Assoc. Dir , Infrastructure Engineering

Job Description

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Associate Director, Technical Product Management, Migration Services, this role represents the senior execution lead for Migration Services Factory operations.

The Lead Migration Services Factory Engineer is accountable for end‑to‑end execution of migration services events, spanning intake, solutioning, orchestration, execution, validation, and closure across public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid platforms. This individual serves as the authority and operational owner for large‑scale and complex migration waves, ensuring predictable, secure, compliant, and cost‑effective outcomes.

In addition to execution leadership, this role drives new product expansion, platform evolution, and AI‑enabled innovation across Migration Services. The candidate will identify opportunities to automate, augment, and optimize migration workflows using AI/ML, analytics, and intelligent orchestration, while shaping the long‑term roadmap of migration service offerings.

Key Responsibilities

End‑to‑End Migration Services Execution (Primary Accountability)

• Own end‑to‑end delivery of Migration Services execution events, from demand intake through migration completion, stabilization, and handoff.

• Function as the single process execution authority for complex, high‑risk, or large‑scale migration waves.

• Define and govern execution standards, runbooks, and success criteria for rehosting, modernization, and in‑place OS upgrade scenarios.

• Coordinate execution across infrastructure, application, security, compliance, and vendor teams to ensure seamless delivery.

• Proactively identify execution risks, dependencies, and constraints, and drive mitigation strategies before service impact occurs.

• Own and evolve SDLC documentation, execution playbooks, and operational procedures.

• Establish governance models ensuring security, compliance, quality, and auditability across migration execution.

• Ensure configuration management and version control across heterogeneous environments.

Product Expansion & Platform Evolution

• Seek new Migration Services product capabilities.

• Partner with Product Management to translate enterprise migration demand into scalable service offerings.

• Assess emerging migration technologies, platforms, and industry trends to expand service coverage and capability.

• Define platform enhancement requirements to improve speed, reliability, scalability, and customer experience.

• Promote best practices through communities of practice, learning sessions, and cross‑team knowledge sharing.

AI & Intelligent Automation Innovation

• Drive AI‑enabled innovations across Migration Services, including:

  • Intelligent migration planning and wave optimization

  • Automated risk detection and readiness assessment

  • Predictive execution analytics and outcome forecasting

  • AI‑assisted troubleshooting and remediation

• Champion adoption of automation, orchestration, and self‑service capabilities to reduce manual effort and execution risk.

• Collaborate with engineering and data teams to operationalize AI solutions within the migration platform.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Plan and coordinate activities with third‑party vendors supporting migration services offerings.

• Influence vendor roadmaps and service delivery models to align with enterprise migration strategy.

• Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, providing clear execution status, risk insights, and outcome reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise in migration services, rehosting, and modernization initiatives.

• Extensive experience executing complex migrations across public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid platforms.

• Strong background in operating system upgrades and enterprise infrastructure platforms.

• Demonstrated ability to lead large‑scale execution efforts with minimal supervision.

• Proven experience influencing product direction, platform evolution, or service design.

• Strong written, diagramming, and oral communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics for audiences.

• Experience operating within regulated environments, including pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industries.

• Technical knowledge of migration tool sets including VMware (vMotion, SRM, HCX), RiverMeadow, AWS MGN, Azure Migrate, and emerging platforms.

Education & Experience

• B.S. in IT, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT or infrastructure engineering.

• 5+ years leading or owning migration services execution and/or migration platforms.

Required Skills:

Accountability, Applied Engineering, Asset Management, Azure Migrate, Benefits Management, Computer Science, Configuration Management (CM), Governance Model Design, Infrastructure Engineering, Management Process, Management System Development, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Standards Compliance, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Technical Management, Time Management, Vendor Risk Management, Version Control

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/a

Job Posting End Date:

04/10/2026

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