Azure Migration Engineer - VMWare

Stefanini Group is looking for an Azure Migration Engineer - VMware for a globally recognized company. This role will focus on supporting the planning and assessment phase of a VMware to Microsoft Azure migration, evaluating the current environment, and creating a migration roadmap.

Responsibilities:

• Perform a detailed assessment of the existing VMware infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and supporting services
• Inventory and categorize workloads, identifying migration candidates vs. non-migratable workloads
• Document application dependencies, performance requirements, and operational considerations
• Identify technical risks, constraints, and readiness gaps related to Azure migration
• Analyze workloads to determine suitability for Azure (e.g., lift-and-shift, refactor, rehost)
• Identify workloads not supported in Azure (e.g., certain infrastructure, appliance-based VMs, hybrid Exchange, SCCM) and document alternative hosting recommendations
• Provide input on third‑party IaaS options (e.g., Rackspace or similar) for non-Azure workloads to avoid ongoing hypervisor licensing and hardware management
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define a migration approach, sequencing, and high-level architecture
• Assist in developing a phased migration plan, including dependencies and critical path items
• Contribute to timeline estimates, milestones, and assumptions, refining estimates as assessment findings are completed
• Align recommendations with Microsoft Azure best practices and funding program requirements
• Work closely with internal teams (infrastructure, cloud, security, applications) to gather requirements and validate findings
• Participate in working sessions and status discussions with leadership and technical stakeholders
• Support coordination with Microsoft and partner teams involved in assessment funding and execution
• Produce clear, concise documentation including: Current-state assessment findings, Workload classification and migration suitability, Risks, constraints, and assumptions, High-level migration roadmap and timeline
• Ensure documentation is suitable for both technical and executive audiences

Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years experience
• Strong experience with VMware environments (vSphere, ESXi, related infrastructure)
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure IaaS and migration patterns
• Experience performing cloud migration assessments and planning exercises
• Ability to evaluate hybrid and legacy workloads and recommend alternative hosting strategies
• Strong documentation and communication skills