DNS Engineer

Job#: 3039481

Job Description:
DNS Engineer

Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania (Hybrid)

Role Overview

We are seeking a DNS Engineer to support and evolve enterprise DNS services for critical business applications across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role focuses on operational excellence, automation, resiliency, and modernization of the DNS platform. The ideal candidate brings technical expertise and a continuous improvement mindset to operate in a high-availability, enterprise-scale environment, with a key focus on stabilization, monitoring, and implementing best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain enterprise DNS infrastructure, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and performance.
• Manage DNS zones, records, and their lifecycle across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Develop and enhance automation for DNS provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Integrate DNS services with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools and APIs.
• Contribute to the evaluation, strategic roadmap, and modernization of the DNS platform.
• Implement DNS security best practices, support vulnerability remediation, and partner with security teams.
• Provide mentorship and guidance for existing engineers and contractors.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to enable application onboarding and migrations.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in DNS engineering or network infrastructure.
• Strong enterprise architecture experience with a platform-agnostic mindset.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues.

Technical Skills:

• Deep expertise in DDI fundamentals (DNS, RFCs, BIND-level knowledge).
• Experience with enterprise DNS platforms (e.g., BlueCat, Infoblox, BIND). BlueCat experience is a plus.
• Experience with automation tools and languages (Python, REST APIs, Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
• Familiarity with TCP/IP networking, routing, and foundational network services (DHCP, IPAM).

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to cloud DNS services (AWS Route 53, Azure DNS, Google Cloud Platform DNS).
• Knowledge of DNS security concepts (DNSSEC, DDoS mitigation, threat detection).
• Experience supporting large-scale, highly available environments.
• Understanding of enterprise change, incident, and problem management processes.

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