Senior Virtualisation Engineer/Infrastructure Migration Specialist
Core
Preserve legacy Windows XP/7 environments and migrate physical systems to virtualization platforms for the Dutch Ministry of Defense.
Role type
Senior Virtualisation Engineer (Legacy Infrastructure Migration)
Builds
Virtualized legacy environments on Proxmox/VMware ESXi for critical operational systems
Domain
Defense / Legacy Windows Infrastructure
Required skills
bit-accurate sector-level imaging, physical-to-virtual migration, legacy Windows driver resolution, hypervisor configuration, VM optimization (CPU pinning, COM-port emulation), enterprise backup strategies, recovery procedure documentation
Preferred skills
high-availability architectures, virtual machine replication, disaster recovery planning
Technologies
Proxmox, VMware ESXi, ddrescue, Clonezilla
Responsibilities
Create bit-accurate images of physical legacy machines, migrate Windows XP/7 to virtual machines, configure and optimize VMs for legacy applications, implement backup and monitoring solutions, document recovery procedures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
