DDI Engineer

Role: Network Engineer - 12 months Renewable contract

Experience: Minimum of 8 years

Location : Central

Position Description: DDI SME for APAC

Team Overview: APAC DDI SME team is based in Singapore with a team size of 4.

The team is responsible for designing, deploying and managing the regional DDI/IPAM infrastructure.

The team is designated as escalation point for Network Operations to provide timely solutions and consultations to restore critical production incidents.

Required Qualifications (minimally 70% match):

  • 8-10 years of deep technical experience working on IPAM environments
  • Deep understanding of DHCP, DNS, IP Addressing and Time Services
  • High degree of experience in the day-to-day configuration and level3 troubleshooting of IPAM DHCP, DNS, and DDNS
  • Experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting IPAM products in a large, distributed environment.
  • Creating & modifying DNS zone files manually (forward and reverse zones)
  • Ability to Plan, verify, and integrate DDI solutions for complex client applications.
  • Good Knowledge on DNS Anycast and other backup mechanisms.
  • knowledge in Network Time Services
  • Integration of DNS and DHCP in Active Directory environment
  • Optional: Knowledge of F5 3DNS and GTM
  • Assume overall ownership and accountability for technical solutions provided to clients.
  • Understanding of the principles of network routing/switching
  • Strong discipline regarding enforcement of access and change management core principles.
  • Basic knowledge Unix/Linux and Windows environments
  • Strong attention to detail, confident enough to raise questions and escalate when necessary.
  • Strong leadership skills and qualities which enable candidate to network, lead within the organization and influence.
  • Experience deploying large-scale, global projects and programs.
  • Familiarity with IT security and risk management practices.
  • Excellent organizational skills, able to manage multiple work streams simultaneously and respond to rapidly changing demands.
  • Understanding of financial services regulatory and legal environment
  • Ability to articulate technical and business issues and solutions effectively to business or technical staff across organizational layers.

Desired Skills:

  • IPAM: VitalQIP, Bluecat, Infoblox, ISC DHCP, ISC BIND
  • Network Time Service: NTP & PTP
  • OS: Experience with different UNIX platforms in large heterogeneous environment
  • Database: Postgress or Sybase
  • Scripting: PowerShell, Python

Preferred Certifications:

  • BlueCat - BlueCat Fundamentals Certified Professional-DDI (BFCP-DDI)
  • BlueCat - BlueCat Advanced Certified Professional-DDI (BACP-DDI)
  • ISC (Internet Systems Consortium) - DNS/CP Certified DNS/BIND Professional
  • ISC (Internet Systems Consortium) - DNS/CA Certified DNS/BIND Associate
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