Server Migration Engineer

Server Migration Engineer

• Outside IR35
• Hybrid 2x per week in the London office

Our client are looking for a need a hands-on Server Migration Engineer who can combine deep technical delivery with the coordination skills to navigate complex, dependency-heavy migrations across hybrid environments.

What you'll be doing

• Planning and executing physical and virtual server migrations (Windows & Linux) across on-prem and Azure environments
• Active Directory forest and domain separations, OU restructures, and join/rejoin operations
• Deploying and managing Azure Arc, Defender for Cloud, and hybrid management agents
• Supporting virtualisation and containerisation workloads (VMware, Hyper-V, Kubernetes)
• Hands-on data centre work firmware updates, racking, cabling, and rebuilds

Driving automation via PowerShell, DSC, SCCM, or Terraform

What we're looking for

• Expert-level Windows Server (2016–2022) and/or Linux administration
• Solid Azure IaaS experience Arc, Defender for Cloud, VNets, Private DNS
• Strong networking fundamentals VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, TLS, certificates
• Prior M&A separation, carve-out, or data centre migration experience is a real advantage
• Comfortable working independently and briefing both technical and non-technical stakeholders