SME /Architect

Roles & Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed assessment of VMware infrastructure, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, storage & networking.
• Identify workload dependencies, resource utilization patterns, application criticality, and migration constraints.
• Perform gap analysis and recommend target-state Proxmox architecture.
• Validate compute, storage, network, backup, monitoring, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Design enterprise-grade Proxmox clusters for high availability and scalability.
• Define storage architecture using Ceph, SAN, NAS, or local storage.
• Design networking architecture including VLANs, bridges, bonding, SDN integration, and security controls.
• Develop capacity planning, performance benchmarks, and growth strategy.
• Establish platform standards, governance, and operational runbooks.
• Develop migration roadmap, wave plans, cutover schedules, and rollback procedures.
• Define migration approach for Windows, Linux, and business-critical workloads.
• Create migration automation frameworks and tooling strategies.
• Assess application compatibility and identify remediation requirements.
• Work with infrastructure, application, network, storage, and security teams to ensure migration readiness.
• Lead pilot migrations and production migration waves.
• Oversee VM conversion, VirtIO driver implementation, network mapping, and storage migration.
• Resolve migration issues related to operating systems, performance, storage, and networking.
• Ensure minimal downtime and business impact during migration windows.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams.
• Validate migrated workloads for functionality, performance, security, and compliance.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization in Proxmox Environment.
• Coordinate application testing and sign-off activities.
• Support hypercare and knowledge transfer activities.
• Assist in VMware decommissioning and license optimization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must have technical/functional skills in Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) 9.X, VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS), Ceph Storage Architecture, Enterprise Networking (VLANs, Routing, Switching, Firewalling), Virtualization Migration Tools and Methodologies, Disaster Recovery and High Availability Design, Automation using Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Storage Technologies (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS).
• Preferred skills in Kubernetes/OpenShift & Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Skills

• Architecture & Assessment
• Solution Design
• Migration Strategy & Planning
• Migration Execution
• Validation & Hypercare

Benefits

TCS Employee Benefits Summary
Discretionary Annual Incentive.
Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
Salary Range: $140,000-$150,000 a year