DDI Engineer / DDI Migration Specialist - SC Cleared
Cambridge (Hybrid)
12-Month Contract
£450-£500 per day Inside IR35
Overview
We are seeking an experienced DDI Specialist to lead a large-scale migration from BlueCat to Infoblox within a complex global enterprise environment.
This is a hands‐on engineering role requiring strong expertise across DNS, DHCP and IPAM, with responsibility for assessing the current estate, defining the migration strategy and delivering a low‐risk implementation across multi‐region infrastructure.
The successful candidate will also help shape the future‐state DDI platform through improved standards, automation, documentation and operational processes.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the migration from BlueCat to Infoblox
* Assess current DDI estate and define migration strategy
* Deliver DNS, DHCP and IPAM solutions across enterprise‐scale environments
* Design and support scalable DDI architectures
* Implement and manage GeoDNS / GSLB solutions
* Integrate DDI services with:
o Active Directory
o Hybrid infrastructure environments
o ServiceNow workflows
* Drive automation using Ansible and Terraform
* Improve operational standards, documentation and platform governance
* Ensure minimal disruption to production services during migration activities
Required Experience
Essential
* Proven experience delivering end-to-end DDI migrations
* Strong hands‐on expertise with both:
o BlueCat
o Infoblox
* Deep technical knowledge of:
o DNS (authoritative, forwarding, conditional forwarding)
o DHCP (scopes, failover, reservations)
o IPAM design and data modelling
* Experience within large‐scale, multi‐region enterprise environments
* Strong understanding of:
o Active Directory integrated DNS/DHCP
o Hybrid infrastructure environments
* Strong automation skills using:
o Ansible
o Terraform
* Experience integrating DNS/DHCP services into ServiceNow workflows
* Active SC Clearance
Highly Desirable
* Experience with GeoDNS / GSLB
* Experience designing enterprise DDI architectures
* Strong documentation and operational improvement mindset
Contract Details
* Rate: £450-£500 per day
* Contract Length: 12 Months
* IR35: Inside IR35
* Location: Cambridge (Hybrid)
* Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
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