VMware Infrastructure and Migration Specialist

VMware Infrastructure and Migration Specialist Job Snapshot - Role: VMware Infrastructure and Migration Specialist - Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Industry: I T and Services - Function: Network and Server Administration - Experience: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Dicetek LLC is seeking a VMware Infrastructure and Migration Specialist for an on-site opportunity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on migrating Windows and Linux workloads, configuring virtual infrastructure, managing Active Directory and Microsoft SQL Server environments, and implementing security hardening across production and disaster recovery systems. The position requires strong technical expertise in VMware VCAF, Active Directory migration, SQL Server clustering, virtual machine provisioning, storage configuration and infrastructure security. The successful candidate will be involved in migration planning, environment preparation, workload transitions, production cutover, go-live support and disaster recovery testing. The assignment covers both main-site infrastructure activities and disaster recovery environments, with responsibility for preparing secure, application-ready virtual machines and supporting infrastructure availability during migration and operational handover.

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Dubai
• Industry: I T and Services
• Function: Network and Server Administration
• Salary: Not disclosed
• Gender: No Preference
• Candidate Nationality: Not specified
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Arrangement: On-site

• Strong hands-on expertise in Windows and Linux workload migration using VMware VCAF.
• Experience working with the latest and N-2 versions of the relevant VMware platform.
• Ability to provision, configure and migrate virtual machines across enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Experience preparing operating system golden image templates for consistent virtual machine deployment.
• Knowledge of virtual infrastructure migration activities, including workload preparation, configuration, testing and cutover.
• Ability to apply security hardening and resolve vulnerabilities affecting migrated workloads.

• Strong experience in Active Directory setup, configuration and migration.
• Advanced knowledge of Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles and their management.
• Proficiency in Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and associated administration tools.
• Ability to migrate Active Directory services while maintaining required directory functionality and connectivity.
• Experience applying Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmark-based hardening to relevant infrastructure components.
• Capability to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities affecting Active Directory environments.

• Strong technical experience in Microsoft SQL Server clustering and database migration.
• Ability to configure and troubleshoot SQL Server database environments.
• Experience resolving database connectivity issues involving interfacing applications.
• Knowledge of production and development database cluster configurations.
• Experience applying database security hardening and addressing identified vulnerabilities.
• Ability to support SQL Server infrastructure migration and disaster recovery configuration.

• Provision and configure virtual machines that meet application environment requirements.
• Prepare virtual machines using the latest applicable operating system versions and approved golden image templates.
• Deploy new virtual machines based on the existing infrastructure inventory.
• Configure virtual machines for production and development environments.
• Provision infrastructure supporting Active Directory services and database servers.
• Configure production and development database clusters according to the migration requirements.
• Verify that provisioned virtual machines are prepared for application installation and subsequent operational activities.

• Migrate existing Active Directory services to the target infrastructure environment.
• Perform database service migrations, including relevant Microsoft SQL Server configurations.
• Migrate existing virtual appliances as part of the infrastructure transition.
• Coordinate workload migration activities to support the planned implementation sequence.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and service