Highlights
Develop, test, deploy and iteratively improve platform capabilities, features, and APIs in collaboration with designers, product managers, end-users and other engineers on the platform team. As a Platform Engineer, you will design, build and maintain the infrastructure and services that power Kohl's applications and create scalable, reliable, and secure platforms that support Kohl's growing business needs.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Menomonee Falls, WI (Remote) |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1962 |
| Website | http://www.kohls.com |
Description
About the Role
As a Platform Engineer, you will design, build and maintain the infrastructure and services that power Kohl's applications and create scalable, reliable, and secure platforms that support Kohl's growing business needs.
What You'll Do
Develop, test, deploy and iteratively improve platform capabilities, features, and APIs in collaboration with 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
Develop and integrate high-quality platform services that are secure, simple to use, easy to operate, difficult to break, fully integrated and extremely observable with measurable results
Take responsibility for all technical aspects of the platform services lifecycle, including code, infrastructure, data, security, CICD, support and easy-to-read documentation
Improve and simplify the platform user experience for development teams
Contribute to platform engineering and software standards
Continuously develop self and support the development of others
Streamline Kohl's development processes, improve system performance and ensure the high availability of services
Leverage your 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 Kohl's platform's overall architecture and technical strategy
Additional tasks may be assigned
Addendum
PLATFORM ENGINEER (EUC)
- Experience with device management tools such as Workspace ONE, Intune, Jamf Pro, etc.
- Experience administering Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS at scale
- General understanding of device security, networking, patch management, and application deployment.
What Skills You Have
Required
Experience with object-oriented development using Java, Go, or Python
Experience with Kubernetes (Can include distributions such as Red Hat Openshift, Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Tanzu TKG, etc...)
Experience using Git as a daily source code control versioning
Background in software development and working knowledge of cloud computing concepts
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies or techniques quickly
Open-minded approaches to problem-solving centered around the needs of the customer
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in MIS, Computer Science or related field
2+ years of experience in software or infrastructure platform development
Knowledge of application design patterns, event-driven architecture and testing strategies
Experience working with major cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
Knowledge and experience with continuous integration, continuous deployment, and test-driven development
Knowledge and experience working with platform as code and GitOps methodologies
About Company
At Kohl's, our mission is to inspire and empower families to lead fulfilled lives. And there's no more rewarding job than that. Because it's not just about selling things. It's about letting customers know that the things that make their lives better are within their reach. We build great brands, launch new technologies to make shopping easier, contribute our time and dollars to improve the world we live in and dream up ways to empower our customers and Associates to create a life they love. Our Associates make a difference in the lives of our customers. Let us make a difference in yours.
Welcome to Kohl's.