Solutions Architect

Kohls; Camden (NJ); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohls in Camden, NJ is seeking a junior Solutions Architect to own features end to end—from architecture through deployment and monitoring. The role offers hybrid flexibility and mentorship to sharpen Node.js and MongoDB skills while contributing to production reliability.

You will collaborate across teams in Camden, tackle stress-tested systems, and pair program on Node.js edge cases. The position emphasizes learning, resilience, and practical problem solving with Linux-based applications.

Qualifications

• Growth mindset and openness to feedback.
• Proficiency in Active Listening, validated by references.
• Judgment to distinguish real incidents from drills.
• Resilience measured across a year of tech cycles.
• Familiarity with hybrid schedules and team norms at Kohls.

Responsibilities

• Stress-test MongoDB systems and harden where needed.
• Pair-program tricky Node.js edge cases with engineers in Camden, NJ.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Linux-based apps.
• Harden MongoDB auth for audit readiness in NJ.
• Hand off MongoDB runbooks for on-call continuity.

Skills

Growth mindset

Active listening

Fire drill judgment

Resilience

Hybrid work familiarity

Tools

MongoDB

Node.js

Linux

Job description

As a Solutions Architect at Kohls, you will own features end to end, from architecture through deployment and monitoring. Everything about this junior Solutions Architect post says trust — $61,000 - $91,000, hybrid flexibility, and 1 years rewarded with real say.

Key Responsibilities

• Stress-test MongoDB systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Pair-program tricky Node.js edge cases with engineers across Camden, NJ
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Linux-based applications
• Harden Kohls's MongoDB auth so the NJ audit comes back clean
• Hand off MongoDB runbooks so the next on-call at Kohls sleeps better
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with MongoDB
• Refactor the technology module Kohls has been afraid to touch

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback
• Junior mastery of Active Listening, validated by people who'd hire you again
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Resilience measured across 1 years of technology cycles
• Working familiarity with hybrid schedules and team norms at Kohls

The proudly-imperfect minds at Kohls have made Camden, NJ an unlikely hub for serious Empathy and Linux work. A junior engineer and a director debate Unit Testing ideas on equal footing in our Camden standups.

We pair $61,000 - $91,000 with a seasoned mentor, so your Node.js sharpens fast while the benefits quietly take care of everything else.

The search is live, the seat is funded, and we are interviewing this week.