Network (NSX) Engineer — VCF9 Migration (India – Remote)
Job Profile Summary
The Network (NSX) Engineer owns NSX migration and network cutover activities within a VCF9 Migration Factory Delivery Pod — typically the critical path for a wave. This is a specialist role kept thin and dedicated rather than pooled with general Migration Engineers, responsible for NSX-T design validation, cutover sequencing, and cutover risk management across the pod's wave cadence.
Career Level Summary
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Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines
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Solves complex problems
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Works independently, receives minimal guidance
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May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or may have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives
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Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
Critical Competencies
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Excellence: Exceeds expectations by consistently demonstrating accountability, discipline, high performance, and a proven track record of exceptional results.
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Customer-driven: Prioritizes customer needs and satisfaction through collaborative and proactive problem-solving, and an unwavering commitment to customer success.
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Expertise: Possesses deep understanding of customer needs and continually grows and enhances skills to provide customer-focused solutions.
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Agility: Quickly adapts and responds to dynamic customer needs and expectations through innovative solutions.
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Compassion: Cultivates a positive and supportive environment to effectively work together towards a common goal, fostering trust within Rackspace and with external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
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Owns NSX-T design validation and migration execution, including logical switching, distributed routing, and Tier-0/Tier-1 gateway cutover, for VCF9 migration waves.
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Leads network cutover activities during migration waves — typically the critical path — sequencing cutover windows in coordination with the Senior Migration Engineer and Migration Architect.
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Monitors tickets, responses, and resolutions for network events tied to migration waves; gathers and analyzes bandwidth and NSX flow data.
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Documents scheduled maintenances, network topologies, NSX segment/gateway configurations, and connectivity mappings in the designated tool.
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Opens service requests to vendors for hardware/software problems; works with Service Providers for proper handling of outages, maintenances, or other problems during cutover windows.
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Communicates cutover status and network risk to customers and the Migration Coordinator/PMO via tickets, emails, and calls.
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Ensures NSX and network alerts are detected, acknowledged, and resolved in a timely manner during and after cutover.
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Documents planned and unplanned network events and changes; follows change and escalation processes for unique, complex, or critical network cutover changes and customer outages.
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Validates rollback readiness for network cutover activities in partnership with the QA/Validation Engineer.
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Participates in on-call support per team design, particularly around scheduled wave cutover windows.
Knowledge
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Intermediate to advanced knowledge of VMware NSX-T design, deployment, and migration from NSX-V or legacy network virtualization platforms
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Intermediate to advanced knowledge of the design, configuration, installation, maintenance, administration, and upgrade of NSX-based networking environments
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Intermediate knowledge of TCP/IP, OSI topology, and switching technologies as applied to NSX overlay/underlay networking
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Intermediate knowledge of equipment from multiple vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, and Arista as they interface with NSX underlay networks
Skills
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VMware NSX-T Migration & Cutover
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Network Virtualization Design
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Client/Customer Service
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Network Device Naming Schemes
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Network Service Monitoring Systems
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Process Improvement
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Script Maintenance
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Technical Acumen
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Technical Support
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Technical Writing Skills
Education
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Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in a field related to role.
Certifications
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VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization (VCP-NV) required, or obtained within 90 days of hire
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CCNA or CCNP certification preferred
Experience
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3 – 6 years of experience in the field of role required, including hands-on NSX-T design or migration experience
