Infrastructure Engineering Manager (Private Cloud)

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.

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This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements.  You must be available five days per week during designated work hours.  The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.  

Position Overview

This role leads an IT infrastructure engineering team with a focus on technical delivery, operational efficiency, and team development. You will be accountable for the team’s technical execution, operational performance, and the overall quality of its engineering output, balancing execution, process enablement, and people leadership to deliver impactful solutions. You will foster a high-performing, collaborative team environment, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement across both product and process. This role requires strong leadership, a hands-on approach to problem solving, and a consistent focus on delivering meaningful outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Lead and manage an engineering team, ensuring alignment with product and business goals. 
• Manage an infrastructure engineering team in the development or enhancement of IT infrastructure products or solutions for stability and resilience. 
• Own the overall health, scalability, and quality of products within the team’s domain. 
• Facilitate and continuously improve team processes, including development, planning, on-call rotations, defect triage, incident resolution and metrics review to optimize productivity and efficiency. 
• Coach and mentor engineers help them excel and achieve personal/organizational goals, grow technical skills, and progress in their careers. 
• Collaborate with engineering and operations partners on IT infrastructure projects, ensuring technical alignment with business objectives. 
• Lead the activities of the team toward executing well-defined projects in support of quarterly and annual goals. 
• Drive execution on projects/goals that may extend beyond the immediate team’s scope, ensuring cross-functional collaboration. 
• Ensure the quality, scalability, and health of the IT infrastructure products, working to improve technical excellence and operational reliability. 
• Empower and unblock the team by establishing efficient execution and operational processes, ensuring high velocity and impactful delivery. 
• Monitor and analyze team performance metrics to drive continuous improvements in development efficiency and quality. 
• Optimize resource allocation within the team, ensuring the right talent is focused on priority initiatives. 
• Stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies, applying relevant best practices to enhance engineering effectiveness. 
• Ensure adherence to security best practices and compliance standards. 
• Focus on VMware, Cisco MDS/UCS, and other off the shelf compute hardware deployment and operations using automated tooling. 
• Own the strategy and effectiveness of monitoring and observability tooling (NDFC-SAN, Datadog, LogicMonitor), driving proactive detection, actionable insights, and continuous improvement in infrastructure reliability. 
• Strong knowledge in working with storage platforms such as PureStorage FlashArray and FlashBlade. 
• Jira for project planning, and familiarity with datacenter architecture and capacity planning. 

Education & Experience

• BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience. 
• 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering 
• Strong technical background in IT infrastructure, VMware, Cisco MDS/UCS, and datacenter architecture. 
• Experience in standing up CMDB (ServiceNow) and driving automation (Ansible) to a path towards IaC (Infrastructure as Code). 
• Experience working in fast paced agile environments and driving process improvements. 
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams. 
• Strong collaboration skills, with experience working across Engineering, Security and Operational functions. 
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptability to change, and a curious, growth-oriented mindset. 

Physical requirements 

• Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day. 
• Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously.

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. 

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. 

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact accessibility@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

The base pay range for this position is $129k - $185k/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.