Cloud Engineer III- Eng

Job Description

Design, implement, and manage on-premises storage infrastructure solutions supporting UKG's SaaS platform across VMware and OpenStack environments Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of storage services through proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and risk mitigation Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) practices for storage provisioning and lifecycle management Implement and manage automation tooling to streamline storage operations, provisioning, and incident response Monitor and optimize storage infrastructure performance, availability, and cost Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for storage systems Provide standardized tools, procedures, and solutions for resource provisioning across the environment Document all infrastructure setups, including runbooks and architecture diagrams for existing and new deployments Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and drive adherence to IT best practices for risk mitigation and capacity planning 5+ years of hands-on experience managing large-scale storage infrastructure in an enterprise environment 5+ years of experience building or configuring on-premises storage appliances Strong knowledge of iSCSI and Fibre Channel (FC) storage protocols Strong knowledge of Dell, HP, or NetApp SAN, NAS, and Object storage platforms Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash, with demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure management tasks Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible and Terraform Experience with monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) and centralized logging solutions such as Splunk Strong understanding of cloud and on-premises security best practices Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins and GitHub Familiarity with infrastructure test automation and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles Availability for rotational on-call support as needed Working knowledge of Linux and Windows server environments Experience with security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HIPAA, GDPR) Experience with distributed version control and GitOps practices using tools such as Git