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Sr. Network Engineer (DDI)

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Mindlance

Chicago, IL (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 3 days ago (Updated 16 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/24/2026

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Job Description

Role:

Network Architect (DDI)

Location:

Houston/Chicago (1 day onsite in a week)

Duration:

06+ Months, very high possibility for getting permanent

JD:

Notes:

Seeking a Senior/Architect-level DDI Engineer with a strong engineering and architecture background. This is not a production support role. Candidate will be responsible for engineering, solution design, and participating in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) by reviewing technical designs. Looking for professionals with recent hands-on engineering experience. Experience Required Minimum 5-7 years of engineering experience in DDI/network infrastructure. Recent experience must be in an engineering or architecture role, not support. Enterprise-level experience is required, ideally supporting environments with 1,000+ users. Experience working across both on-premises and cloud environments.

Strong experience with:

Infoblox (preferred primary DDI platform) BlueCat or similar DDI solutions (acceptable alternative) Active Directory (preferred) AWS Route 53 DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) Enterprise networking technologies

JD:

The DDI Engineer will work within foundational services organization. The ideal candidate will design, operate, and enhance a hybrid

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

infrastructure spanning on-prem, software-defined infrastructure, and cloud environments, such as AWS Route53 and/or Azure DNS. Stay abreast of industry knowledge of DDI technologies (Infoblox, BlueCat etc.) and manage hybrid DNS architectures across on-prem, AWS Route53, and Azure DNS to ensure seamless name resolutions and zone delegation. Automates

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

workflows using Ansible, Python, and APIs; implements CI/CD pipelines, monitoring solutions, and automated zone-sync validation and compliance enforcement. Troubleshoots complex

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

issues, conducts detailed RCAs, provides permanent corrective fixes, and leads Priority 1 incident and network-outage investigations. Establishes and maintains technical standards, reviews security releases and CVEs, provides mitigation guidance, and certifies hardware platforms and code versions. Maintains comprehensive documentation, runbooks, and procedural materials to support operational excellence and global team knowledge continuity. Interfaces with Cloud, Network, Security teams, other technology towers, and vendors to design resilient hybrid DDI solutions and ensure alignment across internal and external partners. Acts as the Network SME on initiatives, collaborates on scopes of work (including budgets), partners with business teams, and participates in long-term technology strategy and direction. Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.