complex client production environments.
• Actively takes ownership of complex issues, understanding upstream/downstream impacts and designing/delivering solutions appropriately.

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) lifecycle management
• Advanced knowledge of VMware HCX and Zerto\-based migration tooling for complex/large\-scale migrations
• Advanced knowledge of OS technologies for customer configuration: Windows, RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of more than one IaaS platform(s) – AWS (preferred), Azure, Google, VMware Cloud
• Advanced understanding of infrastructure automation tooling (Terraform, PowerCLI, Ansible, HCX)

Skills

• VMware VCF Lifecycle Management
• Complex Migration Leadership
• Infrastructure\-as\-Code
• AI/Machine Learning
• Cloud Computing
• Cybersecurity
• DevOps Coding Skills
• Network/Systems Skills

Education

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

Certifications

• VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP\-DCV) required
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) specialty certification strongly preferred

Experience

• 6 – 10 years of experience in the field of role required, including demonstrated leadership of complex VMware migrations