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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.
Position Summary
The DEX Platform Engineering team builds and operates the engineering platforms that power UKG's enterprise business systems, enabling secure, scalable, and highly automated software delivery across Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, enterprise analytics, and cloud services.
We are seeking a Senior D365 Platform Cloud Engineer to lead the evolution of our Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations platform through modern Platform Engineering practices. This role combines Dynamics 365 expertise with cloud engineering, DevOps, automation, AI, and enterprise platform governance to deliver reliable, secure, and self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
Working across Azure and selected Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, you will build reusable platform capabilities, automate operational processes, improve developer productivity, and support strategic enterprise initiatives including ERP modernization, Customer360, enterprise analytics, and AI-enabled engineering.
This is an engineering role focused on building platforms rather than performing manual administration, with a strong emphasis on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Platform Engineering
- Own the engineering, administration, and continuous improvement of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations environments across Development, UAT, Performance, and Production.
- Manage platform lifecycle activities including environment provisioning, refreshes, releases, upgrades, patching, performance optimization, and disaster recovery testing.
- Define and maintain platform standards, governance, architecture patterns, and operational best practices.
- Partner with business and application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient ERP platform capabilities.
- Support enterprise ERP modernization and platform transformation initiatives.
Cloud Engineering & DevOps
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines across Azure DevOps and Git-based workflows.
- Automate application deployment, platform validation, release management, and operational processes.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, or equivalent technologies.
- Improve platform reliability through GitOps, release automation, observability, and infrastructure governance.
- Optimize cloud platforms for security, performance, scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency.
Platform Automation & Self-Service Engineering
Design and develop reusable engineering services using technologies such as:
- PowerShell
- Python
- Azure Automation
- Azure Functions
- Logic Apps
- Power Automate
Automate Key Operational Activities Including
- Environment refreshes
- Release validation
- Platform health monitoring
- Security compliance reporting
- Access governance
- Backup validation
- Capacity management
- Audit evidence collection
Build self-service capabilities that reduce operational effort, improve platform consistency, and enable engineering teams to move faster.
Power Platform & Dataverse Engineering
- Design, develop, and support enterprise solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and the Power Platform Administration Center.
- Implement governance, lifecycle management, security, and operational monitoring across Power Platform environments.
- Build secure integrations between Dynamics 365, Salesforce, enterprise applications, and cloud platforms.
- Partner with business teams to deliver low-code solutions that improve operational efficiency and user experience.
AI & Intelligent Platform Engineering (Preferred Experience)
Leverage modern AI technologies including:
- Microsoft Copilot
- Copilot Studio
- Azure OpenAI
- Azure AI Services
- AI Agents
Identify Opportunities To Improve
- Platform operations
- Engineering productivity
- Operational reporting
- Intelligent self-service
- Business process automation
Support the adoption of Responsible AI practices, governance, and enterprise security standards.
Data Platform & Hybrid Cloud
Collaborate with Data Engineering teams supporting Customer360, Data Marketplace, Enterprise Analytics, and AI/ML initiatives.
Contribute To
- Azure Data Factory
- Synapse Analytics
- Power BI
- Dataverse integrations
- Data platform modernization
Partner with platform teams supporting Google Cloud Platform services, including BigQuery, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, and CI/CD automation, where Dynamics and enterprise data platforms integrate within UKG's hybrid cloud architecture.
Security, Governance & Reliability
- Implement Azure security best practices, including RBAC, PIM, Managed Identities, and Key Vault.
- Improve platform observability through monitoring, alerting, logging, and operational dashboards.
- Support SOX compliance, audits, access governance, and disaster recovery planning.
- Drive continuous improvements in platform reliability, security, and operational excellence.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.Tech degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise cloud platforms or business-critical applications.
- 3+ years of experience administering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.
- 4+ years of Azure cloud engineering experience.
- Strong experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience with automation using PowerShell and/or Python.
- Experience with Power Platform and Dataverse.
- Experience supporting production ERP environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations certification.
- Microsoft Azure certifications.
- Microsoft Power Platform certifications.
- Google Cloud certifications.
Experience With One Or More Of The Following
- Copilot Studio
- Azure OpenAI
- Azure AI Services
- AI Agents
- Terraform
- Azure Data Factory
- Synapse Analytics
- Power BI
- BigQuery
- GKE
- Dataverse architecture
- Enterprise integrations
- Finance or Supply Chain ERP platforms
Success Measures
Success in this role will be measured by the ability to:
- Improve the reliability, scalability, and security of the Dynamics 365 platform.
- Increase engineering productivity through automation and self-service capabilities.
- Reduce manual operational effort using reusable platform services and engineering frameworks.
- Accelerate secure CI/CD adoption and platform modernization across enterprise applications.
- Drive AI-assisted engineering practices that enhance platform operations and developer experience.
- Contribute to Azure and hybrid cloud platform engineering standards.
- Enable strategic initiatives including ERP modernization, Customer360, Enterprise Analytics, and AI-driven innovation
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.
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
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