Senior Resident Engineer, Federal DDI & Automation

Infoblox; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Generous PTO

Flexible work options

Learning opportunities

Volunteer hours

Charitable giving program

Job summary

Infoblox is seeking a Staff Resident Engineer to join its Federal Professional Services team and be embedded on-site at a U.S. government customer facility in the Washington, DC / MD / VA metro area.

You will operate, optimize, and scale the customer’s DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI) environment, collaborating with Infoblox teams to improve stability, security, and performance. You should bring 8+ years of experience in networking/security, strong Infoblox NIOS expertise, and experience with federal

Qualifications

• 8+ years in networking, security, or infrastructure engineering, incl. DNS/DHCP/IPAM at scale.
• Deep expertise with Infoblox NIOS-based DDI, grid design, high availability, RPZ, DNS security controls, telemetry.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, HA, DNSSEC, segmentation, STIGs, vulnerability management.
• Experience supporting US federal, DoD, or public sector customers within formal compliance and change-control processes.
• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain and maintain.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix, Python or PowerShell, Ansible, REST APIs, and scripting/automation.
• Proven embedded/resident engineer or technical account engineer background.
• Excellent communication skills for engineers, program leaders, and executives.
• Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience; willing to obtain Infoblox DDI certs.

Responsibilities

• Embed with a federal customer as the primary Infoblox engineering resource.
• Operate and optimize DDI services across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Prepare, validate, and deploy configurations for new implementations and upgrades.
• Perform health checks, audits, and performance tuning; analyze logs and queries.
• Execute software upgrades and CVE remediation within federal change windows.
• Develop fault-diagnosis, incident response, and runbooks with automation/AI analytics.
• Own open support cases and coordinate with Support and Engineering.
• Provide architecture recommendations and roadmaps to customer and Infoblox leadership.
• Use scripting/automation/AI tools for analysis, documentation, and MTTR improvements.

Skills

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Infoblox NIOS

Networking security

Python/PowerShell

Linux/Unix

Automation tooling (Ansible, REST APIs

US government TS/SCI clearance

Embedded engineering experience

Clear communication with stakeholders

Technical advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Infoblox DDI certifications (DDIP/INA/INE)

Tools

Infoblox DDI

Ansible

REST APIs

Job description

Infoblox is seeking a Staff Resident Engineer to join its Federal Professional Services team and be embedded on-site at a U.S. government customer facility in the Washington, DC / MD / VA metro area.

You will operate, optimize, and scale the customer’s DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI) environment, collaborating with Infoblox teams to improve stability, security, and performance. You should bring 8+ years of experience in networking/security, strong Infoblox NIOS expertise, and experience with federal