DDI Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a DDI Engineer to join a team responsible for building, managing and maintaining the Infoblox platform, along with other network management systems on which our mission-critical services depend. We prize professionals who are equipped with great technical skills and a self-starting attitude. We seek individuals with a sense of purpose and for whom detail and craftsmanship are of their essence; individuals that are curious, demonstrate initiative, and love solving problems. Our platform uses a mix of commercial and Open Source off-the-shelf software to deliver a DDI infrastructure platform, integrating with multiple platforms and services across Verisign. We follow a mostly Kanban workflow, adhere to GitOps principles as much as possible and value fast iteration, secure-by-default solutions and customer-oriented mindset. This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Reston, VA, with an anticipated application deadline of Oct 7, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and maintain our Infoblox platform supporting our DDI initiative at Verisign
• Implement and support monitoring pipelines for DDI platform health to support platform observability and availability
• Automate DDI workflows for provisioning, cleanup and compliance enforcement
• Troubleshoot complex DNS/DHCP/IPAM incidents, participate in root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes
• Create and maintain documentation and runbooks for our first-line support teams
• Ensure compliance with vulnerability management standards and information security standards
• Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation for tier 3 support

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• Written and verbal communication skills – ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues
• Experience deploying and operating a DDI platform from industry leading vendors in a production environment
• Experience integrating multiple services with a DDI platform in an enterprise architecture
• Strong understanding of DNS protocols, DHCP lease management and IPAM (IPv4