Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Native, CI/CD & DevOps Lead

UKG; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a senior software engineer with 5+ years of software engineering experience and deep expertise in Python or Java development.

The role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, GitOps tooling (GitHub Actions, Argo CD), CI/CD design, and deploying to public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP). You will design scalable systems and lead large projects within a DevOps model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in Python or Java.
• Experience with GitOps/DevOps to support large teams.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and public cloud deployment platforms.
• Design and administer CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale software projects.

Skills

Python

Java

GitOps

DevOps

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Cloud Platforms

Education

B.S. in CS/Engineering

M.S./PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions

Argo CD

Istio

Envoy

Job description

UKG is seeking a senior software engineer with 5+ years of software engineering experience and deep expertise in Python or Java development.

The role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, GitOps tooling (GitHub Actions, Argo CD), CI/CD design, and deploying to public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP). You will design scalable systems and lead large projects within a DevOps model.