Data Center Migration Wave Lead :: Remote
Posted 1 week ago by TESTINGXPERTS, INC. DBA DAMCOSOFT
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Data Center Migration Wave Lead is tasked with overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of migration waves within large-scale data center migration or consolidation programs. This role ensures the end-to-end delivery of migration activities, prioritizing safety, timeliness, and minimal disruption to business operations. Collaboration with various teams is essential to ensure successful migrations and readiness for steady state operations. Candidates should possess experience in AI Datacentres and deployment of AI Datacenter.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own planning and execution of assigned data center migration waves.
- Coordinate migration activities across compute, network, storage, security, and application teams.
- Develop detailed wave plans including scope, sequence, dependencies, and timelines.
- Validate readiness of source and target environments prior to migration execution.
- Coordinate cutover activities, maintenance windows, and rollback plans.
- Track and manage migration risks, issues, and dependencies for assigned waves.
- Ensure adherence to migration runbooks, standards, and change management processes.
- Provide real-time coordination during migration execution and cutover windows.
- Validate post-migration success criteria and address defects or stabilization issues.
- Ensure proper documentation, sign-offs, and handover to operations teams.
- Report wave progress, status, and issues to program leadership.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience delivering data center migrations or large infrastructure changes.
- Solid understanding of data center infrastructure (compute, network, storage, security).
- Experience coordinating multi-team, time-bound migration activities.
- Familiarity with data center cutover and rollback planning.
- Working knowledge of virtualization and server platforms.
- Understanding of network and security dependencies during migrations.
- Experience working in production and change-controlled environments.
- Strong coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to make decisions under pressure during cutover windows.
- High attention to detail and ownership mindset.
- ITIL / PMP or equivalent certifications preferred.
- Data Center, Infrastructure, or Cloud certifications (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
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Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Description: The Data Center Migration Wave Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing assigned migration waves as part of large scale data center migration or consolidation programs. This role owns end to end delivery of migration waves, ensuring activities are completed safely, on schedule, and with minimal business disruption.
The Wave Lead works closely with Migration Architects, Application Teams, Infrastructure, Network, Security, and Operations teams to deliver successful migrations and ensure readiness for transition to steady state operations.
The candidates should have experience in AI Datacentres, experience in Deployment of AI Datacenter.
Key Responsibilities
- Own planning and execution of assigned data center migration waves.
- Coordinate migration activities across compute, network, storage, security, and application teams.
- Develop detailed wave plans including scope, sequence, dependencies, and timelines.
- Validate readiness of source and target environments prior to migration execution.
- Coordinate cutover activities, maintenance windows, and rollback plans.
- Track and manage migration risks, issues, and dependencies for assigned waves.
- Ensure adherence to migration runbooks, standards, and change management processes.
- Provide real time coordination during migration execution and cutover windows.
- Validate post migration success criteria and address defects or stabilization issues.
- Ensure proper documentation, sign offs, and handover to operations teams.
- Report wave progress, status, and issues to program leadership.
Required Skills & Experience
Migration & Delivery Skills
- Strong experience delivering data center migrations or large infrastructure changes
- Solid understanding of data center infrastructure (compute, network, storage, security)
- Experience coordinating multi team, time bound migration activities
- Familiarity with data center cutover and rollback planning
Technical & Operational Skills
- Working knowledge of virtualization and server platforms
- Understanding of network and security dependencies during migrations
- Experience working in production and change controlled environments
Soft Skills
- Strong coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to make decisions under pressure during cutover windows
- High attention to detail and ownership mindset
Certifications (Preferred)
- ITIL / PMP or equivalent
- Data Center, Infrastructure, or Cloud certifications (nice to have)