GCP Infrastructure Engineer

Ingram Micro; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k) company match

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Ingram Micro in Irvine, California is seeking a GCP Infrastructure Engineer to operate and secure global GCP environments, delivering hands-on engineering on the SWAT team. This role focuses on resiliency, automation, and compliance across cloud services.

You will implement automation with Terraform and Ansible, support GKE, and ensure governance while collaborating with cross-functional teams; hybrid work with some remote days is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years of infrastructure/cloud ops/systems engineering experience.
• 5+ years hands-on Google Cloud Platform experience (Compute Engine, IAM, VPC, GKE).
• Experience supporting incident response and disaster recovery in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Secure and harden GCP infrastructure for resilience and rapid action.
• Build automation with Terraform, Ansible, and GCP tools for provisioning.
• Support GKE operations and optimize compute, network, and storage usage.
• Enforce governance and maintain audit-ready docs and runbooks.
• Collaborate with InfoSec, cloud architects, and application teams globally.
• Perform daily operations and root-cause analysis to improve reliability.

Job description

Accelerate your career. Join the organization that's driving the world's technology and shape the future. Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey! This position is based in our Irvine, California corporate headquarters with the opportunity to work a few days remotely per week.

The GCP Infrastructure Engineer within the InfoSec SWAT team is responsible for operating, securing, and optimizing Google Cloud Platform environments to support global resiliency and incident response capabilities. This role delivers hands‑on engineering, implements automation, ensures compliance, and contributes to modernization initiatives aligned with the RISE platform. Working closely with senior engineers, architects, and SWAT leadership, this position plays an important part in maintaining secure, stable, and scalable cloud infrastructure.

Incident Response & Resiliency Support

• incident response efforts by ensuring GCP infrastructure is secure, resilient, and ready for rapid action.
• Apply threat intelligence updates, security controls, and hardening requirements into GCP operational workflows.
• Execute established disaster recovery and failover procedures to minimize downtime and data loss during incidents.

Automation & Optimization

• Build and maintain automation using Terraform, Ansible, or GCP-native tools to streamline provisioning, configuration, and deployments.
• Assist with Kubernetes/GKE infrastructure operations to ensure workload reliability and consistency.
• Monitor and optimize compute, network, and storage utilization for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Governance & Compliance

• Enforce cloud governance, security baselines, and compliance requirements across GCP environments following InfoSec policies.
• Maintain clear, audit-ready documentation for operational tasks, processes, and configuration changes.
• Support continuous compliance checks and remediation activities.

Collaboration & Integration

• Collaborate with InfoSec, Managed Services, cloud architects, and application teams to enable seamless integration of GCP services into enterprise systems.
• Participate in modernization and resiliency initiatives under the RISE program by executing tasks aligned to global strategy.
• Provide operational support for cross-functional teams consuming GCP services.

Operational Execution

• Perform daily operations, troubleshooting, and maintenance of GCP infrastructure.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and support continuous improvement of cloud reliability.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of runbooks, SOPs, and operational standards.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

Experience

• 8+ years functional experience including a minimum of 5+ years position specific experience in infrastructure, cloud operations, or systems engineering roles.
• 3+ years hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC, GKE, etc.).
• Experience supporting incident response, disaster recovery processes, and secure operational practices in cloud environments.

Skills & Certifications (Preferred)

• Good understanding of cloud networking, availability zones/regions, and storage resiliency.
• Practical experience with Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, or similar automation tooling.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes/GKE operations and container orchestration.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑team collaboration abilities.
• Preferred certifications: Google Associate Cloud Engineer Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer Google Professional Cloud Architect (a plus)
• Additional training/certifications in Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery are helpful.

Impact This role is essential to maintaining secure and resilient GCP environments supporting Ingram Micro’s global operations. By executing sound engineering practices, implementing automation, and contributing to incident response readiness, the GCP Infrastructure Engineer strengthens the operational posture of the InfoSec SWAT team and enables modernization efforts across the RISE platform.

#LI-Hybrid #LI-SK1 The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,400.00 - $226,800.00 per year. The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate’s primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range. At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long‑term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance.

• U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits
• paid time off
• parental leave
• a 401(k) plan and company match
• short‑term and long‑term disability coverage
• basic life insurance
• wellbeing benefits
• among others

This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It’s a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties. Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre‑employment (post offer) background check.

Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

With us, you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. It’ll be a fun journey! Learn more at http://careers.ingrammicro.com

It’s no surprise that technology powers the planet. But what might surprise you is that Ingram Micro has the ability to reach more than 90% of the global population. By joining us, you make Ingram Micro’s contribution a reality: helping businesses grow, supporting industries from healthcare to education with their technology, or even connecting the world.

What’s in it for you? Well, we take great care of our people, everyone is made to feel welcome, and opportunities to grow apply to all.

Let’s shape tomorrow.