About this opportunity
VERISIGN lists this DNS Engineer - Infoblox opportunity in reston, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are looking for a DDI Engineer to join a team responsible for building, managing and maintaining the Infoblox platform, along with other network management systems on which our mission-critical services depend. We prize professionals who are equipped with great technical skills and a self-starting attitude. We seek individuals with a sense of purpose and for whom detail and craftsmanship are of their essence; individuals that are curious, demonstrate initiative, and love solving problems.
Our platform and our team
Our platform uses a mix of commercial and Open Source off-the-shelf software to deliver a DDI infrastructure platform, integrating with multiple platforms and services across Verisign. We follow a mostly Kanban workflow, adhere to GitOps principles as much as possible and value fast iteration, secure-by-default solutions and customer-oriented mindset.
Job responsibilities:
Build, operate, and maintain our Infoblox platform supporting our DDI initiative at Verisign
Implement and support monitoring pipelines for DDI platform health to support platform observability and availability
Automate DDI workflows for provisioning, cleanup and compliance enforcement
Troubleshoot complex DNS/DHCP/IPAM incidents, participate in root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes
Create and maintain documentation and runbooks for our first-line support teams
Ensure compliance with vulnerability management standards and information security standards
Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation for tier 3 support
Required Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
5+ years of relevant industry experience
Written and verbal communication skills – ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues
Experience deploying and operating a DDI platform from industry leading vendors in a production environment
Experience integrating multiple services with a DDI platform in a enterprise architecture
Strong understanding of DNS protocols, DHCP lease management and IPAM (IPv4 and IPv6) hierarchy
Understanding of CMDB and ITIL concepts
Understanding of network protocols and security
Ability to write scripts in either Python or Go that can interact with multiple platforms in an enterprise architecture
Desired Skills, Experience, and Attributes:
An ideal candidate will have a blend of technical skills, a desire to work as part of a team to learn and grow themselves and those around them, and will have some of the following skills:
Experience running an Infoblox platform in a production environment and integrating both custom and built-in services within an enterprise architecture
Experience maintaining highly available services in both an on-prem and cloud-based production environment.
ServiceNow integration experience (API, workflows etc)
Understanding and able to use with development tools such as Github, Jira
Understanding of BGP and anycast
Exposure to Netbox
Exposure to Kubernetes
Familiarity with one more public and/or private cloud computing platforms
Familiarity with Network Discovery
Familiarity with ISC BIND and DHCP/kea
Know how to create and manage automation pipelines with tools such as JenkinsKnow how to manage capacity of public routable address space
This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work environment.
The pay range is $108,900 - $147,300.
The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is noted above, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience. Verisign offers a discretionary bonus which is based on individual and company performance, and certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.
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Worksite address
reston, VA, 22090, US
Who can apply
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