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About Kohl’s - What’s Our Inspiration?

Many people think of Kohl’s as just a brick and mortar retail chain. The truth is, we have developed an omnichannel approach to reaching our customers through our stores, online and mobile experiences. Our main source of inspiration has always been our customers, our associates and our drive to be the most engaging retailer in America.

Why Kohl’s Information Technology?

At Kohl’s, our mission is, “ To inspire and empower families to lead more fulfilled lives .” That statement is also true of the culture and our 1,000+ person technology team. We want to be the most engaging retailer out there while offering you opportunities to: have a flexible work schedule, work with some of the newest technologies, have clear career paths and have the ability to make an impact in the work that you do every day (not to mention great employee discounts). With a 1 billion dollar investment in technology over the next 3 years, innovation is at the heart of everything that we do.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Big Data Software Engineering role is part of the Kohl’s Menomonee Falls Big Data engineering team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies such as Hadoop , Tableau , Unica , and Informatica . You will be using your critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and must be able to work independently as well as be part of a highly collaborative team. This includes engaging with IT leadership, leading teams and being an influencer across the organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Serving as a core member of an engineering team that designs and develops software applications using Java and BigData Ecosystem Technologies

  • Writing code and unit tests, automation, and conducting code reviews and testing

  • Identifying exciting opportunities for adopting new technologies to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges

  • Develop advanced reporting, analytics, dashboards and other BI solutions

  • Responsible for identifying and communicating design and scope issues to the stakeholders

  • Conduct design reviews and oversee QA functions for the information delivery applications, including ensuring that system and integration test plans are developed and executed

  • Work with Data Architecture team to help design database entities adhering to best practices

  • Work with product managers to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and managing a list of technical requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues

    What We’re Looking For:


    • 3+ years of hands-on Big Data and Software Development experience


    • Experience in Spring framework specifically the following:


      • Core


      • JMS


      • JPA


      • Spring Batch


      • Web


    • Experience working with Gradle and Maven


    • 3 + Years of hands-on experience on Big Data technologies using MapReduce , Pig , Spark , Hive , Kafka , Sqoop , Python


      • Ability to differentiate file formats in Hadoop


      • Experience with Hive tuning


      • Ability to join data sets in Pig


      • Demonstrated experience using Sqoop


      • Demonstrated experience using MapReduce


    • Proficient with relational databases like Netezza/Teradata


    • Proficient with performance techniques in large scale Data Warehouses and Analytics


    • 2+ years of hands-on experience of ETL tools, specifically Informatica and related technologies


    • Demonstrated experience in Agile development, application design, software development, and testing


    • Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external business partners


    • Experience on cloud-based technologies is desired


    • Knowledge on DevOps process is a plus


    • Knowledge on Loyalty, Marketing and Campaign Management in a retail industry is a plus.


    • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills


    • Ability to work independently + Strong team collaboration skills