Job Description

Job Title : Hyper-V SME

Location : Remote (EST hours)

Duration : 6+ months

Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly experienced Hyper-V Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of a new enterprise-level Hyper-V environment. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in building Hyper-V infrastructure from the ground up , along with strong knowledge of VMware-to-Hyper-V migrations . This role requires advanced technical leadership, hands-on deployment, and the ability to establish best practices for scalability, performance, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, architect, and build a new enterprise Hyper-V environment from scratch.
• Lead VMware to Hyper-V migration projects, ensuring minimal downtime and smooth transitions.
• Implement high availability, clustering, failover, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and capacity planning for Hyper-V workloads.
• Integrate Hyper-V with Windows Server, Active Directory, networking, and storage systems.
• Establish monitoring, automation, and operational procedures for Hyper-V environments.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and cloud teams to align with enterprise standards.
• Provide Hyper-V expertise, mentoring, and best practices to internal teams.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with 5+ years specializing in Microsoft Hyper-V .
• Hands-on experience building enterprise-scale Hyper-V clusters (not just administration).
• Proven success migrating workloads from VMware ESXi/vSphere to Hyper-V .
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Failover Clustering, SCVMM, and PowerShell automation .
• Experience with storage solutions (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, SMB 3.0) integrated with Hyper-V.
• Familiarity with Azure Stack HCI, hybrid cloud, and backup/recovery strategies a plus.
• Excellent troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

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