AWS Engineer

Kohls; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Contract flexibility

Job summary

Kohls is seeking an AWS Engineer in Fresno, CA who can transform complex requirements into reliable, scalable software. You will own a technology service end to end, from Kubernetes schema to on-call rotation.

You will tackle flaky Lambda tests, decide when to buy or build incident response, chase latency spikes, and improve CI/CD across California teams. A strong focus on risk, persuasion, and local roots will help you thrive.

Qualifications

• Practical command of Stress Management, with bonus points for AWS Lambda.
• Persuasion fundamentals plus the CKA Certification polish clients notice.
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself.
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes.
• A Fresno grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly.
• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Fresno, CA.

Responsibilities

• Resurrect flaky AWS Lambda tests until the Fresno, CA suite is trustworthy again
• Decide when to buy Incident Response versus build it for Kohls's Fresno, CA stack
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Kohls can explain
• Own a technology service end to end, from Kubernetes schema to on-call rotation
• Decode the undocumented AWS service nobody at Kohls remembers writing
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across CA engineering teams
• Chase down the AWS integration that silently drops Kohls events at midnight

Skills

Stress Management

AWS Lambda

CKA Certification

Risk Awareness

Persuasion

Public Speaking

Fresno Local Presence

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Incident Response

Job description

Our technology team is growing, and we want an AWS Engineer who can turn complex requirements into reliable, scalable software. What anchors this Fresno job is ownership; the $84,000 - $127,000, the contract hours, the 3-year ask all hang off that.

Key Responsibilities

• Resurrect flaky AWS Lambda tests until the Fresno, CA suite is trustworthy again
• Decide when to buy Incident Response versus build it for Kohls's Fresno, CA stack
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Kohls can explain
• Own a technology service end to end, from Kubernetes schema to on-call rotation
• Decode the undocumented AWS service nobody at Kohls remembers writing
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across CA engineering teams
• Chase down the AWS integration that silently drops Kohls events at midnight

What You'll Bring

• Practical command of Stress Management, with bonus points for AWS Lambda
• Persuasion fundamentals plus the CKA Certification polish clients notice
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• A Fresno grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Fresno, CA

Half the technology platforms in CA quietly depend on something Kohls built in Fresno with experiment-friendly care. We hire for character and purpose-led thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

Take home $84,000 - $127,000, build your Persuasion under a mentor, lean on benefits, and shape a contract week that finally fits.