Cloud Engineer III- Eng - Private Cloud Storage with Dell/HP/NetApp

UKG; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking an experienced Storage Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and manage on‑prem storage for our SaaS platform, spanning VMware and OpenStack environments. You will drive reliability, scalability, and cost optimization while collaborating with engineering and operations.

You will implement IaC practices, develop automation tooling, and ensure security and regulatory compliance across storage solutions. Rotation on‑call and cross‑team collaboration are part of the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience managing large-scale storage infrastructure in an enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage on-premises storage infrastructure solutions supporting UKG's SaaS platform across VMware and OpenStack environments.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Linux

Windows Server

Tools

iSCSI

Fibre Channel

SAN/NAS/Object storage

Dell

HP

NetApp

Ansible

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Splunk

Jenkins

GitHub

Git

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage on-premises storage infrastructure solutions supporting UKG's SaaS platform across VMware and OpenStack environments.
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of storage services through proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) practices for storage provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Implement and manage automation tooling to streamline storage operations, provisioning, and incident response.
• Monitor and optimize storage infrastructure performance, availability, and cost.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for storage systems.
• Provide standardized tools, procedures, and solutions for resource provisioning across the environment.
• Document all infrastructure setups, including runbooks and architecture diagrams for existing and new deployments.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and drive adherence to IT best practices for risk mitigation and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience managing large-scale storage infrastructure in an enterprise environment.
• 5+ years of experience building or configuring on-premises storage appliances.
• Strong knowledge of iSCSI and Fibre Channel (FC) storage protocols.
• Strong knowledge of Dell, HP, or NetApp SAN, NAS, and Object storage platforms.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash, with demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure management tasks.
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience with monitoring platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack and centralized logging solutions such as Splunk.
• Strong understanding of cloud and on‑premises security best practices.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins and GitHub.
• Familiarity with infrastructure test automation and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• Availability for rotational on‑call support as needed.
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows server environments.
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance standards (ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Experience with distributed version control and GitOps practices using tools such as Git.