Network Engineer

Job Title

Network (DDI/Infoblox) Engineer

Location: Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months

Job Description:

The role involves:

• Working with solution architects, operations, application developers and fellow engineers to provide a well-documented, monitored, stable and supportable DNS, DHCP & IPAM plant
• Implementing automation for plant management and testing using Python and Ansible
• Recommending changes to improve performance and stability at the architecture, configuration or code level
• Working as a top-level escalation point to perform complex troubleshoots, working with other infrastructure & application owners to resolve issues in the environment
• Communicating with internal clients and stakeholders to identify new business requirements and design well architected infrastructure solutions that meet their needs

Skills Required

• Experience with engineering large-scale enterprise DDI deployments (preferably Infoblox NIOS, but others like bind, tinydns, ISC dhcpd also relevant)
• A firm understanding of DNS & DHCP protocols and common architectural patterns
• Working knowledge of networking concepts & protocols at all layers: TCP/IP, BGP, HTTP, SSL etc...
• Experience automating repetitive tasks related to installation, configuration or management of infrastructure using Ansible, Python, shell or other scripting/programming language
• Comfort working with a Linux-based command line & familiarity with general system administration concepts

Skills Desired

• Recognized industry certifications from Infoblox and other DDI platforms
• Familiarity with DNS global service load-balancing (e.g. F5 GTM, Infoblox DTC)
• Hands-on experience deploying & configuring network load-balancing infrastructure (F5, A10, Cisco, Arista, etc...)
• Knowledge of virtualized and containerized infrastructure
• Experience with RESTful web APIs
• Understanding of software version control, deployment & build tools and SDLC practices