Senior VMware Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $155k - $165k / year

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Effectual

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201 - 500 employees

🏢 Enterprise

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 Private Equity Round on 2019-11

Cloud • Enterprise • Artificial Intelligence

Effectual is an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner specializing in enterprise digital transformation, focusing on cloud migration and modernization. They offer a range of services including cloud strategy and design, application development, and data analytics, leveraging cutting-edge technology like Generative AI to drive innovation and efficiency. Effectual works across various sectors such as financial services, aerospace, and the public sector, aiming to optimize cloud costs and enhance data security for their clients.

📋 Description

• Execute VMware Enterprise Migrations • Execute end-to-end VMware datacenter migrations using AWS Migration Services (MGN), CloudEndure, and HCX • Perform comprehensive VMware workload assessments, dependency mapping, and application discovery • Implement migration strategies aligned with the 7Rs framework (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, Retain, Relocate) • Deploy and operate migration factory patterns for VMware datacenter exits with 200-500 VMs per wave • Execute wave-based migration planning with minimal business disruption and tested rollback procedures • Migrate complex VMware environments including vMotion transitions, NSX networking conversions, and vSAN/VMFS storage migrations • Build Migration Infrastructure • Build AWS landing zones and migration target environments following Well-Architected Framework principles • Implement hybrid connectivity solutions (Direct Connect, VPN, Transit Gateway) for migration networks • Configure AWS migration tools: MGN replication servers, DMS endpoints, Migration Hub tracking • Convert VMware NSX micro-segmentation policies to AWS Security Groups and Network ACLs • Migrate VMware vSAN/VMFS/NFS storage to appropriate AWS storage services (S3, EBS, EFS, FSx) • Implement disaster recovery and business continuity architectures post-migration • Conduct post-migration validation, performance testing, and optimization • Automate Migration Workflows • Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and CloudFormation to replicate VMware infrastructure patterns in AWS • Create Python and PowerShell automation scripts for mass VM migration, validation, and cutover procedures • Build CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment of migrated workloads • Automate post-migration tasks: tagging, monitoring setup, backup configuration, security hardening • Implement migration runbooks and standard operating procedures for repeatable execution • Enable Client Success • Provide hands-on technical guidance to client VMware and cloud engineering teams during migration execution • Lead migration workshops, cutover planning sessions, and incident response during maintenance windows • Troubleshoot complex VMware-to-AWS migration challenges (replication failures, networking issues, application dependencies) • Create comprehensive migration documentation: runbooks, architecture diagrams, lessons learned • Support post-migration hypercare and stabilization activities

🎯 Requirements

• 8-10+ years of IT implementation or cloud engineering experience • 5+ years of VMware infrastructure experience with vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, and NSX • 5-6+ years developing AWS cloud infrastructure • 3+ years hands-on VMware to AWS migration experience using MGN, CloudEndure, or HCX • 2+ years of infrastructure as code experience (Terraform preferred) • 2+ years of DevOps toolchain experience (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, AWS Code* Suite) • AWS experience within past year • Hands-on proficiency with primary AWS services (Compute, Storage, Networking, RDS) • Strong track record implementing AWS migration services as VMware workload targets • Experience executing VMware to AWS migrations at scale (200-500 VMs per project) • Proven ability to execute migration factory patterns with wave planning and rollback procedures • Experience with VMware datacenter operations transitioning to AWS cloud operations • Deep hands-on experience with AWS migration tools (MGN, CloudEndure, DMS, Migration Hub) • Working knowledge of VMware HCX for hybrid migrations and live vMotion to AWS • Proficient in developing Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform / AWS CloudFormation) • Proficient in coding configuration management tooling (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.) • Proficient in Python, PowerShell, and Bash scripting for migration automation • Demonstrable knowledge of Agile project methodologies • Ability to work with multiple clients, in parallel • Strong attention to detail in complex migration execution • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills • Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and disaster recovery migrations • VMware Tanzu to AWS ECS/EKS containerization migrations • AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) for SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL migrations • Compliance framework experience (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2) in migration contexts • FinOps practices and AWS cost optimization with demonstrated VMware TCO improvements • Multi-cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) and comparative migration approaches • SAP on VMware to SAP on AWS migration experience • Kubernetes migration experience from VMware to AWS EKS

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurances, • Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances, • 401k with Company match • Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year) • Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year) • These and any other employee benefit offerings are subject to management’s discretion and may change at any time.