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Cloud Adoption Migration Consultant - Solution Architect
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job overview
Date posted
12/09/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
27/10/2025
Job description
The Cloud Adoption Migration Consultant – Solution Architect will lead the end-to-end assessment, design, and execution of complex migrations from on-premise or hybrid environments to du’s VMware-based sovereign cloud. The role requires expertise in VMware technologies, migration tools, and cloud governance frameworks to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient cloud adoption for government and enterprise clients. This includes stakeholder management, architecture advisory, licensing analysis, and alignment with UAE sovereignty mandates.
Required skills
cloud migration
VMware Cloud Foundation
vSphere
vSAN
NSX-T
Aria Suite
VMware HCX
vSphere Replication
SDDC Manager
sovereign cloud
cloud architecture
security micro-segmentation
multi-tenant isolation
Azure Migrate
AWS SMS
Google Migrate for Compute Engine
cloud governance
UAE G-Cloud
FedNet compliance
executive presentation
Key responsibilities
- Articulate capabilities of the sovereign-cloud platform built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Broadcom’s post-acquisition service model.
- Analyse existing infrastructure, workloads and business requirements; develop migration strategies covering VCF components, licensing and future operating models.
- Configure and use VMware HCX, VCA, vSphere Replication and related tools to execute migrations.
- Lead discovery, planning, migration, validation and cut-over for physical, virtual and non-x86 workloads; manage runbooks and post-migration hand-over.
- Recommend cloud-native services, storage tiers, NSX-T segmentation and security controls compliant with UAE mandates.
- Align technical plans with project timelines, SLAs and executive objectives, present status, risks and mitigations to client leadership.
- Maintain HLD/LLD artefacts, migration runbooks and operational plans per Broadcom governance.
- Track Broadcom licensing changes and advise clients on cost implications.
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering or related field.
- Preferred certifications: VMware VCP DCV/CMA, VMware Cloud Foundation Specialist, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect or Cloud Practitioner.
- 5+ years delivering complex cloud migrations (rehost, replatform, refactor) with proven VMware SDDC deployments.
- Deep VMware stack expertise (VCF, vSphere 8, vSAN, NSX-T, Aria Suite, HCX, SDDC Manager).
- Experience with networking, security micro-segmentation, multi-tenant isolation.
- Proficiency with native and 3rd-party migration tools (Azure Migrate, AWS SMS, Google Migrate for Compute Engine).
- Knowledge of UAE cloud-governance / sovereignty frameworks (e.g., G-Cloud, FedNet).
- Excellent client-facing communication and executive-level presentation skills.