DDI Architect CGEMJP00341742

Role Title

DDI Architect

Contract to run until 28/11/2026

Sheffield, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite

Up to £533.60 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) Subject Matter Expert. We are seeking a highly skilled DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) subject matter expert with extensive experience in the DDI technology space.

• Infrastructure Projects
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  Demonstrated experience in planning, implementing, and supporting large-scale DDI infrastructure projects, including both physical (servers, appliances) and logical (software versions, product changes, data migrations) upgrades and migrations.
• Design and Deployment
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  Expertise in designing, deploying, and operationalizing DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) infrastructure across new environments, ensuring a consumable and scalable service for internal stakeholders.
• Risk Management
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  Solid understanding of risk assessment and management, including the ability to address headwind challenges and assess downstream user or service impacts.
• Communication Skills
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  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work constructively and collaboratively within a team as well as independently, across time zones, geographies, and languages. Proficiency in English is essential.
• Project Management
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  Understanding of industry‑standard project management methodologies, tooling, and governance, with a proven track record of planning, documenting, and managing infrastructure project implementations.
• Technical Expertise
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  Must have expert‑level engineering experience with DDI technologies such as Cygna VitalQIP, AMS & AMMs, EfficientIP, Infoblox, and F5 BIG‑IP DNS.
• Network Protocols
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  Experience with network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, and DNS.
• Automation and Scripting:
  Familiarity with automation and scripting languages (shell, Ansible, VBA, Python, JavaScript, JSON, API integration or development) is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Agile Experience
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  Experience working in an Agile team, participating in agile ceremonies, and a working knowledge of JIRA is beneficial.