Lead Cloud Network Engineer

UKG; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Cloud Network Engineer to enhance its cloud infrastructure. In this dynamic role, you'll design and support networking systems for public and private cloud environments. You'll work with a passionate team to innovate and automate processes, ensuring a flawless customer experience. Join a company that values collaboration and personal growth, and be part of a mission to transform workplaces worldwide through cutting-edge technology. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a thriving organization, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Wellness Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Customizable Expense Reimbursement

Employee Resource Groups

Caring Leadership

Flexible Work Options

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in complex networking design and implementation.
• Experience with public cloud deployments and load balancing strategies.
• Familiarity with tunneling technologies including IPSEC and SSL VPNs.

Responsibilities

• Design and support networking systems for cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create best-practice networking.
• Analyze data to diagnose network issues and provide user support.

Skills

Routing and Networking Fundamentals

Public Cloud Environments

Automation and Orchestration

Linux/Unix Command Line

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Illumio

Protocol Analyzers

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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.

About The Team

UKG Cloud Infra Network team is seeking a Principal Network Engineer with private and public cloud experience to join our Cloud Infrastructure 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 and comprehensive knowledge of routing and networking fundamentals (BGP, GRE, TLS, DNS, Load Balancing, etc.) along with working independently in the deployment of Juniper, Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Illumio systems for large-scale cloud and enterprise environments
• Experience and comprehensive knowledge of Public Cloud environments (GCP, AWS, AZURE) and associated networking technologies (VPCs, Shared VPC, Load Balancing, HA & DR configurations, etc.)
• Experience working on projects with a cross-functional team of experts to create best-practice private and public-cloud networking environments at scale.
• Analyze data to diagnose and identify root causes to network-specific events.
• Participate in on-call rotation and handle escalations in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide user support, incident responses, and providing detailed summary to leaders or upper management.
• Proven familiarity and experience with automation, orchestration and Infrastructure As Code technologies.

Basic Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of proven and real-world experience in the design and implementation of complex networking concepts.
• 8-10+ years of experience in the implementation of mission-critical public cloud deployments
• Experience with load balancing strategies/ techniques, expertise in application switching/traffic management, knowledge of persistence and SSL certificates.
• Experience and knowledge working with tunneling technologies including IPSEC and SSL VPNs and GRE tunneling
• Experience in Linux/Unix command line and command line tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, Electronics or Electrical Engineering
• Experience in automating routine tasks; identifying areas for Continuous Improvement
• Google Cloud Certification
• Proven 5+ years experience in LAN switching Internetworking to include VLANS, spanning tree, trunking, port aggregation, and segmentation.
• Proven 5+ years experience with Firewall implementations and support on most of these vendors: CISCO, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Illumio.
• Experience with protocol analyzers and related network diagnostic tools.
• Strong skills in problem solving and communication
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Personal commitment to high quality

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!

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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The pay range for this position is $112,300 to $161,400, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG’s comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at https://www.ukg.com/careers