Associate Platform Engineer

Kohl's

Associate Platform Engineer designing and maintaining infrastructure for Kohl’s applications. Collaborating with product managers and engineers to improve platform capabilities and services.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesOpenShiftPackerPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build and maintain the infrastructure and services that power Kohl’s applications
Develop, test, deploy and iteratively improve platform capabilities, features and APIs
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
Support all technical aspects of the platform services lifecycle, including code, infrastructure, data, security, CICD, documentation
Optimize CI/CD pipelines, enhancing monitoring and logging frameworks and contributing to platform's overall architecture
Create scalable, reliable, secure platforms supporting Kohl’s growing business needs
Streamline development processes, improve system performance and ensure high availability of services
Work with SRE team to ensure platforms meet their SLA’s and SLO’s

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 (preferred)
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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Flexible working arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

CI/CDInfrastructure as Code (IaC)KubernetesOpenTofuAnsibleOpen Policy Agent (OPA)PackerGitlab CIPythonapplication design patterns

Soft Skills

critical thinkingexperimentationdata analysiscustomer-focused problem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationcommunicationopen-mindednesslearning agilityattention to detail