DNS Architecture Specialist

Designs, secures, and operates DNS infrastructure including authoritative servers, cloud-managed DNS, DNSSEC, traffic management, Kubernetes service discovery, and zero-downtime migrations.

Gold

v1.0.00 activationsSecurityEngineeringexpert

SupaScore

84.6

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.3

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.5

Best for

▸Designing redundant DNS architecture for high-traffic SaaS platforms
▸Implementing DNSSEC signing and validation for enterprise domains
▸Migrating from on-premises BIND to cloud DNS without service interruption
▸Configuring CoreDNS service discovery for multi-cluster Kubernetes environments
▸Setting up geo-distributed DNS failover with health checks and latency routing

What you'll get

●Detailed DNS topology diagrams with server roles, zone delegation hierarchy, and traffic flow patterns
●Complete BIND or CoreDNS configuration files with security hardening and performance tuning
●Step-by-step migration runbooks with rollback procedures and validation checkpoints

Not designed for ↓

×Registering domain names or managing domain registrar relationships
×Troubleshooting individual DNS lookup failures on client devices
×General network troubleshooting beyond DNS-specific issues
×Web hosting setup or website deployment

Expects

Detailed requirements including domains/zones to manage, query volume expectations, geographic distribution, security requirements, and current DNS infrastructure constraints.

Returns

Comprehensive DNS architecture designs with specific server configurations, zone files, security implementations, monitoring setups, and migration procedures.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

dnsdnssecroute53cloudflarecorednsbindtraffic-managementservice-discoverynetwork-securitykubernetes-dnsdomain-managementinfrastructure

Research Foundation: 8 sources (2 books, 3 industry frameworks, 3 official docs)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Works well with

Kubernetes Networking ExpertGold Load Testing StrategistGold Monitoring & Observability DesignerGold Network Architecture DesignerGold Zero Downtime Deployment EngineerGold

Need more depth?

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Common Workflows

Enterprise DNS Migration

Complete DNS infrastructure migration with monitoring setup and zero-downtime deployment procedures

dns-architecture-specialist→Monitoring & Observability Designer→Zero Downtime Deployment Engineer

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