DDI Expert (DNS/DHCP/IPAM)

Valuelabs; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Valuelabs is seeking a seasoned DDI engineer to design, implement, and optimize DNS, DHCP, and IPAM infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments. You will work with BlueCat or similar platforms, ensure DNSSEC, zone migrations, and high-availability DNS architectures, and integrate DDI with AWS/Azure networks.

The role requires hands-on scripting (PowerShell, Python) and tooling like Splunk and Terraform to automate deployments and monitor performance.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on DDI with DNS, DHCP, and IPAM platforms.
• Strong scripting and automation experience.
• Experience with DNSSEC, zone migrations, and cloud DNS.

Skills

DDI

DNS Architecture

DHCP Configuration

IPAM Management

Cloud DNS integration

DNSSEC

BlueCat

AWS/Azure DNS

DNS Performance

Automation & Scripting

Tools

BlueCat Edge

nslookup

dig

traceroute

Wireshark

Splunk

SolarWinds

Terraform

PowerShell

Ansible

REST APIs

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Strong hands-on experience in DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI)
• Experience with IPAM/Efficient IP/ BlueCat or similar DDI platforms
• Solid understanding of DNS architecture (Authoritative, Recursive, Forwarders, Zones, Records, DNSSEC)
• Experience with migrating DDI from one to another vendor/solution
• Experience with integrating DDI solutions & Monitor DDI
• Expertise in DNS zone management and zone migrations (intra-platform, cross-platform, on-prem to cloud)
• Strong experience with Active Directory-integrated DNS architecture
• Experience in DHCP configuration and integrations (Scopes, Reservations, Failover, Policies, AD integration)
• Experience in IPAM management including subnetting, IP allocation, capacity planning, and lifecycle management
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals (IPv4/IPv6, subnetting, VLANs, routing concepts)
• Strong knowledge of DNS protocols and services (UDP/TCP 53, zone transfers, recursion, caching)
• Understanding of DNS impact on search engine optimization (SEO) including DNS resolution time, uptime, TTL tuning, and domain performance
• Experience with DNS performance optimization and high availability configurations
• Hands-on experience with DDI integrations with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS hybrid DNS design)
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience using nslookup, dig, traceroute, Wireshark
• Experience with log analysis and monitoring tools (Splunk, SolarWinds, or similar)
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
• Recursive/resolver platforms - experience with resolver/forwarder infrastructure such as BlueCat Edge or similar. Understanding of forwarding policies, conditional forwarding, anycast, and first-hop resolver design
• Python scripting - comfortable writing REST API automation from scratch (auth flows, pagination, idempotent operations, error handling)
• Linux CLI - SSH, basic networking tools (dig, nc, ip route), reading system logs Infrastructure
• Terraform - modules, workspaces, state management, reading/writing provider resources. Both AWS and Azure providers
• AWS networking - VPC, Security Groups, Transit Gateway, EC2, Route Tables, AWS Firewall policies, Route53
• Azure networking - VNet, NSG, Marketplace VM images, Azure Firewall policies, Private Endpoint, Private DNS Zones, Private DNS Resolver Secondary
• Secondary Skill Set
• Experience in handling public DNS services (Azure DNS, AWS Route 53, external authoritative DNS platforms)
• Knowledge of DNS security mechanisms (DNSSEC, RPZ, DDoS mitigation, split-horizon DNS)
• Experience with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Ansible, REST APIs for DDI platforms)