Network Engineering DDI Architect

Job description

ELEVI is seeking a senior DDI Architect with deep network engineering expertise and hands‑on experience delivering enterprise‑class DNS, DHCP, and IPAM solutions. The role is 75% post‑sales engineering, focused heavily on Infoblox implementations, migrations, upgrades, and tech refreshes, while also supporting EfficientIP, BlueCat, and TCPWave platforms. The remaining 25% involves pre‑sales technical support, helping drive new‑business capture through demos, discovery, and solution design. If you excel at both architecting DDI solutions and engaging with customers, this role places you at the center of ELEVI’s most strategic work. **Post‑Sales Engineering (75%)** - Architect and implement Infoblox‑based DDI solutions across enterprise and global environments. - Lead DDI migrations, including Microsoft DNS/DHCP transitions and platform‑to‑platform IPAM migrations (Infoblox, EfficientIP, BlueCat, TCPWave). - Execute system upgrades, re‑architecture efforts, and tech refreshes for customer DDI environments. - Provide lifecycle engineering and architectural guidance — not day‑to‑day system administration. - Produce high‑quality documentation, design artifacts, diagrams, and knowledge‑transfer materials. - Ensure successful delivery through best‑practice design, testing, validation, and cutover planning. - Serve as a trusted advisor, guiding long‑term DDI strategy and modernization. **Pre‑Sales Technical Support (25%)** - Deliver compelling DDI and DNS Security presentations, product overviews, and live demos. - Lead technical discovery sessions to uncover customer requirements, challenges, and business drivers. - Support sales cycles with solution design, POC/POV engagements, and RFP/RFI responses. - Map customer needs to ELEVI’s DDI architecture, migration, and DNS Security offerings using value‑based framing. - Translate customer requirements into architectural recommendations, scopes of work, and value‑driven proposals. - Partner with Account Executives to identify and shape new‑business opportunities. - Contribute to sales and marketing collateral, solution diagrams, and technical content. **What You Bring** - 10+ years of enterprise DDI engineering experience with deep expertise in DNS, DHCP, IPAM, ISC BIND, Kea DHCP, NTP, TCP/IP. - Strong hands‑on Infoblox experience (core requirement); Infoblox certifications strongly preferred. - Proven ability to lead DDI migrations, including Microsoft DNS/DHCP transitions and large‑scale platform‑to‑platform IPAM migrations. - Experience with EfficientIP, BlueCat, or TCPWave (highly desirable; training provided). - Solid understanding of DNS Security (DNSSEC, RPZ, threat‑intel filtering). - Python and/or Perl scripting required, with proficiency in bash/ksh/csh, APIs, CLIs, VPN, SSH, data migration, and service integration. - Broad networking and systems background: Linux/Unix, routing/switching, load balancing, MS Active Directory, VoIP, UDP, and related infrastructure. - Strong foundation in Backup & Disaster Recovery, fault‑tolerant systems, and upgrade planning. - Excellent communication skills — confident presenting to all levels, leading whiteboard sessions, and translating complex technical concepts into clear business value. - Experience supporting sales cycles, POCs, demos, RFP/RFI responses, and collaborating with Account Executives, partners, and cross‑functional teams. **Why ELEVI** At ELEVI, you won’t just implement technology – you’ll shape the future of how global enterprises run their most critical network services. We’re a boutique powerhouse: small enough for your voice to matter, but trusted by some of the world’s largest organizations to solve their hardest DDI challenges. You’ll work alongside top‑tier architects who are known across the industry for their depth, precision, and ability to deliver flawlessly in high‑stakes environments. Here, you’ll own high‑impact architectural work, not day‑to‑day administration. You’ll lead migrations, modernizations, and redesigns that materially improve how customers operate. You’ll be empowered to innovate, influence technical direction, and build long‑term relationships with customers who rely on your expertise. We invest in our people – through continuous learning, OEM training, certifications, and opportunities to work across Infoblox, EfficientIP, BlueCat, TCPWave, and emerging DDI technologies. You’ll grow your skills, expand your architectural range, and become a recognized expert in a niche that’s only increasing in strategic importance. If you want to do meaningful work, solve complex problems, and be part of a team where excellence is the baseline…… ELEVI is where you belong. **Pay Range**: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at ELEVI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At ELEVI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more [here](https://elevi.net/careers.html#benefits). The proposed salary range for this position is: $120,400 - $145,300 We’re an equal opportunity employer (EOE) that empowers our people. It is the policy of ELEVI to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants—without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. We fearlessly drive change, because without diversity of thought and a commitment to equality for all, there is no moving forward. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training,