Experience in VMware to Hyper‐V migration projects
Based in Sutherland Shire | Australia citizens only
Our client is looking for a Hyper-V Migration Expert who has experience in transition from a VMware-based virtualisation platform to Hyper‐V.
Looking for an experienced professional to design and assess an on‐premise Hyper‐V virtualisation cluster, and‐subject to suitability‐lead an opportunistic migration of workloads from VMware to Hyper‐V.
You should bring prior hands‐on experience delivering similar cross‐platform migrations.
The role requires solid expertise across the full spectrum of Hyper‐V deployment models, including associated technologies such as Azure Stack HCI.
The successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating the current environment and advising on the most appropriate target architecture aligned to the client's requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Build and evaluate an on-prem Hyper‐V virtualisation cluster
Assess Microsoft-based solutions, including Azure Stack HCI
Lead the migration of workloads from VMware to Hyper‐V
Analyse existing infrastructure and recommend optimal architecture
Address challenges related to hyperconverged storage (e.g. vSAN)
Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors
Key Skills Required
Hyper‐V & Microsoft Stack
Strong hands‐on experience with Hyper‐V on Windows Server
Failover Clustering and Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)




Live Migration and Storage Live Migration
Hyper‐V virtual switch design and host configuration
Windows Failover Clustering design, deployment, and troubleshooting
Host lifecycle management, patching, maintenance, and resilience
Integration with backup, monitoring, and disaster recovery platforms
Strong understanding of storage design for Hyper‐V environments
SAN and iSCSI architectures
LUN presentation and Multipath I/O (MPIO)
Storage performance, resiliency, and failover behaviour
CSV design considerations for clustered workloads
Networking
VLAN design and network segmentation
NIC teaming and redundancy models
Traffic separation for management, storage, live migration, and VM networks
Integration with physical switching infrastructure
Hyper‐V virtual switch design and load‐balancing approaches
Highly desirable, not mandatory skills
Automation & Scripting
PowerShell, including Hyper‐V and Failover Clustering modules
VMware PowerCLI for source environment analysis and migration
Fabric management across compute, storage, and networking
Logical networks and uplink port profiles
VM templates and service deployment
Host groups and cluster lifecycle management
Operations & Platform Integration
Cluster‐Aware Updating and patch orchestration
Disaster recovery solutions, including Hyper‐V Replica or equivalent technologies
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