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.
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About the Team:
Want to work with a fantastic team on some cutting-edge technologies for an employer just recently ranked #20 by Forbes Magazine in their America's Best Employers for Diversity in 2023 report? UKG's Foundation Network team is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer with private and public cloud experience to join our Foundation Network team, supporting our private and public cloud solutions. As our products grow, we are continually enhancing our cloud-based infrastructure to scale and improve our services' performance, scalability and reliability.
About the Role:
In this exciting and dynamic role, you will help design, improve and support the networking systems for our public and private cloud environments. With the tremendous growth we are experiencing, UKG is looking for individuals who come together with teammates to share knowledge and skills across the global organization. The ideal candidate will have a deep passion for evolving processes and technologies, strive to innovate, have an automate everything mindset and will be relentless in their pursuit of a flawless customer experience.
• Experience routing and other networking fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, TCP, UDP, DNS, Load Balancing etc.) along with extensive knowledge and experience in the deployment of Juniper, Cisco, F5 and Palo Alto systems for large-scale cloud and enterprise environments.
• Experience of Public Cloud environments (GCP, AWS, AZURE) and cloud networking technologies (VPCs, Shared VPC, Load Balancing, etc.).
• Experience working on projects with a cross-functional remote team of experts to create best-practice private and public-cloud networking environments at scale.
• Experience in the design, deployment and Continuous Improvement of scalable and highly available public and private cloud network designs.
• Analyze data to diagnose and identify root causes to network-related events.
• Participate in on-call rotation and handle escalations in a fast-paced environment.
• Work on assigned projects with minimal supervision.
• Work in a ticket-based queue with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability with automation, orchestration and Infrastructure As Code technologies.
About You:
Basic Qualifications:
• 5+ years of proven and real-world experience in the design and implementation of complex networking concepts in private and public clouds.
• 5+ years of proven experience with Firewall implementations and support on CISCO, Juniper, Palo Alto or Fortinet.
• 5+ years of experience in load balancing strategies/ techniques, expertise in application switching/traffic management, and management of SSL certificates.
• 2+ years of experience working with orchestration/configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Salt, Puppet or Chef.
• 2+ years of experience using programming languages such as Python, Go, for automation of network tasks.
• 2+ years of direct experience in CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins, GitHub actions.
• Experience and in-depth knowledge of routing and other networking fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, TCP, UDP, DNS, Load Balancing, Storage networks, Virtual networks, L2 switching, overlay networks).
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electronics or Electrical Engineering.
• Full understanding of working with tunneling technologies including IPSEC and SSL VPN, GRE tunneling.
• 2+ years of proven experience with software development lifecycle in AGILE with tools like Git and BitBucket.
• 2+ years working with REST APIs to develop solutions.
• Google Cloud Certified
• Background in DevOps, Software Development, Site Reliability, and Systems Engineering/Design.
• Knowledge of IP Storage protocols and best practices for storage networking.
• 2+ years of proven experience on supporting Virtual Firewalling solutions.
• 1+ year(s) of experience on CISCO ACI implementation or support.
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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.