Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Job Summary

Role Summary

Responsible for planning, executing, validating, and supporting the migration of SmartBear Collaborator to Microsoft Azure using a lift-and-shift migration approach based on database export/import, content-cache migration, and configuration restoration. The role involves Azure infrastructure provisioning, Collaborator deployment, database migration, IAM/SSO integration, SCM integration validation, migration rehearsals, production cutover, and post-migration stabilization while ensuring minimal downtime, audit integrity, security compliance, and operational continuity.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Migration Planning & Assessment Assess existing SmartBear Collaborator architecture and dependencies Analyze current: Database setup Storage architecture SCM integrations Authentication mechanisms Network dependencies Prepare migration strategy, rollback plan, and downtime approach Identify Azure sizing and capacity requirements Azure Infrastructure Setup Provision and Configure Azure Components Azure Virtual Machines Azure Virtual Network (VNet) Network Security Groups (NSG) Azure Load Balancer / Application Gateway Azure Managed Disks Azure DNS Azure Backup Azure Monitor Environment Configuration Configure: Private networking Firewall rules Storage mounting Backup policies Monitoring and alerts Ensure connectivity with: SCM repositories LDAP/AD SMTP gateways CI/CD systems SmartBear Collaborator Installation & Configuration Install and Configure SmartBear Collaborator Server Java/OpenJDK 11 Database engine/client Docker (if required) Configure Collaborator HTTPS/SSL SMTP JVM tuning Templates Review workflows Checklists Review policies Content storage path

Skill Requirements

Required Skills

SmartBear Collaborator Skills

Collaborator administration
Review lifecycle management
Workflow/checklist management
Collaborator CLI (ccollab)
Backup/restore procedures




Content-cache handling
Migration troubleshooting

Azure Skills

Core Azure Services

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Networking
Azure Storage
Azure DNS
Azure Backup
Azure Monitor
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Application Gateway

Security & Identity

Azure AD / Entra ID
NSG configuration
SSL/TLS management
RBAC concepts

Database Skills

Experience with:
PostgreSQL

Required capabilities:
Backup/restore
DB migration
Query validation
Performance troubleshooting

Linux / Windows Administration

Linux server administration
Windows Server administration
Service management
JVM tuning
SSL installation
Log analysis

DevOps / SCM Skills

Knowledge of:
Git
Azure DevOps
CI/CD concepts

Preferred Skills

Cloud & Automation

Azure Landing Zone exposure

Infrastructure as Code:
Terraform
Bicep
ARM templates
Docker/container exposure

Scripting & Automation

Bash scripting
PowerShell
Python scripting

Monitoring & Performance

Azure Monitor
Application Insights
Grafana
Performance tuning

Enterprise Migration Exposure

Lift-and-shift migration
Production cutover management
Disaster recovery planning
HA architecture
Other Requirements

Experience Details

Relevant Experience Areas

Azure infrastructure administration
Enterprise application migration
SmartBear Collaborator administration
SCM/DevOps platform support
DB migration projects
IAM/SSO integration




Production deployment/cutover support

Project Scope Highlights

Migration Type

Lift-and-shift migration using
DB export/import + content-cache migration

Target Workplace

Microsoft Azure

Key Migration Components

SmartBear Collaborator application
Database migration
Content-cache migration
User authentication
SCM integrations
SMTP/notification setup
HTTPS/SSL setup
DNS/URL migration

Key Deliverables

Azure-hosted Collaborator platform
Migrated production data
Validated integrations
Migration runbooks
Rollback procedures
Stabilized production environment
KT and support documentation

Key Challenges / Complexities

Potential project complexities:
Large review history migration
Attachment integrity validation
LDAP/SAML integration validation
SCM connectivity changes
DNS/URL transition
Downtime minimization
Performance tuning in Azure
Audit/compliance retention

Key Learning Opportunities

Technical Learning

Azure cloud infrastructure deployment
Enterprise application migration
SmartBear Collaborator administration
DB migration strategies
IAM/SSO integration
Migration automation

Operational Learning

Production cutover execution
UAT coordination
Downtime management
Hypercare support
Enterprise incident stabilization

Ideal Candidate Profile

An Azure-focused migration/support engineer with experience
in SmartBear Collaborator administration, enterprise application
migration, database migration, SCM integrations, and production
cutover/stabilization activities.

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📌 Technical Lead (Chennai)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 Chennai