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UKG . 1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Company Overview With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. We’re preparing for the next phase of growth and innovation. Read on to learn more about the role and opportunities. At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team is on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all. Our benefits support you personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose — a customizable expense reimbursement program. We value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you’re passionate about our purpose — people — we can’t wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We’re united by purpose, inspired by you. About The Role UKG is hiring a Principal Architect for the UKGPro product. In this role you will be responsible for leading and driving the architectural design and implementation of key modules within the product. This role requires a strong technical background and a passion for driving innovation and efficiency. Architects are members of a team that participate in how we define, implement, and enforce an overall architecture practice, including principles and standards. They are focused on improving efficiency and effectiveness of the business through architectural designs that align and fit within the technical ecosystem. They are the primary drivers of design, while also being technically hands-on to support the teams and ensure that ongoing feature deliveries are well-designed, resilient and optimized for performance. This role will work as a thought leader in cross-functional teams to help define and govern processes spanning the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate is an experienced software architect with experience in cloud infrastructure, enterprise architecture, software development principles, and artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and support to UKG Pro engineering teams Develop, design, and communicate a clear architectural vision and design for the teams that is aligned with the organization's goals and objectives, while keeping a product suite mindset at the forefront. Understand product requirements, drive for clarity of requirements to ensure the design is fit for purpose, and ensure design supports architecture strategy. Develops technical roadmaps and ensures that services for the suite meet established architectural guidelines and standards. Deep dive into the code to confirm design integrity and maintain a cost-effective straightforward design throughout the teams. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and product managers, to gather requirements and ensure architectural design meets the needs of internal and external stakeholders. Collaborate with peers and technical leaders to define/articulate constraints and guidelines. Define and enforce CI/CD standards, development methodologies, and quality assurance processes. Identify and mitigate risks associated with architectural decisions. Anticipate business needs 6+ months out and work with leaders to inject effort. Use resources provided by Architecture Governance on common architecture practices (standards, templates, etc.) to ensure designs and vision reflect our principles and standards. Ensure effective adoption of observability tools for proactive alerting of production performance issues, adopt service-owner mindset to ensure quick recovery from problems, and continually seek opportunities to improve resilience of services from failures. Leverage artificial intelligence tools to identify productivity improvements for engineering teams, and value-add features for users. Document and maintain the product & service architecture Drive strategic architecture vision and innovation. Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to ensure the Value Streams scalability, security, and performance. Provide architecture leadership, focusing on creating and maintaining cross-product and multi-year architecture visions. Identify architecture risks, develop mitigation strategies, and maintain architectural opportunities for all stakeholders. Understand how architecture is done across the industry; research new technology trends; identify innovations that can drive a competitive advantage for UKG products. Qualifications 12 years of software development experience in a fast-paced environment, working through all phases of the software development life cycle. Proven experience as a lead architect or similar role, driving the architecture and implementation of complex software solutions. Possess extensive design portfolios showing high proficiency in .NET based development technologies for SaaS and Multi-Tenant systems. Experience leveraging observability tools such as Datadog and Grafana for production monitoring. Experience with modern cloud technology (GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, etc.) and the ability to design a solution that operates optimally in a cloud environment, including cost optimizations, leveraging managed services, observability, etc. Strong exposure to highly reliable, scalable, secure, and decoupled solutions. Strong exposure of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery process (CI/CD). Experience in detailed analysis, feasibility studies, performance analysis and prototyping. Experience in developing Software applications for multiplatform development. Experience in object-oriented programming and design, service-oriented architecture and design patterns. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Excellent problem solving skills, with the ability to handle the most complex issues. Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.). Experience with modern quality practices to effectively automate testing and eliminate manual test processes will be preferred. Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. Experience with modern analytics technology (BigQuery, Snowflake, Tableau, Looker, etc.). Experience with messaging and event streaming solutions (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache Beam, Spark, etc.). Experience with industry leading integration platforms (like Boomi). Bachelors/Master’s in engineering / Computer Science or equivalent experience Where we’re going UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it’s our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow! Equal Opportunity Employer UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. View The EEO Know Your Rights poster. UKG participates in E-Verify. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment. Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process. For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com. The pay range for this position is $145,600 to $209,300, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG’s comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at https://www.ukg.com/careers
