Role: Data Center Migration Wave Lead
Location: Remote, open for travel when necessary
1st Preference FTE Max Salary: $140K/annum
2nd Preference Contract
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.
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)
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