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Job Title: Infoblox Engineer
Location: Remote/ Remote candidates within Eastern Time Zone (EST) may be considered; local candidates based in San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, Dallas, TX, and New York, NY strongly preferred
Job Type- Contract
Contract Length: Anticipating 1 year, contract with Client will be signed after contractors are selected
Description:
• Administer and support Infoblox DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM) services in a large-scale hybrid enterprise environment.
• Manage Infoblox Grid infrastructure, ensuring service availability, scalability, and high availability.
• Design, implement, and support enterprise DNS architectures and related DDI services.
• Integrate and maintain Infoblox with Azure, AWS, and other enterprise infrastructure platforms.
• Execute DDI modernization initiatives, including Windows DNS migration to Infoblox, infrastructure lifecycle management, architecture enhancements, multi-tenant DNS solutions, and service transformation projects.
• Deploy and configure Infoblox appliances to support datacenter migration initiative.
• Perform application/system upgrades, hardware refreshes, patching, backups, disaster recovery activities, and capacity planning.
• Support cloud transformation initiatives, including migration of DDI management services and related infrastructure components.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and reporting solutions for DDI services.
• Evaluate and implement best practices for DNS, DHCP, and IPAM security, performance optimization, and service governance.
• Develop automation and orchestration solutions using PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, and infrastructure management tools.
• Execute Infoblox health check recommendations and drive continuous service improvement. • Maintain technical documentation and collaborate with Network, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Security teams.
Job Skills
• 5+ years of hands-on Infoblox administration and engineering experience in large enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Infoblox NIOS, Grid architecture, and DDI services. • Experience designing and supporting enterprise DNS architectures.
• Strong knowledge of DNS, DHCP, IPAM, TCP/IP, subnetting, DNS security (DNSSEC, RPZ), and enterprise network services.
• Experience with DDI modernization, platform migrations, infrastructure upgrades, cloud integrations, and technology refresh initiatives.
• Knowledge of DDI monitoring, alerting, performance management, SNMP-based monitoring, and operational health reporting.
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, and relevant automation frameworks.
• Experience with Splunk, Datadog, or other enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, architecture, and communication skills with the ability to lead complex infrastructure initiatives. Education
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
• Preferred Certifications: Infoblox CDCA/CDCE, Cisco CCNA/CCNP Enterprise, etc. Notes from Hiring Manager
• 12-months contract position; extension possible based on project needs but not guaranteed.
• Role is focused on Systems Engineering, including architecture, deployment & integrations, automation, and advanced troubleshooting.