Tata Consultancy Services

SME /Architect

Tata Consultancy Services$140K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience with Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) 9.X and VMware technologies
  • Expertise in Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
  • Strong understanding of Ceph Storage Architecture and Enterprise Networking
  • Proven experience in virtualization migration and automation tools like Bash, Python, Ansible, and Terraform
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes/OpenShift & Public Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Assess VMware infrastructure to identify workloads, constraints, and resource patterns
  • Design high availability and scalable Proxmox cluster architectures
  • Develop migration strategies including wave plans and roadmap
  • Lead execution of migrations with focus on minimal downtime and impact
  • Validate migrated workloads to ensure functionality and compliance

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Exposure to cutting-edge virtualization and cloud technologies
  • Collaborative work environment in diverse teams
  • Potential for career advancement within the organization
Full Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) 9.X
• VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter
• Migration planning and execution experience from Vmware to Proxmos environment
• Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
• Ceph Storage Architecture
• Enterprise Networking (VLANs, Routing, Switching, Firewalling)
• Virtualization Migration Tools and Methodologies
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability Design
• Automation using Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform
• Storage Technologies (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS)
• Preferred Skills IN Kubernetes/OpenShift & Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Roles & Responsibilities

Architecture & Assessment
• Conduct detailed assessment of VMware infrastructure, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, storage &networking
• Identify workload dependencies, resource utilization patterns, application criticality, and migration constraints.
• Perform gap analysis and recommend target-state Proxmox architecture.
• Validate compute, storage, network, backup, monitoring, and disaster recovery requirements

Solution Design
• Design enterprise-grade Proxmox clusters for high availability and scalability.
• Define storage architecture using Ceph, SAN, NAS, or local storage.
• Design networking architecture including VLANs, bridges, bonding, SDN integration, and security controls.
• Develop capacity planning, performance benchmarks, and growth strategy.
• Establish platform standards, governance, and operational runbooks.

Migration Strategy & Planning
• Develop migration roadmap, wave plans, cutover schedules, and rollback procedures.
• Define migration approach for Windows, Linux, and business-critical workloads.
• Create migration automation frameworks and tooling strategies.
• Assess application compatibility and identify remediation requirements.
• Work with infrastructure, application, network, storage, and security teams to ensure migration readiness

Migration Execution
• Lead pilot migrations and production migration waves.
• Oversee VM conversion, VirtIO driver implementation, network mapping, and storage migration.
• Resolve migration issues related to operating systems, performance, storage, and networking.
• Ensure minimal downtime and business impact during migration windows.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams.

Validation & Hypercare
• Validate migrated workloads for functionality, performance, security, and compliance.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization in Proxmos Environement
• Coordinate application testing and sign-off activities.
• Support hypercare and knowledge transfer activities.
• Assist in VMware decommissioning and license optimization initiatives

Generic Managerial Skills,
• Working in large multicultural teams in onsite offshore Model
• Good customer facing communication skills and Team management skills
• Large-scale data center and Vmware exit migration experience
• Experience in Infrastructure transformation programs

Salary Range: $140,000-$150,000 a year

About Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries. TCS is the largest Indian company by market capitalization and is ranked 11th on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. TCS is also the second-largest IT services company in the world by revenue and the largest employer of women in India. The company provides services in areas including IT, consulting, and business solutions.
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