DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) Subject Matter Expert

DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) Subject Matter Expert

Posted 4 days ago by Whitehall Resources

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Hybrid-remote in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Summary: The DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) Subject Matter Expert role is a hybrid position requiring three days of on-site work in Sheffield and remote work for the remainder of the week. The contract is for an initial duration of 10 months and requires extensive experience in DDI technologies. The candidate will be responsible for planning, implementing, and supporting large-scale DDI infrastructure projects. Strong communication skills and technical expertise in DDI technologies are essential for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrated experience in planning, implementing, and supporting large-scale DDI infrastructure projects, including both physical and logical upgrades and migrations.
  • Expertise in designing, deploying, and operationalizing DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) infrastructure across new environments.
  • Solid understanding of risk assessment and management, addressing challenges and assessing impacts.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working collaboratively within a team and independently.
  • Understanding of industry-standard project management methodologies, tooling, and governance.
  • Expert-level engineering experience with DDI technologies such as Cygna VitalQIP, AMS & AMM’s, EfficientIP, Infoblox, and F5 BIG-IP DNS.
  • Experience with network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, and DNS.
  • Familiarity with automation and scripting languages is advantageous.
  • Experience working in an Agile team and knowledge of JIRA is beneficial.

Key Skills:

  • Extensive experience in DDI technology.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Expertise in DDI technologies (Cygna VitalQIP, EfficientIP, Infoblox, etc.).
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Understanding of risk management.
  • Familiarity with automation and scripting languages.
  • Agile methodology experience.
  • Knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, DNS).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Sheffield

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Whitehall Resources are looking for a DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) Subject Matter Expert. This role is hybrid working with 3 days per week onsite in Sheffield, and the remainder remote working, for an initial 10-month contract.

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Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) subject matter expert with extensive experience in the DDI technology space. The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and skills:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Infrastructure Projects: Demonstrated experience in planning, implementing, and supporting large-scale DDI infrastructure projects, including both physical (servers, appliances) and logical (software versions, product changes, data migrations) upgrades and migrations.
  • Design and Deployment: Expertise in designing, deploying, and operationalizing DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) infrastructure across new environments, ensuring a consumable and scalable service for internal stakeholders.
  • Risk Management: Solid understanding of risk assessment and management, including the ability to address headwind challenges and assess downstream user or service impacts.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work constructively and collaboratively within a team as well as independently, across time zones, geographies, and languages. Proficiency in English is essential.
  • Project Management: Understanding of industry-standard project management methodologies, tooling, and governance, with a proven track record of planning, documenting, and managing infrastructure project implementations.
  • Technical Expertise: Must have expert-level engineering experience with DDI technologies such as Cygna VitalQIP, AMS & AMM’s, EfficientIP, Infoblox, and F5 BIG-IP DNS.
  • Network Protocols: Experience with network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, and DNS.
  • Automation and Scripting: Familiarity with automation and scripting languages (shell, Ansible, VBA, Python, JavaScript, JSON, API integration or development) is advantageous but not mandatory.
  • Agile Experience: Experience working in an Agile team, participating in agile ceremonies, and a working knowledge of JIRA is beneficial.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.