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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity
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The Senior Software Engineer, DNS joins the Cloud Software & Solutions group to manage the engineering, automation, and continuous improvement of enterprise DNS platforms. In this role, you will design and evolve enterprise DNS architecture, including authoritative and recursive DNS, forwarding, delegation, and service integrations. You will modernize the platform by improving provisioning, configuration management, validation, monitoring, and recovery using infrastructure as code and automation frameworks. Key responsibilities include providing Tier 3 support to troubleshoot complex issues involving DNSSEC, caching, and zone design. You will utilize Python, Ansible, Terraform, and AI-assisted tools to automate workflows within Linux environments. The work focuses on delivering resilient, scalable DNS solutions and integrating services with IPAM, DHCP, cloud networking, and Kubernetes CoreDNS in a security-sensitive enterprise environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in North Carolina?
Median $187300 from 51 postings across 15 companies.
Design, build, and evolve enterprise DNS architecture including authoritative and recursive DNS, forwarding, and delegation.
Modernize the DNS platform using infrastructure as code and automation frameworks for provisioning and configuration management.
Improve platform reliability, performance, security, and maintainability for critical DNS services at scale.
Provide global Tier 3 support to troubleshoot complex issues involving DNSSEC, caching, and resolution behavior.
Develop infrastructure automation using Python and tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
Administer Linux environments and diagnose issues across DNS, networking, and distributed systems.
Use AI-assisted tools to automate routine tasks and improve software or infrastructure engineering workflows.
What we're looking for
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years or Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience in software development, systems engineering, or cloud/platform engineering.
Experience designing, implementing, or operating DNS services, including authoritative and recursive DNS, delegation, forwarding, caching, and DNS record behavior.
Experience developing infrastructure automation using Python and tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent infrastructure-as-code technologies.
Experience administering Linux environments and diagnosing issues across DNS, networking, and distributed systems.
Experience using AI-assisted tools to automate routine tasks and improve software or infrastructure engineering workflows.
Experience with DNSSEC, GSLB, Anycast DNS, and hybrid cloud DNS patterns (preferred).
Experience integrating DNS with IPAM, DHCP, cloud networking, and platform automation (preferred).
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Linux Kernel
Networking Drivers
TCP/IP
RDMA
RoCE
Data Structures
Algorithms
L2/L3 Protocols
Device Drivers
open-source
Userspace Libraries
Operating Systems
Kernel Internals
C
Python
Linux Kernel
SONiC
SAI
VxLAN-EVPN
NFV
SRIOV
SwitchDev
NAT
QoS
Segment Routing
Ethernet Switching
SmartNIC
Data Forwarding
Cumulus Linux
Packet Processing