DDI Engineer

Exp : 8yrs +

Role Overview

We are seeking a SemiSenior DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) Engineer with handson experience managing enterprisegrade DDI environments across multiple platforms.

You will support, maintain, and enhance core DNS, DHCP, and IPAM services in large distributed networks, ensuring availability, scalability, and operational excellence. This includes working with enterprise DDI solutions, API-driven automation, and securityfocused DNS services.

This role is ideal for someone with strong operational skills, a passion for automation, and a desire to grow into deeper DDI architecture and tooling.

Key Responsibilities

DNS, DHCP & IPAM Management

• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise DNS, DHCP, and IPAM platforms across distributed environments.
• Create and maintain:
• DNS zones , resource records, conditional forwarding, and delegations
• TSIG keys , ACLs, DNS policies, and other securityrelated configurations
• Manage and monitor DHCP scopes , options, reservations, lease behavior, and highavailability/failover configurations.
• Support IP address planning , subnet allocation, lifecycle management, and IPAM data accuracy.
• Perform platform upgrades , patching, lifecycle maintenance, and overall service health checks.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and compliance with internal standards and best practices.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation tools and scripts in Python following best practices for maintainability, error handling, and modularity.
• Use REST APIs from DDI platforms to automate:
• DNS and DHCP configuration changes
• IPAM operations such as allocations, reservations, and metadata updates
• Reporting, data extraction, and inventory synchronization
• Contribute to CI/CD-style automation workflows , enabling controlled and repeatable DDI change deployments.
• Implement automated validation and compliance checks to ensure configuration accuracy, consistency, and adherence to standards.
• Support the development of integration tooling linking DDI services with cloud, security, or orchestration platforms.

Required Skills & Experience

• 35 years of experience in DDI, platform, or network engineering roles.
• Strong handson experience with enterprise DNS, DHCP, and IPAM platforms (e.g., BlueCat, Infoblox, EfficientIP, or equivalent).
• Experience working with REST API integrations for automation and data operations.
• Proficiency with:
• DNS fundamentals
• DHCP failover, options, and lease lifecycle
• IPAM concepts, subnetting, hierarchy, and governance best practices
• Strong experience writing Python scripts for automation and tooling.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments , command-line operations, and general system administration.