Pilot Jobs in Delson, QC

Our professional services client is seeking a Nutanix Migration Specialist/Expert (10+ years) to migrate live VMs from Nutanix AHV to Hyper-V using V2V conversion, PowerShell, and Dell infrastructure

This role supports a large-scale infrastructure migration from a legacy Nutanix environment to a new Hyper-V failover cluster with minimal downtime. The project includes planning and design, Dell hardware deployment, Hyper-V cluster configuration, VM migration, and handover activities across a multi-phase implementation. The contractor will work alongside onsite technicians during deployment and configuration activities.

6-8 week contract in Ottawa, ON (% Remote). 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Review existing Nutanix networking and map environments to new Dell topologies
• Create migration and cutover schedules for VM transition activities
• Rack, cable, and deploy Dell servers and storage hardware
• Configure Hyper-V failover clusters, Cluster Shared Volumes, and storage provisioning
• Perform Nutanix AHV to Hyper-V VM migrations using V2V conversion tools
• Execute pilot migrations, production cutovers, and data replication activities
• Conduct failover validation, produce as-built documentation, and complete knowledge transfer sessions

Must Haves

• 10+ years in Nutanix migrations, Nutanix AHV, and Hyper-V environments
• Nutanix AOS, QEMU command-line tools, PowerShell, and V2V conversion
• Hyper-V failover cluster, Cluster Shared Volumes, LACP, vSwitches, iSCSI, and FC paths
• Dell R, Dell Unity XT , Dell PowerVault ME5, and Dell firmware deployment
• Industry certification in Nutanix

Nice to Have

• Previous experience creating cutover schedules to prevent outages
• Experience mapping Nutanix environments to Dell topologies
• Experience running cluster resilience and failure tests
• Technical documentation and knowledge transfer experience