Cloud DNS Engineer

Job Description:

The Cloud DNS Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining DNS infrastructure across various cloud platforms. As part of the clients transformation project, we will be migrating our on-premise BIND DNS solution to the cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The individual will work closely with network engineers, automation engineers and cloud engineers to participate in this journey to move our BIND servers from on-premise to cloud native DNS services.

Responsibilities:

1. DNS Management and Configuration:

● Manage DNS zones, records, and configurations to ensure proper domain resolution and minimize downtime.

● Implement DNS security best practices, such as DNSSEC, to protect DNS infrastructure.

2. Infrastructure as Code Migration:

● Migrate the current Infrastructure Code for dns records to Terraform.

● Utilizing CI/CD methodology, ensure changes are implemented via pipeline and can be easily backout.

● Evaluate self-service capabilities to expose catalog for users to request records change via IaC and CI/CD.

3. Monitoring and Troubleshooting:

● Collaborate with the observability team to setup DNS monitoring to track performance, availability, and anomalies.

● Diagnose and troubleshoot DNS issues, including latency, resolution failures, and DDoS attacks.

4. Documentation and Compliance:

● Develop and update runbooks for DNS-related operations and incident response.

● Maintain comprehensive documentation of DNS configurations, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications:

● In-depth knowledge of DNS, DNSSEC, and BIND.

● Experience with cloud-based DNS services such as AWS Route 53 and Azure DNS.

● Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, DHCP, and IP addressing.

● Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, and Ansible.

● Experience in implementing DNS security best practices and mitigating DNS-based attacks.

● Excellent communication and documentation skills.