About GPC Global Technology Center
Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is a leading global service organization specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. GPC's commitment to innovation and technology is evident in the GPC Global Technology Center in Krakow, established in 2022. This center serves as a hub for research and development, supporting GPC's digital transformation efforts. The center's team of highly skilled IT engineers focuses on developing advanced technologies and solutions that enhance GPC's operations and growth. Their work spans across various areas, including e-commerce and data platforms, supply chain solutions, selling systems, and cyber security. Learn more at genpt.com.
This is an engineering role that is responsible for enabling cloud transformation and execution for GPC’s unified commerce platforms.
This individual must be a technologist & engineer at heart and be comfortable in enabling new technology and being hands-on with the execution of the strategy. They must exhibit a deep understanding of modern technology stack and agile delivery models, demonstrated focus on customer experience, and must have a proven track record of modernizing technologies.
Close collaboration and alignment with infrastructure teams, application development teams and security will be required. As such, exceptional abilities in building and maintaining strong working relationships and organizational savvy will be required. High-level communication and presentation skills are required. The ability to attract, retain, and develop engineering talent will be critical.
Responsibilities
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Develop and maintain infrastructure as code artifacts and define repeatable patterns for GPC’s cloud environments
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Work with cross-functional teams to enable software engineers to iterate quickly and efficiently across our cloud environments by developing a self-service catalog
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Work with Engineering to transition applications from one platform to another
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Review existing processes and recommend changes or institute new processes as necessary, including observability, operations, engineering and system tuning, etc.
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Accountable for production systems uptime and reliability.
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Build and deploy new Virtual, Cloud, and/ or physical IT Infrastructure
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Administration of Production/Non-Production resources including Linux/Windows VMs.
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Ensure all systems and servers are adhering to change control and are audited
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Ensure Backups, security, and Cloud Policies are maintained across the organization
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Maintain the Governance of resources via Policies, Monitoring setup
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Ensure security and network policies are maintained across the org
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Work collaboratively with other cloud, security, and network engineers
Requirements
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4+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure design and engineering
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Proficiency in working with cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
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Proficiency with production system designs including Infrastructure as Code, High Availability, and Performance Monitoring
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Experience in Cloud build methodologies and automation toolsets like Terraform or similar
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Infrastructure development automation experience in Python, Go, Ruby, or related languages
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Experience in Linux/Unix Systems like (Redhat, IBM AIX).
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Experience with Cloud Infrastructure Management.
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Experience in building CI/CD toolchain
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Experience in infrastructure, network, database, operating systems, or security troubleshooting and remediation.
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
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Very good written and verbal communication skills in English
Location
Krakow - Hybrid
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What We Do
Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. We serve hundreds of thousands of customers from a network of more than 10,000 locations in 14 countries and have approximately 50,000 employees.
