Must Have Skills:
5+ years of experience in DNS
operations/support, with at least 2–3 years at L3 level
Strong hands‑on
experience with BIND (open‑source DNS)
Deep understanding of:
· DNS protocol internals
· Authoritative vs Recursive
DNS
· TTL, caching behavior, and
query resolution flow
Strong Linux/Unix system administration experience
Strong networking fundamentals:
· TCP/IP, UDP
· Latency and routing
behavior
Nice to Have Skills:
Experience with Anycast DNS
deployments
Exposure to other DNS software: Unbound,
PowerDNS, Knot DNS
Automation and scripting (Shell, Python,
Ansible)
Monitoring tools:
- Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios,
Zabbix
ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change
Management experience)
Minimum Years of Experience:
5+
Certifications Needed: No
Top 3 responsibilities you
would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute
Act as L3 escalation point for
complex DNS incidents impacting production services
Diagnose
and resolve critical DNS outages, performance degradation, and security
issues
Provide
expert support for authoritative and recursive DNS infrastructures
Work
closely with L1/L2 teams, NOC, and Core Network teams to restore services
quickly
Deep troubleshooting of BIND
Perform DNS protocol‑level analysis
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for major
incidents



