Senior Staff Network Engineer, Automation & IaC Leader

UKG; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Network, in Lowell, MA. You will provide technical leadership across complex network engineering and automation initiatives, shaping architecture, standards, and production operations for scalable, secure network services.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Architecture, Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Product, and Operations, and drive CI/CD for infrastructure code.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional network engineering experience.
• 7+ years 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 including BGP and OSPF; HS/VRRP familiarity.
• LAN/WAN design and troubleshooting incl. VLANs, trunking, spanning tree.
• Experience building or leading CI/CD workflows for infrastructure code or network configs.
• Public cloud networking experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with highly available production infrastructure and formal change management.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, F5, Palo Alto or equivalent.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and technical decision-making skills.
• Willingness to participate in on-call and after-hours work.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, automation, and operation of network infrastructure across data centers and cloud environments.
• Set technical direction for complex network initiatives and ensure long-term maintainability.
• Apply expertise in routing, switching, segmentation, 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 provisioning, config management, and compliance validation.
• Lead investigation and resolution of high-impact network issues using diagnostic tools.
• Establish and improve network engineering standards, patterns, and documentation.
• Review designs and code; provide clear technical recommendations.
• Partner with Architecture, Security, Cloud Infra, Product Eng, and Operations to align solutions.
• Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing in networking and automation.
• Ensure changes meet governance and security requirements.
• Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours work.

Skills

Network engineering

Terraform

Ansible

Python

BGP

OSPF

LAN/WAN

CI/CD

Public cloud networking

On-call readiness

Troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Cisco

Juniper

F5

Palo Alto

Job description

UKG is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Network, in Lowell, MA. You will provide technical leadership across complex network engineering and automation initiatives, shaping architecture, standards, and production operations for scalable, secure network services.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Architecture, Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Product, and Operations, and drive CI/CD for infrastructure code.