Lead Engineer - Network Namespace Management

The Great Yellow Brick Company; Billund; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus scheme

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Family care leave

Job summary

The LEGO Group is seeking a Lead Engineer for Network Namespace Management at the Billund campus. You will help shape core network services, drive DNS, DHCP and certificate management as self-service products, and evolve vendor-agnostic data models while applying site reliability principles for highly available services.

Significant leadership and hands-on engineering are required to balance architecture decisions with mentoring and collaboration across 200+ teams.

Qualifications

• Develop API and CLI front ends enabling product teams to perform DNS, DHCP or certificate management changes independently.
• Built and maintained turn-key network services covering DNS, DHCP and certificate management.
• Applied Kubernetes and site reliability engineering practices to always-on production services.
• Demonstrated deep experience with DNS, DHCP and certificate-management technologies.
• Designed vendor-agnostic data models for network devices and identities.
• Mentored engineers and acted as a technical role model while aligning architecture before implementation.

Responsibilities

• Develop self-service network namespace capabilities for product teams.
• Streamline CLI and API interfaces to reduce support requests.
• Build vendor-agnostic data models for network devices and identities.
• Shape platform capabilities to empower engineering teams within their domains.

Skills

DNS

DHCP

Certificate management

APIs & CLI

Site reliability engineering

Data modeling

Mentoring

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

## Lead Engineer - Network Namespace ManagementApply: Billund: Full time: Posted Yesterday: 0000038616**Job Description**Just imagine a world where more than 200 product teams can manage critical network infrastructure changes themselves, through intuitive APIs and command-line tools. – Well, that’s where we are by now. *But perhaps we can make it even better!* ## About the roleAs our Lead Engineer - Network Namespace Management, you'll help shape and evolve core network services across the LEGO Group. You'll drive the development of DNS, DHCP and certificate management capabilities delivered as self-service products, enabling teams to make critical infrastructure changes within their own areas of responsibility. You'll also help evolve vendor-agnostic data models for devices and identities while applying site reliability principles to ensure highly available services across your scope. ## Required Qualifications* Developed API and CLI front ends enabling product teams to perform DNS, DHCP or certificate management changes independently.* Built and maintained turn-key network services covering DNS, DHCP and certificate management.* Applied Kubernetes and site reliability engineering practices to always-on production services.* Demonstrated deep experience with DNS, DHCP and certificate-management technologies.* Designed vendor-agnostic data models for network devices and identities.* Mentored engineers and acted as a technical role model while aligning architecture before implementation.## Preferred Qualifications* Coordinated delivery of self-service infrastructure features used by 200+ product teams.## What you'll build* Self-service network namespace capabilities that reduce reliance on infrastructure specialists.* Streamlined command-line interfaces for DNS, DHCP and certificate management with a goal of eliminating support requests from product teams.* Network identity and device data models, that remain vendor agnostic and scalable.* Platform capabilities that allow engineering teams to manage infrastructure confidently within their own domains.* Services that drive API and CLI adoption across the organization and reduce manual case handling. If you've worked in a role where you built self-service infrastructure platforms, managed critical network services, or designed data models that supported large engineering organizations, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is your ability to balance technical leadership with hands-on engineering, make thoughtful architectural decisions, and help others succeed through mentoring and collaboration. ## Life on the teamYou'll join Digital Technology's Network & Connectivity area, where the Network Namespace Management team delivers mission-critical services covering domain systems, network identity services and core data models. The team operates with a hybrid rhythm across multiple locations and disciplines. Technical leadership is built through capability communities, architecture forums, planning processes and close collaboration with product teams. We value collaboration, engineering excellence, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. You'll work with engineers across Digital Technology to enable teams to take ownership of the products they build and operate. We are an international team based at the vibrant LEGO Campus in Billund. The work environment is exciting, inspiring, and flexible – *and we have some fun along the road!* ## What success looks likeSuccess means becoming a trusted technical leader who can balance stakeholder needs with user outcomes while shaping key platform capabilities for the future. You'll help advance the management of domain names, DDI and IP address management, and secure communication between devices. Over the next 12 to 18 months, the team will continue expanding self-service capabilities and strengthening critical network services. You'll work closely with engineers and technical stakeholders across Digital Technology to help scale secure, reliable and easy-to-use platform services. ***Please note:** If you require any reasonable accommodation or adjustments throughout the application process, please let us know. We will work with you to meet your needs.* *This position is in Senior Manager Specialist Skyline. Relocation support is not offered.**#LI-JT1* Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.**What’s in it for you?** Here is what you can expect: **Family Care Leave** - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times. **Insurances** – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind. **Wellbeing** - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity. **Colleague Discount** – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount. **Bonus** - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme. **Your workplace:** Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert. **Hybrid Working:** Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.