Senior Systems Engineer focus on DNS ISC Bind IPAM

Job Description: Senior Systems Engineer
Schedule: This role offers the flexibility to work from home one day per week.
Overview: The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for ensuring high availability and performance in mixed UNIX and Windows environments. This role involves working with a service-delivery team to support configuration analysts, release engineers, developers, and operations teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing and deploying large-scale DNS systems, with a deep understanding of DNS protocols and a proven track record in DNS configuration, management, and migrations.
Responsibilities:

• Design and implement enterprise-level DNS systems for high availability and performance.
• Implement and manage IP Address Management (IPAM) solutions.
• Configure and manage DNS zones, including domain transfers and migrations.
• Optimize system performance and security using advanced DNS techniques.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of DNS protocols and industry best practices.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python.
• Investigate and adopt new technologies/tools as needed.
• Respond to and assist in production operations in a 24/7 environment.
• Provide technical analysis, resolve problems, and propose solutions.
• Support and coordinate with developers, operations staff, release engineers, and end-users.
• Educate and mentor team members and operations staff.
• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and handle priorities effectively.
• Ensure meticulous attention to detail and maintain excellent organizational skills.
• Collaborate effectively with team members to achieve project goals and maintain system integrity.
• Participate in a weekly on-call rotation for after-hours support.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 5 years of hands-on experience with ISC Bind or similar technologies.
• Proven experience in deploying and managing IPAM solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale DNS systems.
• Expertise in DNS zone configuration and management.
• Experience with domain transfers and DNS migrations.
• In-depth knowledge of DNS protocols.
• Proficiency in advanced DNS techniques.
• Solid experience coding with Python, Ruby, Bourne, Perl, Java, APIs, and others.
• Experience with automation/configuration management using Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with git, subversion, Jenkins, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of multi-tiered, highly available, and resilient application design.
• Understanding of horizontal and vertical scaling for performance and high availability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform network analysis with tools like tcpdump, Wireshark, and tshark.
• Ability to work in a service-oriented team environment.
• Strong project management, organization, and time management skills.
• Customer-focused and dedicated to providing the best possible user experience.
• Effective communication with both technical and business resources.

Preferred:

• Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering.
• 5-10 years of experience with RedHat and/or Windows operating systems.
• Intermediate understanding of application and server virtualization.

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

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