Linux Systems Engineer - Server Migration

NTT DATA's Client•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

NTT DATA's Client is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer – Server Migration to support a large-scale data center migration program, relocating physical and virtual servers between facilities with minimal downtime and strong service continuity. The core focus is to plan and execute end-to-end server migrations. This includes migrating VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines using vMotion, Storage vMotion, and cold migration methods. The role also involves managing iSCSI storage connectivity, LVM-based storage provisioning, and filesystem validation. Building automation and runbooks to make migration workflows repeatable and reliable is a key aspect, as is troubleshooting performance, application, and infrastructure issues before, during, and after cutover. The engineer will own and engineer the Linux compute platform across migration phases, coordinate migration waves, rollback plans, and validation checklists, and maintain security, stability, and compliance across Linux infrastructure. Collaboration with support teams and internal engineering groups to resolve complex issues is expected, along with contributing to modernization efforts involving Kubernetes, OpenShift, and related platform technologies.

Requirements

8+ years of overall experience with 4+ years of hands-on Linux/Unix engineering experience.
4+ years of experience with large-scale server or data center migrations.
3+ years of experience in Deep VMware ESXi/vSphere.
4+ years of experience in iSCSI networking and LVM expertise.
Good skills in Bash and Python.
Good understanding of networking, CI/CD, and container platforms like OpenShift/Kubernetes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with migration tools such as Zerto, Veeam, or vCenter Converter.
Exposure to public cloud, databases, security tooling, and configuration management platforms like Ansible or Puppet.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute end-to-end server migrations.
Migrate VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines using vMotion, Storage vMotion, and cold migration methods.
Manage iSCSI storage connectivity, LVM-based storage provisioning, and filesystem validation.
Build automation and runbooks to make migration workflows repeatable and reliable.
Troubleshoot performance, application, and infrastructure issues before, during, and after cutover.
Own and engineer the Linux compute platform across migration phases.
Coordinate migration waves, rollback plans, and validation checklists.
Maintain security, stability, and compliance across Linux infrastructure.
Work with support teams and internal engineering groups to resolve complex issues.
Contribute to modernization efforts involving Kubernetes, OpenShift, and related platform technologies.