DNS
Which roles require it and how much it matters — mapped across real job-role profiles.
Short answer: DNS is asked for by 3 of the 103 job-role profiles Skilture maps, and is a core requirement in 2 — most heavily by IT Support Engineer, System Administrator and DevOps Engineer.
Source: Skilture's 103 job-role profiles · Updated
Free · No signup · Results in 60 seconds
- Roles that list it
- 3 of 103
- Core requirement
- 2 rolesnon-negotiable there
- Skill type
- Technicalhard, teachable
Who hires for DNS?
The roles in Skilture's catalogue that list DNS, and how heavily each one weights it.
DevOps Engineer
Required as a hard skill.
IT Support Engineer
Required as a hard skill.
System Administrator
Required as a hard skill.
Targeting one of these roles? Grab the ATS resume keywords:
How interviewers test DNS
Real questions from Skilture's interview banks, with what the interviewer is listening for.
IT Support Engineer · intermediate
How does DNS work, and how would you diagnose a name-resolution problem?
Listen for: Strong candidates explain resolution and caching and use tools like nslookup/ping to trace it. Not understanding DNS basics is a red flag for support.
System Administrator · intermediate
How does DNS resolution work, and how do you debug a DNS problem?
Listen for: Look for the resolution chain, TTL and caching effects, and using dig/nslookup to trace it. Not understanding caching or the resolution flow is a red flag.
What roles that use DNS pay in the US
Annual wages in US dollars for the roles above: median, and the 10th–90th percentile range.
| Role | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | $135,980 | $82,460 – $214,670 |
| System Administrator | $99,130 | $62,640 – $155,050 |
United States, USD. Source: O*NET OnLine (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), 2025; each median links to its occupation. India (INR): no sourced figure for these roles yet, so none is shown.
Put DNS to work
Does your resume show DNS?
Score your resume against a role and see which of its skills you show and which are missing.
Can an ATS read your skills?
A skill a parser cannot extract does not count. See what an Applicant Tracking System reads.
Placements coming up?
An 8-week plan: resume, top skill gaps, ATS checks and applications.
Building your resume? ATS-friendly templates, each one scored · Resume format for freshers
DNS: common questions
- Is DNS worth learning in 2026?
- DNS is listed in 3 of the 103 job-role profiles Skilture maps, and it is a core requirement in 2 of them. Explore the roles above to see where it matters most, then run a free skill gap analysis to see if you already have it.
- Which jobs require DNS?
- Roles that ask for DNS include DevOps Engineer, IT Support Engineer, System Administrator. You can check how your own skills match any of these roles with Skilture's free skill gap analysis — no signup required.
- How do interviewers test DNS?
- A typical question, from IT Support Engineer interviews: "How does DNS work, and how would you diagnose a name-resolution problem?" What the interviewer listens for: Strong candidates explain resolution and caching and use tools like nslookup/ping to trace it. Not understanding DNS basics is a red flag for support.