Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Company Overview 

With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. And we’re only getting started. Ready to bring your bold ideas and collaborative mindset to an organization that still has so much more to build and achieve? Read on.   

At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team of U Krewers are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all. 

Here, we know that you’re more than your work. That’s why our benefits help you thrive personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose — a customizable expense reimbursement program that can be used for more than 200+ needs that best suit you and your family, from student loan repayment, to childcare, to pet insurance. Our inclusive culture, active and engaged employee resource groups, and caring leaders value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you’re passionate about our purpose — people —then we can’t wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We’re united by purpose, inspired by you.   

UKG is looking for a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to join a growing team leading Platform capability for our Engineering organization. You will build new and maintain existing capabilities in our public and private (on-premises) Cloud platforms. You and the team own our Cloud Experience for UKG. You will use building blocks, Go language, Terraform, Ansible, and work with on-premise infrastructure OpenStack and Cloud services in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Manage, improve, and maintain our tools and services stack across the organization and deliver value incrementally

• Maintain and enhance our current set of managed services, which include: Kubernetes, MongoDB, MongoDB Atlas, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, RabbitMQ, and PostgreSQL

• Build mature applications and services to enable Product Development teams through in-house self-service portal

• Collaborate with Development and Engineering teams to understand gaps and requirements while meeting expectations

• Architect and implement solutions for internal self-service offering technical architecture diagrams and user guides for internal administrators, operators, and users

• Join team meetings daily and as needed and collaborate with peers and teams within the organization

• Troubleshoot issues by reviewing information at hand, develop detailed implementation plan with automation and test details, and mentoring team members

• Be on a rotational on-call schedule with the team

• Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager or team lead depending on severity and business needs

• Occasional travel as necessary

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field, however equivalent work experience in similar position may be substituted for educational requirements.

• 10+ years of experience building and/or configuring Cloud infrastructure and services (on-prem or public) through code, such as Terraform.

• 10+ years of experience with Cloud Native solutions (Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, and/or Azure).

• 10+ years of experience with at least one programming language (e.g. Java/Golang/Ruby/Python).

• Experience working with container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with one or more distributed version control/Source Code Management (SCM) technology and its workflows like git and the understanding of the GitOps/DevOps mindset.

• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining highly available services at scale.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure test automation.

• Experience with web technologies utilizing Microservices, SOA patterns and REST.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with databases such as MySQL, NoSQL (MongoDB, Atlas), Elasticsearch.

• Experience with Redis and Message Queue (RabbitMQ, etc).

Where we’re going 

UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it’s our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!    

UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.      

Disability Accommodation  

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com