Sr Cloud Platform Engineer

nterprise infrastructure. You will lead the design, implementation, and automation of a robust, multi-cloud platform across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.

This is a strategic leadership role within the Enterprise Core Platform team. You won't just be managing cloud resources; you will be architecting the "paved path" for our global network, compute, and tool configurations. Your goal is to deliver a seamless, automated, and secure ecosystem that enables our internal engineering teams to deliver value with speed and precision.

Primary Responsibilities:

Architectural Leadership: Act as the primary technical visionary for UKG's CorpIT internal multi-cloud platform, establishing standards for networking, security, and infrastructure deployment across GCP and Azure.

Platform Automation: Lead the development of modular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate the lifecycle of all platform-related items, including landing zones, network fabrics, and developer tools.

Network & Compute Orchestration: Design and manage complex cloud network topologies, including Shared VPCs, Azure Virtual WAN, Hub-and-Spoke models, and cross-cloud connectivity (Interconnect/ExpressRoute).

Tooling Configuration: Build and integrate a unified suite of platform tools for Identity management (Workload Identity), Secrets (HashiCorp Vault), and CI/CD (GitHub Actions/ArgoCD).

Policy as Code: Implement and oversee automated guardrails and governance using tools like OPA or Azure Policy to ensure compliance with UKG security standards.

Mentorship & Excellence: Act as a "player-coach" by performing deep-dive code reviews, upskilling team members, and ensuring 100% of the engineering team achieves relevant cloud certifications.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Platform Engineering, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity.

Expert-level proficiency in both Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.

Deep expertise in Networking (DNS, BGP, Load Balancing, VPN/Direct Peering) and Security (IAM, Zero-Trust, VPC-SC).

Advanced mastery of Terraform and experience building custom automation in Python or Go.

Strong experience with Kubernetes (GKE and AKS)

Preferred Qualifications:

Relevant professional-level certifications (e.g., Google Professional Cloud Architect/Network Engineer or Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

Experience building or managing an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) at scale.

Strong background in FinOps and cloud cost optimization strategies.

Company Overview:

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry - because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.

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