QA/Validation Engineer - VCF9 Migration

QA - Validation Engineer : VCF9 Migration (India - Remote)Experience : 3 to 6 yearsJob Profile Summary :The QA - Validation Engineer is a member of the VCF9 Migration Factory Delivery Pod's Enablement & Control tier, owning pre- and post-migration checks, rollback rehearsal, and backup validation (e.g., Cohesity). Ensures workloads are proven correct in the target VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment before a wave is declared complete, acting as the quality gate that keeps execution honest and repeatable.Career Level Summary :- Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.- Solves complex problems.- Works independently, receives minimal guidance.- May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or may have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives.- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.Critical Competencies :- Excellence: Exceeds expectations by consistently demonstrating accountability, discipline, high performance, and a proven track record of exceptional results.- Customer-driven: Prioritizes customer needs and satisfaction through collaborative and proactive problem-solving, and an unwavering commitment to customer success.- Expertise: Possesses deep understanding of customer needs and continually grows and enhances skills to provide customer-focused solutions.- Agility: Quickly adapts and responds to dynamic customer needs and expectations through innovative solutions.- 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 :- Owns pre-migration validation checks, confirming source workload readiness against the Migration Architect's approved design before a wave is scheduled to proceed.- Owns post-migration validation checks, confirming migrated workloads are proven correct and functioning as expected in the target VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment before a wave is declared complete.- Plans and executes rollback rehearsals for each wave, validating that rollback procedures defined by the Migration Architect can be executed successfully within the wave's maintenance window.- Owns backup validation activities (e.g., Cohesity) for migrated workloads, confirming backup jobs, retention policies, and recovery points are correctly re-established in the target environment.- Partners with the Senior Migration Engineer and Migration Engineer (Mid) to define pre/post-check criteria and acceptance thresholds for each migration wave.- Documents validation results, defects, and rollback rehearsal outcomes, and escalates any workload that fails to meet wave completion criteria to the Senior Technical Consultant.- Coordinates with the Network/NSX Engineer to validate network connectivity, routing, and segmentation for migrated workloads post-cutover.- Works with the Documentation/Runbook Specialist to ensure validation checklists and rollback rehearsal procedures are captured in reusable runbooks.- Maintains a wave-level quality dashboard/tracker, reporting validation status to the Migration Coordinator/PMO and Technical Project Manager.- Continuously improves validation test scripts and automates repetitive checks in partnership with the Automation Engineer to reduce manual validation effort per wave.- Proposes and implements enhancements to validation processes that improve the accuracy, speed, and repeatability of wave sign-off.Knowledge : - Intermediate to advanced knowledge of VMware vSphere, vSAN, and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) workload validation practices.- Intermediate knowledge of backup and recovery platforms such as Cohesity, including backup job configuration and recovery point validation.- Intermediate knowledge of rollback design principles and migration rehearsal methodologies.- Intermediate knowledge of network fundamentals sufficient to validate post-cutover connectivity in coordination with the Network/NSX Engineer.Skills :- Migration Quality Assurance & Validation- Rollback Rehearsal- Backup & Recovery Validation (Cohesity)- AI/Machine Learning- Cloud Computing- Cybersecurity- DevOps Coding Skills- Network/Systems Skills- Technical Writing Skills- Process ImprovementEducation :- Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in a field related to role.Certifications :- VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) preferred.- Cohesity certification (e.g., Cohesity Certified Administrator) preferred.- ISTQB or equivalent QA/testing certification preferred.Experience :- 3 - 6 years of experience in the field of role required, including experience validating VMware migrations and backup/recovery platforms. (ref:hirist.tech)