Role Specific Information
Job Description
About the Role
As an Associate Reliability Engineer, you will ensure the resilience and availability of Kohl’s systems and applications. You will drive incident response efforts, perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures to enhance system reliability. Through automation and process improvements, you will help establish consistent practices that elevate our operational excellence.
What You’ll Do
- Follow software lifecycle driving reliability, observability and efficiency across product teams within your domain
- Identify repeated toil and find opportunities for automation
- Remain part of an on-call rotation to respond to production incidents and conduct blameless retros and root-cause analyses (RCAs) to drive a culture of continuous improvements
- Proactively identify failures before they cause outages by using chaos engineering techniques such as edge cases, failure modes and design review
- Additional tasks may be assigned
What Skills You Have
Required
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in MIS, Computer Science or related field
- Programming skills in one or more languages (Java, Python, Go or Node.js)
- Working experience on IBM Mainframe (TSO/ISPF, JCL, Batch job scheduling, transaction processing (CICS) and Security (RACF)
- Basic knowledge of systems architecture, operating system internals and network fundamentals
Preferred
- Basic knowledge of application design patterns, event-driven architecture, database schemas and testing strategies
- Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, or Azure)
- Working experience with Elixir
- Basic knowledge of continuous integration, continuous deployment and test-driven development
- Basic understanding of containerization and container orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher)
- Basic understanding of configuration management (e.g., Chef, Ansible, Puppet)
- Familiarity with monitoring techniques and tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Tracing)
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 give direction and 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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in MIS, Computer Science, or a related field
- Programming skills in one or more of Java, Python, Go, or Node.js
- Working experience with IBM Mainframe, including TSO/ISPF, JCL, batch job scheduling, CICS, and RACF security
- Basic knowledge of systems architecture, operating system internals, and network fundamentals
- Basic knowledge of application design patterns, event-driven architecture, database schemas, and testing strategies
- Basic knowledge of cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
- Working experience with Elixir
- Basic knowledge of continuous integration, continuous deployment, and test-driven development
- Basic understanding of containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Rancher
- Basic understanding of configuration management tools such as Chef, Ansible, or Puppet
- Familiarity with monitoring tools and techniques such as CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and tracing
Kohl's Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kohl's and has not been reviewed or approved by Kohl's.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) plan is a standout, offering a dollar‑for‑dollar company match up to 5% with contributions available from day one. Eligibility and vesting mechanics are presented as straightforward for eligible roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes 12–14 weeks for birthing parents and 6 weeks for other eligible parents. Feedback suggests this is a meaningful family‑support element within the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — The package includes a 15% everyday associate discount that can rise to 35% on select days, access to an Employee Assistance Program, and low‑ or no‑cost wellness centers in eligible locations. Feedback suggests these everyday perks add tangible value alongside core benefits.
Kohl's Insights
What We Do
Kohl’s is a leading omnichannel retailer with more than 1,100 stores in 49 states Kohl's business is built on a solid foundation of more than 65 million customers, an unmatched brand portfolio, industry-leading loyalty and Kohl's Card programs, a convenient and accessible nationwide store footprint, and large digital business on Kohls.com and the Kohl's mobile app. Our Vision: - The retailer of choice for the active and casual lifestyle - Destination for active and casual lifestyle as well as beauty for the entire family — from the most trusted brands, always delivering quality and discovery - Leading with loyalty and value through best-in-class rewards programs - Differentiated omnichannel experience — easy and inviting, no matter how our customer wants to shop
