Software Engineer III - DevOps

Why UKG:  

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer – DevOps / Cloud Platform Engineering to join our Engineering Platform Continuous Delivery team. The ideal candidate is passionate about building scalable cloud infrastructure, automating software delivery, and improving developer productivity through modern DevOps practices. You will play a key role in designing, implementing, and operating cloud-native platforms while enabling engineering teams with secure, reliable, and automated deployment pipelines.

 

Desired Technical Skills

We are looking for engineers with strong experience in the following areas:

• CI/CD & Automation 
• GitHub Actions (GHA) and reusable workflows
• CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, and optimization
• Release automation and deployment strategies
• Infrastructure and application automation
• Cloud Platforms 
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (preferred) or AWS/Azure
• Cloud networking, IAM, storage, compute, and managed services
• Cloud operations, monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting
• High availability, scalability, and disaster recovery concepts
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 
• Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructure
• Infrastructure lifecycle management
• Configuration management using Ansible
• Containers & Platform Engineering 
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Container orchestration and platform operations
• Helm charts and Kubernetes resource management (preferred)
• Scripting & Programming 
• Python for automation and tooling
• Shell/Bash scripting
• REST APIs and automation frameworks

Responsibilities

Cloud Platform Engineering

• Design, build, automate, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure on GCP.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Ansible to provision and manage cloud resources.
• Build reusable platform capabilities that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.

CI/CD & Automation

• Design, implement, and maintain GitHub Actions workflows and enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate build, test, deployment, and release processes for cloud-native applications and platform services.
• Improve deployment reliability, reduce manual effort, and optimize delivery pipelines.

Platform Operations

• Monitor platform health, availability, and performance using modern observability tools.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
• Maintain high availability and operational excellence across cloud environments.

Infrastructure & Reliability

• Manage Kubernetes clusters, container platforms, and cloud infrastructure.
• Implement scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions following industry best practices.
• Continuously improve infrastructure through automation and standardization.

Software Development & Automation

• Develop automation tools and scripts using Python and Bash to eliminate repetitive operational tasks.
• Build reusable inte