Software Engineer - Network

Why UKG:
At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

Why UKG:
At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you

UKG’s Cloud Infrastructure team designs, builds, and operates the network services that support our products across data centers and public cloud environments. The team manages routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, network monitoring tools, and related services. You’ll work with engineering, architecture, security, product, and business teams to understand requirements and deliver network solutions. You’ll troubleshoot complex issues, contribute to network design and standards, and use automation to make network operations more consistent and scalable.

• Design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure across data center and public cloud environments.
• Apply core networking expertise in routing, switching, segmentation, connectivity, and traffic management.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools and languages such as Terraform, Ansible and Python.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to test, validate, and deploy network configurations and infrastructure code.
• Use Jinja2 templates to generate and manage network configurations and automation artifacts.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration management, compliance checks, and operational processes.
• Diagnose complex network issues using packet captures, protocol analyzers, logs, monitoring platforms, and other diagnostic tools.
• Support network provisioning, break-fix, enhancements, migrations, and new initiatives.
• Implement changes in accordance with change management, security, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain accurate network diagrams, configurations, procedures, standards, and compliance documentation.
• Collaborate with architects and partner teams to assess requirements, recommend solutions, and coordinate implementation.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and support planned work outside normal business hours when required.

• 8-10+ years of professional network engineering experience, including substantial hands-on experience with core networking
• At least 3 years of hands-on infrastructure-as-code or network automation experience using tools and languages such as Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines for testing, validating, or deploying infrastructure code or network configurations.
• Experience using Jinja2 templates for configuration generation or automation.
• Strong knowledge of routing protocols and concepts, including BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, and first-hop redundancy protocols such as HSRP or VRRP.
• Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting LAN and WAN networks, including VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, link aggregation, and network segmentation.
• Experience with public cloud networking in at least one major cloud…