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UKG . 1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Company Overview With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. We’re preparing for the next phase of growth and innovation. Read on to learn more about the role and opportunities. At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team is on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all. Our benefits support you personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose — a customizable expense reimbursement program. We value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you’re passionate about our purpose — people — we can’t wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We’re united by purpose, inspired by you. About The Role UKG is hiring a Principal Architect for the UKGPro product. In this role you will be responsible for leading and driving the architectural design and implementation of key modules within the product. This role requires a strong technical background and a passion for driving innovation and efficiency. Architects are members of a team that participate in how we define, implement, and enforce an overall architecture practice, including principles and standards. They are focused on improving efficiency and effectiveness of the business through architectural designs that align and fit within the technical ecosystem. They are the primary drivers of design, while also being technically hands-on to support the teams and ensure that ongoing feature deliveries are well-designed, resilient and optimized for performance. This role will work as a thought leader in cross-functional teams to help define and govern processes spanning the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate is an experienced software architect with experience in cloud infrastructure, enterprise architecture, software development principles, and artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and support to UKG Pro engineering teams Develop, design, and communicate a clear architectural vision and design for the teams that is aligned with the organization's goals and objectives, while keeping a product suite mindset at the forefront. Understand product requirements, drive for clarity of requirements to ensure the design is fit for purpose, and ensure design supports architecture strategy. Develops technical roadmaps and ensures that services for the suite meet established architectural guidelines and standards. Deep dive into the code to confirm design integrity and maintain a cost-effective straightforward design throughout the teams. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and product managers, to gather requirements and ensure architectural design meets the needs of internal and external stakeholders. Collaborate with peers and technical leaders to define/articulate constraints and guidelines. Define and enforce CI/CD standards, development methodologies, and quality assurance processes. Identify and mitigate risks associated with architectural decisions. Anticipate business needs 6+ months out and work with leaders to inject effort. Use resources provided by Architecture Governance on common architecture practices (standards, templates, etc.) to ensure designs and vision reflect our principles and standards. Ensure effective adoption of observability tools for proactive alerting of production performance issues, adopt service-owner mindset to ensure quick recovery from problems, and continually seek opportunities to improve resilience of services from failures. Leverage artificial intelligence tools to identify productivity improvements for engineering teams, and value-add features for users. Document and maintain the product & service architecture Drive strategic architecture vision and innovation. Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to ensure the Value Streams scalability, security, and performance. Provide architecture leadership, focusing on creating and maintaining cross-product and multi-year architecture visions. Identify architecture risks, develop mitigation strategies, and maintain architectural opportunities for all stakeholders. Understand how architecture is done across the industry; research new technology trends; identify innovations that can drive a competitive advantage for UKG products. Qualifications 12 years of software development experience in a fast-paced environment, working through all phases of the software development life cycle. Proven experience as a lead architect or similar role, driving the architecture and implementation of complex software solutions. Possess extensive design portfolios showing high proficiency in .NET based development technologies for SaaS and Multi-Tenant systems. Experience leveraging observability tools such as Datadog and Grafana for production monitoring. Experience with modern cloud technology (GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, etc.) and the ability to design a solution that operates optimally in a cloud environment, including cost optimizations, leveraging managed services, observability, etc. Strong exposure to highly reliable, scalable, secure, and decoupled solutions. Strong exposure of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery process (CI/CD). Experience in detailed analysis, feasibility studies, performance analysis and prototyping. Experience in developing Software applications for multiplatform development. Experience in object-oriented programming and design, service-oriented architecture and design patterns. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Excellent problem solving skills, with the ability to handle the most complex issues. Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.). Experience with modern quality practices to effectively automate testing and eliminate manual test processes will be preferred. Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. Experience with modern analytics technology (BigQuery, Snowflake, Tableau, Looker, etc.). Experience with messaging and event streaming solutions (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache Beam, Spark, etc.). Experience with industry leading integration platforms (like Boomi). Bachelors/Master’s in engineering / Computer Science or equivalent experience Where we’re going UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it’s our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow! Equal Opportunity Employer UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. View The EEO Know Your Rights poster. UKG participates in E-Verify. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment. Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process. For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com. The pay range for this position is $145,600 to $209,300, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG’s comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at https://www.ukg.com/careers
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