Thin Technologies is a fast-growing Professional Services Provider that offers Enterprise-grade IT architecture, engineering, and deployment services to both US-based and global partners. With our Consulting practice currently experiencing accelerated growth, we are seeking to fill a position for a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Deployment Engineer to lead and execute a coordinated refresh, migration, and upgrade project nationwide. Willingness to travel is a must. You will handle site readiness validation, physical server installations, and complex virtual workload migrations from VMware ESXi to Hyper-V. Because environments vary, you must excel at exception handling, troubleshooting undocumented infrastructure, and managing vendor or application dependencies on-site.
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Pay is $90/hr DOE
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1099 or W2 Contract
Phase 0: Site Survey & Readiness Validation
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Validate physical server inventory scheduled for refresh or migration.
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Confirm rack space, placement requirements, and environmental constraints.
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Verify power availability, connectivity, cabling, and patching requirements.
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Identify deployment risks, site-specific dependencies, and categorize locations into deployment archetypes.
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Deliver site readiness checklists and go/no-go recommendations.
Phase 1: Physical Server Installation
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Rack and install new server hardware according to professional standards.
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Patch, label, and manage network and power cabling.
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Verify baseline power and network connectivity
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Document installations with pre- and post-installation photographs and completion records.
Phase 2 & 3: Hypervisor Configuration, Migration & OS Upgrades
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Deploy and configure Microsoft Hyper-V
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Build temporary migration resources and configure backup/recovery tooling.
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Migrate virtual machines and workloads from VMware ESXi to Hyper-V
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Migrate Active Directory services, as well as file and print services.
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Perform approved Windows Server operating system upgrades
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Validate core infrastructure functionality post-migration and maintain migration runbooks.
Phase 4: Legacy Infrastructure Decommissioning
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Confirm workload stability on the new Hyper-V platform.
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Validate, unrack, and remove legacy servers.
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Stage retired equipment for client asset disposition and complete decommissioning documentation
Qualifications & Skills
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Hypervisor Expertise: Proven experience configuring Microsoft Hyper-V and executing migrations from VMware ESXi.
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Windows Server Administration: Strong background in Windows Server OS upgrades, Active Directory, and file/print service migrations.
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Physical Infrastructure: Experience with physical server racking, stacking, professional cable management, and site environment audits.
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Troubleshooting & Adaptability: Ability to handle non-standardized environments, legacy operating systems, and undocumented infrastructure.
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Project Documentation: Experience creating technical runbooks, site readiness checklists, and risk assessments.
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Travel: Willingness to travel extensively to various locations across the United States.