Technical Architect - Infrastructure Platform & Digital Workplace

W. W. Grainger; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one benefits

PTO & holidays

401(k) with company contribution

Employee discounts & financial counsel

Maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is seeking a Technical Architect for the Infrastructure Platform & Digital Workplace to design and implement enterprise infrastructure solutions.

The role requires deep experience across platform engineering, cloud, containers, and security, with collaboration across security, cloud, and business domains. You will drive automation, optimize platform infrastructure, and ensure reliability for mission-critical applications while staying aligned with enterprise standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• 7+ years in infrastructure/platform engineering or architecture roles.
• Experience designing and maintaining enterprise-scale infrastructure and platform solutions.
• 7+ years with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) in hybrid/edge deployments.
• 7+ years with infrastructure platforms, automation, containers, observability in enterprise environments.
• Strong background in infrastructure tech (server/virtualization, networking, cloud, containers, storage, observability).
• Familiarity with SAP and enterprise security/governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate with internal architects, engineers, and external partners.
• Deliver scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise solutions.
• Develop automation strategies to streamline provisioning and operations.
• Architect and optimize platform infrastructure across cloud, compute, containers, storage, and observability.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, and security needs of mission-critical apps.
• Support onboarding of new technologies and align with standards.
• Stay current with cloud/platform trends and modernization efforts.
• Document designs, processes, and procedures for knowledge sharing and scalability.
• Prototype and test new technologies to drive innovation in infrastructure services.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering during implementation for business initiatives.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Cloud platforms

Automation

Observability

Containers

Networking

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Nutanix

VMware

KVM

Cisco

Juniper

Job description

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Technical Architect - Infrastructure Platform & Digital Workplace

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working®by serving more than4.6 million customersworldwide with maintenance, repair andoperating(MRO) products and value-added solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customerexpertise. Known for its commitment to service and purpose-driven culture, the Company reported2025 revenue of$17.9 billion. For more information, visit www.grainger.com.

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $146,200.00 – $243,600.00. This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 20% or $, based on the achievement of individual and company performance objectives in accordance with the current terms of the incentive program which are subject to change.

Rewards and Benefits

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 23 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

For additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below:

The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

You will have an in-depth domain knowledge and expertise in enterprise infrastructure platforms and systems design. This role will have extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex IT infrastructure solutions with a strong focus on platform infrastructure and systems integration. This role will collaborate closely with lead engineers and architects in Infrastructure, Security, Cloud Platform, and Business Function to support new technology and develop new services to support Grainger globally. This role needs to bring a systems-thinking perspective, optimizing interaction patterns between capabilities within their specific domain and across domains with other Architects.

You Will

• Design and implement infrastructure solutions
• Partner with internal architects and engineers, as well as external partners across
• Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, and Business Function domains, to deliver scalable,
• resilient, and secure enterprise solutions
• Develop and execute automation strategies to streamline infrastructure provisioning and
• operations
• Architect and optimize platform infrastructure across cloud, compute, containers, storage,
• observability, and related shared services
• Ensure infrastructure solutions meet the performance, reliability, and security needs of
• mission-critical applications.
• Support intake and onboarding of new technologies, ensuring alignment with enterprise
• infrastructure and platform standards.
• Stay current with industry trends in cloud, platform engineering, infrastructure
• modernization, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Document infrastructure and platform designs, processes, and operational procedures to
• support knowledge sharing and future scalability.
• Prototype and test new technologies, driving innovation in infrastructure services that enhance agility and responsiveness.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams during the implementation of infrastructure and platform solutions supporting Business Function initiatives

You Have

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
• 7+ years Experience in infrastructure/platform engineering or architecture roles, with direct exposure to enterprise platform and shared infrastructure technologies preferred
• 7+ years Designing and maintaining enterprise-scale infrastructure and platform solutions supporting business-critical applications and services.
• 7+ years Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), especially in hybrid or edge deployments
• 7+ years Experience with infrastructure platforms, automation, containers, observability, or related technologies in enterprise environments.
• Strong background in one or more infrastructure technologies, including server and virtualization (e.g., Nutanix, VMWare, KVM), enterprise networking (e.g., Cisco, Juniper), cloud, containers, storage, or observability.
• Familiarity with various platforms (e.g., SAP) and their infrastructure dependencies.
• Familiarity with enterprise security and governance requirements for infrastructure platforms.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise observability and reliability solutions, including telemetry collection, service monitoring, distributed tracing, event correlation, and operational intelligence preferred.
• Experience with modern observability platforms and standards such as OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Splunk, AppDynamics, CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana, or comparable technologies preferred.

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