2024 Global Platform Technology Rotation Program at Ingram Micro Inc in Irvine, California

Job Description:

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Ingram Micro is the business behind the world's brands reaching nearly 90 percent of the world's population. Our market reach, diverse solutions portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. We have approximately 27,000 associates committed to serving our more than 161,000 customers and 1,500 vendor partners worldwide. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

Ingram Micro has earned Great Place to Work Certification™ for 2022-2023 in the United States! This prestigious recognition reflects our commitment to our people and our culture.

Come join our team where you'll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let's shape tomorrow - it'll be a fun journey!

This 2-year New Grad Rotation Program is Hybrid with 3 days a week on-site and begins on July 8, 2024, in our Irvine, California corporate headquarters.

Your role:

This is a full-time career and a two-year technical rotational program that provides a unique opportunity for comprehensive exposure to Ingram Micro's Global Platform Technology organization, including a total of four rotations (each approximately six months), giving participants a unique blend of technical and leadership development experiences designed to transform top college graduates into our future Global Platform leaders and technologists. At the end of the program, we will work together to select your next role and dream job and help you achieve your long-term goals at Ingram Micro.

Embrace change and get a variety of experiences that help you develop professionally with on-the-job learning and mentorship from the brightest minds in the business. Gain real-world experience working on important and challenging projects and a combination of rotational assignments, structured learning, formalized feedback, and mentoring. You will roll out innovative technology products in a multi methodology environment, ensuring efficient e-commerce interactions supporting our digital transformation efforts. Anticipate and deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions for our internal business clients and work on systems that make it easier to do business with our customers and vendors.

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or related field with a strong academic record with a cumulative overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.


• Recent graduate or soon to graduate prior to July 8, 2024, from an accredited college/university program in Computer Science, or Relevant Science and Math disciplines with a technical/IT emphasis required.

• Practical work experience through internships with experience in IT is highly preferred, as were seeking individuals with strong analytical and technical skills who are up to date with current industry standards, trending software, and IT development tools.

• Understanding of Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Science, and Business Science disciplines required.


• Keen interest in technology trends and learning new areas of knowledge in technology, digital and eCommerce.

• Motivated in advancing your career in technology and business.

• Novice or higher level of software development skills.


• Have excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills, along with strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and in group settings.


• Creative problem-solving, quick thinking, practical, decision-making skills.


• Commitment and passion to develop into a cross-functional team member who will make a direct impact on company success.


• Commitment to completing a 2-year program.


• Available to start the New Grad Rotation Program on July 8, 2024 (assumes graduated/received diploma before start date).


• Starting salary for a fresh grad is between $70,000 - $80,000, depending on education level, plus a 5% annual target bonus.


• Due to the nature of this position, it is not eligible for sponsorship.

Ingram Micro believes there is no place in our society for social injustice, discrimination, or racism. As a company we do not - and will not - tolerate these actions. Ingram Micro Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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.

2024 Rotations

Digital Software Engineer:

The Digital software Engineering team is responsible for building software that provides one cohesive experience on all Xvantage™ platforms to our associates, customers, and vendors, reporting up through our Chief Digital Officer. Gurmat Singh Bhatia (Executive Director, Engineering) and Abdul Shariq (Sr. Mgr., Application Development) lead this rotation. In this 6-month rotation you will be contributing towards building cloud native software with real-time data integrations if you have an engineering background or perform a project management activity if you do not have the technical experience and background.

• Engineering experience/skills - design, development, testing


• Non-Engineering experience/skills - requirements translation, project management/scrum mastering, functional testing


• Technical skills - Programming languages - Java or .Net or Python; Database - SQLServer or PostgreSQL

Platform Engineer:

The Platform Engineering rotation is in Platform Engineering team, specifically related to our digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ for Associate (X4A) and reporting up through our Chief Digital Officer. Carmen Quijada (Executive Director, Application Development) leads this rotation. In this 6-month rotation you will perform a technical activity on a project if you have an engineering background or perform a project management activity if you do not have the technical experience and background.

• Engineering experience/skills - design, development, testing


• Non-Engineering experience/skills - requirements translation, project management/scrum mastering, functional testing

SAP Application Developer:

The SAP Application Development rotation is in the Global SAP team, within Information Technology and reporting up through the Chief Information Officer. Oscar Lopez (Dir, SAP Solutions Integration) and Jagath Srinivasan (Sr. Mgr., ERP Applications) lead this rotation.

About SAP: is a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and widely used by businesses around the world. As of 2021, 100% of the Fortune 100 companies use at least one of SAP's products.

SAP at Ingram Micro: The Ingram Micro SAP organization provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to help business run more efficiently by automating and streamlining many of our core business processes such as accounting, sales, inventory management, supply chain management, master data governance and subscriptions. The SAP team provide a centralized platform for the business to manage their operations and make data-driven decisions. SAP integrates data from across the organization and provides real-time insights into key performance metrics. This enables businesses to optimize their operations, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.

SAP development team at Ingram Micro: As an SAP ABAP developer at Ingram Micro, you will have the opportunity to work on innovative projects, collaborating with a diverse team of experts to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers. You will be responsible for developing and customizing software programs that run on our ERP platform. You will work with Ingram's software development tools and technologies to create custom applications, reports, and interfaces that integrate with the core SAP system. You will also maintain and enhance existing applications to ensure they continue to meet business requirements and remain compatible with new versions of SAP's software.

US Platform Technology:

During your six-month rotation with the US Platform Technology team, you will have the opportunity to work on core engineering products and systems for the US business channel. You will gain hands-on experience in various aspects of the technology group, including project management, product management, software development, quality assurance, and DevOps. You will work side-by-side with engineers, shipping live code on projects and products that are core to Ingram's mission and growth. You will gain exposure to different projects, collaboration, and ways of working, following scrum processes for agile software development.

The US Platform Technology team, led by Navish Dadighat (Director, US-PT Application Services), is an internal service organization responsible for delivering all technology-related needs within the US business channel. We support both off-the-shelf and custom-built applications, primarily to support customers and internal operations. We handle several data integrations - internal and external, and data marts for reporting and business intelligence. Our go-to development languages are .Net, JAVA, PHP, and Python, with ReactJS/AngularJS in the front end. We use PostgreSQL and SQL server for databases, and Selenium-based tools for QA. We are actively moving our applications from our on-prem data center to the Google Cloud Platform. This rotation will provide a comprehensive understanding of our operations and an invaluable experience in the technology sector.

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $49,500.00 - $79,200.00 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, and 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 believes there is no place in our society for social injustice, discrimination, or racism. As a company we do not - and will not - tolerate these actions.

Ingram Micro Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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.