Job Description

DDI Engineer / DDI Migration Specialist

📍 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:

Active Directory

Hybrid infrastructure environments

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:

BlueCat

Infoblox

Deep technical knowledge of:

DNS (authoritative, forwarding, conditional forwarding)

DHCP (scopes, failover, reservations)

IPAM design and data modelling

Experience within large-scale, multi-region enterprise environments

Strong understanding of:

Active Directory integrated DNS/DHCP

Hybrid infrastructure environments

Strong automation skills using:

Ansible

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)If you are an experienced DDI Engineer with strong Infoblox migration expertise, apply now for immediate consideration