Infrastructure Specialist

Senior Azure Migration & Hybrid Infrastructure Consultant

Location:

UK (Hybrid) Client:
Leading Consultancy supporting a Major Transport Programme

We're supporting a flagship transport client undergoing a large-scale hybrid cloud transformation. This is not a "lift-and-shift and hope for the best" exercise. It's a complex, high-stakes migration programme where infrastructure resilience, downtime minimisation, and technical accuracy are non-negotiable.

We're looking for a hands-on consultant to lead VMware to Azure migrations, operating across hybrid estates spanning Azure, Azure Stack HCI, and Hyper-V. You'll be embedded in delivery, not sitting on the sidelines producing Power Points.

Azure Migration Delivery Lead end-to-end VMware to Azure migrations using Azure Migrate across assessment, planning, replication, testing, and cutover phases

Execute migrations of large-scale VM estates into Azure, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Local, and Hyper-V environments

Conduct detailed pre-migration readiness assessments, including dependency mapping and remediation planning

Own cutover execution, providing hands-on troubleshooting during migration waves to ensure minimal service disruption

Deliver post-migration validation and optimisation, ensuring workloads are stable and aligned to Azure best practices

Configure and manage Hyper-V environments, including VM provisioning, performance tuning, and storage configuration

Support and optimise Azure Stack HCI deployments, including cluster configuration and lifecycle considerations

Design and implement high availability solutions using Windows Failover Clustering Build and validate HCI networking architectures, covering:vSwitch configurationVLAN segmentationIP addressing schemesNIC mapping and teaming

Routing considerations

Support and troubleshoot Linux workloads (RHEL, SUSE) during migration and stabilisation phases

Validate OS compatibility and perform post-migration tuning and optimisation

Integrate workloads into Azure’s hybrid management, backup, and monitoring frameworks

Strong hands-on expertise across VMware (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, VxRail)
Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale VMware migrations

Practical experience using Azure Migrate in live environments

Deep understanding of:

Migration lifecycle (assessment through to cutover)
Replication strategies and testing frameworks

Post-migration validation and optimisation

Solid experience with Hyper-V virtualisation, storage, and networking

Strong grasp of HCI networking principles (vSwitches, VLANs, IP planning, routing, NIC bonding)
Comfortable operating in high-pressure cutover environments where things rarely go perfectly

Experience migrating large, complex estates using automation and bulk migration tooling

Exposure to Azure Arc and Azure Local for hybrid governance

Knowledge of Azure Backup, Azure Monitor, and cost/performance optimisation strategiesScripting or automation experience (Power Shell, CLI)
Understanding of hybrid connectivity models (VPN, Express Route) and network security principles

Experience managing Azure Stack HCI lifecycle, including firmware and hardware validation

Relevant certifications across Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, or Linux