Senior DNS Platform Engineer (Cloud & Automation)

Cisco Systems, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a DNS Engineer to join the Cisco Common Platform Services organization.

You will design, build, and evolve enterprise DNS architecture spanning authoritative and recursive DNS, forwarding, delegation, and service integrations. You will modernize the platform with infrastructure as code and automation, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with software, network, cloud, and security teams to deliver resilient DNS solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software development, systems engineering, or cloud/platform engineering with a related degree.
• Experience designing, implementing, or operating DNS services (authoritative/recursive).
• Experience automating infrastructure using Python and IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience administering Linux and diagnosing DNS, networking, and distributed systems.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools to automate tasks and improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve enterprise DNS architecture across authoritative and recursive DNS.
• Modernize provisioning, config management, validation, monitoring, and recovery with IaC and automation.
• Improve reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of DNS services at scale.
• Troubleshoot complex resolution issues through global Tier 3 support and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

DNS engineering

Python automation

Linux administration

Infrastructure as code

AI-assisted tooling

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a DNS Engineer to join the Cisco Common Platform Services organization.

You will design, build, and evolve enterprise DNS architecture spanning authoritative and recursive DNS, forwarding, delegation, and service integrations. You will modernize the platform with infrastructure as code and automation, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with software, network, cloud, and security teams to deliver resilient DNS solutions.