Senior OpenShift & VMware Virtualization Migration Consultant

• Assess the current VMware virtualization estate, including virtual machine inventory, infrastructure dependencies, and migration readiness.
• Design and define the target OpenShift Virtualization architecture for the POC.
• Develop compute, storage, and network designs required to support OpenShift Virtualization workloads.
• Evaluate Linux and Windows virtual machines for migration suitability and compatibility.
• Plan and execute migration of selected workloads from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization.
• Validate migration outcomes through performance, functionality, and downtime testing.
• Design highly available and resilient OpenShift Virtualization environments.
• Assess virtualization infrastructure requirements, operational readiness, and support considerations.
• Troubleshoot migration issues across compute, storage, networking, operating systems, and applications.
• Document migration risks, limitations, dependencies, and remediation requirements.
• Provide operational support recommendations and identify skills gaps within the support organization.
• Produce effort estimates, migration approaches, and indicative timelines for production-scale adoption.
• Deliver clear go/no-go recommendations based on POC findings and outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and provide comprehensive technical documentation throughout the engagement.

Proficient

• OpenShift
• VMWare
• Virtualization

• Approximately 8–10 years of infrastructure, virtualization, or platform engineering experience.
• At least 3–5 years of hands-on OpenShift experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering VMware-to-OpenShift Virtualization migrations or comparable production POCs.
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and take end-to-end ownership of the POC.

• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization
• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• VMware VCP or equivalent VMware certification

• Current VMware estate assessment
• OpenShift Virtualization target architecture
• Compute, storage, and network design documentation
• Workload suitability and compatibility assessment
• Successful migration of agreed Windows and Linux test workloads
• Migration test results, including performance and downtime analysis
• Risk, limitation, and remediation documentation
• Operational support and skills-gap assessment
• Production migration approach, effort estimate, and indicative timeline
• Go/no-go recommendation for OpenShift Virtualization adoption