Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role

As Associate Platform Engineer, you will design, build and maintain the infrastructure and services that power Kohl’s applications. You will develop, test, deploy and iteratively improve platform capabilities, features and APIs under the direction of designers, product managers, end-users and other engineers on the platform team.

• Leverage critical thinking, experimentation, data, end-user feedback and industry best practices to achieve desired business outcomes

• Contribute to the development and integration of high-quality, secure platform services that are simple to use, easy to operate, difficult to break, fully integrated and extremely observable with measurable results

• Support all technical aspects of the platform services lifecycle, including code, infrastructure, data, security, CICD, support and easy-to-read documentation

• Leverage a deep understanding of cloud technologies, automation tools and infrastructure-as-code practices to build and manage complex systems

• Optimize CI/CD pipelines, enhancing monitoring and logging frameworks and contributing to our platform's overall architecture and technical strategy.

• Create scalable, reliable, secure platforms supporting Kohl’s growing business needs

• Streamline development processes, improve system performance and ensure the high availability of services

• Work with SRE team to ensuring out platforms meet their SLA’s and SLO’s

• Additional tasks may be assigned

• Basic understanding of continuous integration, continuous deployment and test-driven development

• Basic understanding of automation technologies used for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies or techniques quickly

• Open-minded approaches to problem-solving centered around the needs of the customer

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in MIS, Computer Science or related field

• Basic knowledge of application design patterns, event-driven architecture and testing strategies

• Experience working with major cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)

• Experience with Kubernetes based container platforms (Openshift, GKE, EKS)

• Experience with IAC automation technologies such as OpenTofu, Ansible, Open Policy Agent (OPA), Packer, Gitlab CI, Python, and more

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

• Ability to comply with dress code requirements

• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation

• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company

• Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

• Ability to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

• Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

• Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

• Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

• Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner