Sr. Network Engineer (DDI)

Role: Network Architect (DDI)

Location: Houston/Chicago (1 day onsite in a week)

Duration: 06+ Months, very high possibility for getting permanent

JD:

Notes:

• Seeking a Senior/Architect-level DDI Engineer with a strong engineering and architecture background.
• This is not a production support role.
• Candidate will be responsible for engineering, solution design, and participating in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) by reviewing technical designs.
• Looking for professionals with recent hands-on engineering experience.

Experience Required

• Minimum 5–7 years of engineering experience in DDI/network infrastructure.
• Recent experience must be in an engineering or architecture role, not support.
• Enterprise-level experience is required, ideally supporting environments with 1,000+ users.
• Experience working across both on-premises and cloud environments.

Strong experience with:

• Infoblox (preferred primary DDI platform)
• BlueCat or similar DDI solutions (acceptable alternative)
• Active Directory (preferred)
• AWS Route 53
• DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI)
• Enterprise networking technologies

JD:

The DDI Engineer will work within foundational services organization. The ideal candidate will design, operate, and enhance a hybrid DNS/DHCP/IPAM infrastructure spanning on-prem, software-defined infrastructure, and cloud environments, such as AWS Route53 and/or Azure DNS.

• Stay abreast of industry knowledge of DDI technologies (Infoblox, BlueCat etc.) and manage hybrid DNS architectures across on-prem, AWS Route53, and Azure DNS to ensure seamless name resolutions and zone delegation.
• Automates DNS/DHCP/IPAM workflows using Ansible, Python, and APIs; implements CI/CD pipelines, monitoring solutions, and automated zone-sync validation and compliance enforcement. 
• Troubleshoots complex DNS/DHCP/IPAM issues, conducts detailed RCAs, provides permanent corrective fixes, and leads Priority 1 incident and network-outage investigations.
• Establishes and maintains technical standards, reviews security releases and CVEs, provides mitigation guidance, and certifies hardware platforms and code versions. 
• Maintains comprehensive documentation, runbooks, and procedural materials to support operational excellence and global team knowledge continuity.
• Interfaces with Cloud, Network, Security teams, other technology towers, and vendors to design resilient hybrid DDI solutions and ensure alignment across internal and external partners.
• Acts as the Network SME on initiatives, collaborates on scopes of work (including budgets), partners with business teams, and participates in long-term technology strategy and direction.

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