L2 Windows Migration Engineer (5-8 yrs)

Windows Migration Engineer L2 :

Years of Experience - 5 to 8 years

Location - Chennai, Bangalore and Coimbatore

Shift - Rotational (24/7 coverage - 3 shifts)

Role Summary :

The Windows Migration Engineer L2 will lead Windows OS migration activities during assigned shifts and support junior engineers. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in Windows server infrastructure, validation, and issue resolution during live cutover events.

Skills Summary :

- Expertise in Windows Server 2012 R2/2016/2019/2022

- Cluster Management (Windows Failover Cluster, shared disks, heartbeat monitoring)

- Familiarity with HCX, Zerto migration tools

- VM template handling and guest OS customization via vSphere

- Familiarity with FT (Fault Tolerance) and RDMs in vSphere environments

- Active Directory/LDAP join validation, GPO inheritance, OU policies

- Firewall, antivirus, and system hardening checks

- Database awareness (MSSQL) to help triage connectivity or service dependencies during migration

- Hands-on with PowerShell for troubleshooting and scripting (GPO, firewall, services)

- Windows Group Policies, login scripts, roaming profiles

- Event log analysis and service failure remediation

- Antivirus agent management and log validation (Defender, Symantec, Trend Micro etc.), SCCM/WSUS client troubleshooting

- Disk management, network adapters, firewall rule validation

- Experience in troubleshooting basic VMware issues related to Virtual Machines.

Responsibilities :

- Lead migration wave execution for Windows workloads

- Ensure domain join, AD registration, DNS, IP settings, and OU policies are properly configured

- Troubleshoot AD join failures, GPO misalignments, AV agent malfunctions

- Support and coach junior engineers during cutover sprints

- Validate logs, services, AV compliance, and patch levels post-migration

- Collaborate with app and infrastructure teams during Hypercare testing

- Perform rollback or failback procedures if required

- Maintain escalation logs and wave completion status

- Review and update migration runbooks for future reuse