Senior Staff Network Engineer — Automation & Cloud Infra

UKG; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Network to provide technical leadership across complex network engineering and automation initiatives. You will shape network architecture, lead solutions from design through production, and improve security, reliability, and scalability.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Architecture, Security, Product, and Operations, and ensure changes meet governance and compliance. On-call rotation may be required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional network engineering experience.
• 7+ years of experience developing or operating network automation or infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Experience leading the design and delivery of network solutions across multiple teams or complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of routing protocols and concepts (BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, HSRP/VRRP).
• Experience building or leading CI/CD workflows to test, validate, or deploy infrastructure code or network configurations.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, automation, and operation of network infrastructure across data centers and cloud.
• Set technical direction for complex network initiatives (architecture, patterns, readiness).
• Apply expertise in routing, switching, segmentation, hybrid connectivity, traffic management, and high availability.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code and network automation (Terraform, Ansible, Python).
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines for network configurations and infrastructure code.
• Drive automation for network provisioning, configuration management, and compliance validation.

Job description

UKG is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Network to provide technical leadership across complex network engineering and automation initiatives. You will shape network architecture, lead solutions from design through production, and improve security, reliability, and scalability.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Architecture, Security, Product, and Operations, and ensure changes meet governance and compliance. On-call rotation may be required.