Job Description:
Senior Engineer, Cloud Platform
Who are we?
Saks is the premier destination for luxury fashion, driven by a mission to help customers express themselves through relevant and inspiring style. Since our inception in 1924, we have delivered one of a kind shopping experiences, featuring an expertly curated assortment of fashion and highly personalized customer service. Our unique approach combines an emphasis on the digital customer experience with a strong connection to a network of 41 extraordinary stores across North America for seamless, all-channel shopping.
On its website (https://www.saksfifthavenue.com/) and app (iOS only), Saks offers an unparalleled selection of curated merchandise across fashion for women and men, across categories like beauty, jewelry, shoes, clothing, home decor and more. In addition to the shopping experience, customers come to Saks for inspiring editorial content, access to digital stylists, lifestyle experiences and other world-class services. The company is currently in the midst of a dramatic expansion, driven by significant enhancements to its platforms and offerings, with the goal of becoming the pre-eminent destination for luxury globally.
About Saks Technology:
Saks Technology teams are responsible for building and innovating the Saks online experience, consisting of different functional teams including Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Stores, Technology Strategy and Enablement, Data and Machine Learning.
Roles and Responsibilities:
AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering
Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Infrastructure Automation
Infrastructure as Code with GitOps principles, based on need.
Tech Stack:
AWS - IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda functions, VPC, Load Balancer
Java OR Python OR any other programming language (hands on experience needed)
CI/CD:
CircleCI or Jenkins or GitHub Actions
GitOps workflows
Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (good to have)
Container Orchestration (good to have):
Kubernetes
ArgoCD (GitOps deployment)
Monitoring & Observability (good to have):
Datadog
Custom dashboards and alerts
Automation (good to have):
Slack API integration
Bot development
Key Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer Science or Information Science preferred).
Strong academic record, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4 to 6 years of experience, with at least 1 year hands on coding experience in some form.
Commercial experience of using version control tooling (GIT) in a large development team performing.
Debugging and troubleshooting skills.
Familiarity with tools like Jenkins/Circle CI, Jira, GitHub and with eCommerce frameworks.
Open to writing code and exploring new tools and technologies.
Your Life and Career at Saks:
Be among the coolest people thriving in Saks’ work culture.
Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities.
A workplace that promotes a healthy, fulfilling work/life balance
Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental).
Saks.com is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
