Network Engineer - Software Defined Networking Specialist

Job Purpose and Impact

The Network Engineer will design transformation, deployment, automation, operation, and own Cargill’s software defined network infrastructure with an initial focus on migration of legacy networking infrastructure to modern software defined networking infrastructure. In this role you will provide thought leadership and actively engage in a network transformation project to migrate legacy physical networking infrastructure to Modern software defined networking infrastructure to architect, build, secure, and maintain. 

Key Accountabilities

• Provide technical leadership and influence the use of software development and infrastructure as code practices to design, build and support software defined network capabilities.
• Provide expert leadership across network teams to resolve complex problems and remove roadblocks.
• Participate in the engineering community by being a coach and mentor to engineers, share new technical trends and develop modern skills and engineering best practices across Cargill.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

4+ years of experience in the field of DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) with strong understanding of enterprise network services and infrastructure integration.

The person should have hands-on experience with Infoblox products, including the ability to design, implement, administer, and troubleshoot enterprise DDI environments.

Around 5 years of experience in the design, deployment, and management of enterprise DNS, DHCP, and IPAM solutions using Infoblox

Experience with Infoblox Grid architecture, NIOS platform administration, reporting/analytics, DNS traffic control, and API integrations

Ability to develop low-level design (LLD) documentation for enterprise DDI and network service architectures

Knowledge of automation and scripting for DNS/DHCP/IPAM management using Python, REST APIs, Ansible, Bash, or Terraform preferred

Working experience with source code management and automation tools such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or CI/CD pipelines

Experience working with Agile teams, leveraging modern engineering tools and practices to manage team backlog, planned work, and issue tracking

Relevant certifications such as Infoblox Certified Professional (ICP), Infoblox Certified Expert (ICE), or equivalent certifications preferred