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About us:
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As aSeniorSite Reliability Engineer within Digital Enablement, you specialize in building and supporting the platforms and tools that enable teams to deliver reliable, scalable digital experiences. You translate architectural concepts into practical, resilient solutions and apply strong engineering patterns to improve system reliability and operational efficiency. You influence design and implementation decisions,providetechnical guidance to partner teams, and help diagnose and resolve complex issues in distributed systems. Youleverageautomation and best practices to prevent repeat problems and strengthen the overall stability of Target’s digital ecosystem.
About this Team:
The Digital Enablementteam builds and supports the foundational platforms, tools, and reliability frameworks that empower Target’s digital product teams to deliver high-quality guest experiences at scale. We focus on improving engineering efficiency, operational excellence, and system reliability across the digital ecosystem.
Our team partners closely with engineers across the enterprise to provide modern deployment tooling, observability frameworks, and best-in-class reliability practices that enable teams to innovate quickly whilemaintaininga highly resilient production environment. We work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and site reliability driving standards, automation, and proactive problem-solving to ensure Target’s digital platformsremainfast, stable, and scalable.
Use your skills,experience,and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Sr. Engineer,you’lltake the lead as you…
Use your technology acumen to apply andmaintainknowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized area(s) of the technology domain. Evaluatenew technologiesandparticipatein decision-making, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical environment, maintainability, and cost of ownership. Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities fornew technologies Manage total product,financials,and forecasting. Lead the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services. Lead and conduct code review, design review, testing, and debugging activities at the application level. Lead functional design and architecture discussions withunderstanding ofprocess flows and system diagrams to enable design decisions. Participate in routine and non-routine construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring successful implementation with architectural and operational requirements and best practices met. Provide technical oversight and coach others to resolve complex and severe technical issues. Lead disaster recovery activities and contribute to disaster recovery planning. Embed data quality protocols throughout data acquisition, processing, storage, and operational use.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties maychange at any time due to business needs.
About you:
BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
4+ years of software engineering experience, including operating applications at scale
2+ years of experience with CI/CD tooling and modern deployment practices
2+ years of experience working with major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Hands-on experience building, debugging, deploying, and scaling applications using technologies including Node.js, React, and Next.js
Experience developing software and automation solutions using Bash, Node.js, and Go
Experience containerizing applications andoperatingthem on orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker
Experience with observability tooling and practices, including log aggregation, metrics visualization, and distributed tracing
Basic understanding of caching, traffic routing, and disaster recovery strategies at the edge
Familiarity with source control and versioning tools such as Git
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability todemonstratetechnical leadership
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and hands-on experience with GitHub Actions
Experience with caching and traffic-routing technologies, including platforms such as Fastly
Experience conducting advanced metrics analysis, including anomaly detection
Familiarity with designing infrastructure that supports scalable web and e-commerce systems
Experience implementing progressive deployment strategies such as canary, blue/green, or red/black deployments
Familiarity with security best practices, including encryption, certificate management, and secrets/key management
Awareness of emerging technologies and trends in reliability engineering, observability, and cloud platforms
This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
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