At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and manage high-performance DNS solutions in diverse environments.
- Company: Join a leading tech firm focused on innovative network solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible working model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with a focus on security and automation.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of DNS technology and make a significant impact.
- Qualifications: Expertise in DNS protocols and hands-on experience with various DNS platforms.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
RED is currently seeking an experienced DNS Architect to support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of scalable, secure, and high-performance DNS solutions across enterprise, hybrid, and cloud environments. This role will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, security, and performance of network naming services, while also supporting DNS transformation, automation, and operational improvement initiatives. MUST BE SC CLEARED or SC ELIGIBLE.
Contract Information
- Role: DNS Architect
- Location: Wokingham
- Working Model: 3 days on-site and 2 days remote
- Duration: 27/07/2026 to 27/11/2026
- Engagement: Inside IR35
Required skills and experience
- Expert-level understanding of DNS protocols and concepts, including UDP/TCP, recursion, caching, forwarding, zone transfers, delegations, authoritative DNS, and name resolution.
- Hands-on experience with DNS platforms such as BIND, Microsoft DNS, and Infoblox.
- Experience with cloud DNS services such as AWS Route 53, Azure DNS, or Google Cloud DNS.
- Strong knowledge of DNSSEC, DHCP, and IP Address Management.
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and enterprise network architecture.
- Experience designing highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient DNS services across enterprise, hybrid, and cloud environments.
- Strong knowledge of DNS security threats and mitigation techniques, including DNS spoofing, tunnelling, cache poisoning, DDoS attacks, and secure DNS architecture.
- Experience implementing DNS security controls, DDoS protection, logging, monitoring, and alerting.
- Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills across DNS, network, cloud, and infrastructure environments.
- Experience supporting DNS migrations, upgrades, transformations, and platform consolidation.
- Scripting and automation experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or CloudFormation.
- Strong documentation skills, with the ability to produce clear architecture, design, operational, and support documentation.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across network, cloud, security, infrastructure, and application teams.
DNS Architect - SC cleared/eligable in Wokingham employer: RED Global
At RED, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our Wokingham location provides a perfect blend of on-site engagement and remote flexibility, ensuring our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. With a strong focus on employee growth opportunities and a commitment to cutting-edge technology, we empower our team members to excel in their roles while contributing to meaningful projects in the realm of DNS architecture.
