Azure Migration Lead (VMware to Azure)
- Location: No Location Set
- Type: Contract
- Job #35057
- Lead end-to-end delivery of a migration pod, owning execution and outcomes across assigned workloads
- Drive wave-based VMware to Azure migrations from discovery through post-validation
- Execute application-level migration treatment plans aligned to program runbooks
- Perform complexity assessments (low/medium/high) and map to migration strategies
- Lead and direct Migration Engineer activities, ensuring quality and delivery pace
- Take ownership of high-complexity migration scenarios and technical problem solving
- Operate Azure Migrate and replication tools (e.g., ASR) at an advanced level
- Design and manage replication strategies and throughput planning
- Plan and execute cutover events, including rollback and contingency planning
- Contribute to and evolve migration runbooks and reusable pattern libraries
- Engage with application owners, infra teams, and network providers for dependencies
- Coordinate change windows, access provisioning, and migration readiness
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Bicep/Terraform) modules
- Build and review automation scripts (PowerShell/Bash) for migrations
- Run pod stand-ups, wave planning, and retrospective sessions
- Communicate status, risks, and blockers to leadership clearly and consistently
- Mentor team members and promote reusable best practices across pods
- Apply Azure Landing Zone and Cloud Adoption Framework principles
- Troubleshoot networking and post-migration connectivity issues (NSGs, DNS, routing)
- Operate within structured ITIL change management environments with strict governance