Target
Retail
SeniorSiteReliabilityEngineer
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“Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Target. Skills: Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Platforms, Automation, Distributed Systems. building and supporting platforms. supporting tools”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver reliable, scalable digital experiences; improve system reliability; improve operational efficiency; prevent repeat problems; strengthen the overall stability of Target’s digital ecosystem; enable teams to innovate quickly; maintain a highly resilient production environment; ensure Target’s digital platforms remain fast, stable, and scalable
Industry & Context.
analytical skills; troubleshooting skills; problem-solving skills; diagnose and resolve complex issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of software engineering experience, operating applications at scale, 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tooling, modern deployment practices, 2+ years of experience working with major cloud platforms, Hands-on experience building, debugging, deploying, and scaling applications, Experience developing software and automation solutions, Experience containerizing applications, operating them on orchestration platforms, Experience with observability tooling and practices, log aggregation, metrics visualization, distributed tracing, Basic understanding of caching, traffic routing, disaster recovery strategies, source control and versioning tools, Git, verbal and written communication skills, technical leadership, analytical skills, troubleshooting skills, problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Experience with caching technologies, traffic-routing technologies, Fastly, Experience conducting advanced metrics analysis, anomaly detection, designing infrastructure that supports scalable web and e-commerce systems, Experience implementing progressive deployment strategies, canary deployments, blue/green deployments, redlack deployments, Familiarity with security best practices, encryption, certificate management, secrets/key management, Awareness of emerging technologies and trends in reliability engineering, observability, cloud platforms
What You'll Do.
building and supporting platforms
translating architectural concepts
applying engineering patterns
improving system reliability
improving operational efficiency
influencing design decisions
influencing implementation decisions
providing technical guidance
diagnosing complex issues
resolving complex issues
leveraging automation
preventing repeat problems
strengthening stability
improving engineering efficiency
improving operational excellence
improving system reliability
partnering with engineers
providing modern deployment tooling
providing observability frameworks
providing reliability practices
enabling teams to innovate
maintaining production environment
driving proactive problem-solving
ensuring platforms remain fast
ensuring platforms remain stable
ensuring platforms remain scalable
applying technology acumen
maintaining knowledge of technologies
evaluating new technologies
participating in decision-making
executing proof-of-concept activities
leading lifecycle management
leading cost of ownership
leading design review
leading functional design
leading architecture discussions
participating in construction
participating in automation
participating in implementation
providing technical oversight
leading disaster recovery activities
contributing to disaster recovery planning
embedding data quality protocols
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
provide technical guidance to partner teams; partner closely with engineers across the enterprise
Communication Scope
verbal and written communication skills; ability to demonstrate technical leadership
Process & Methodology
Manage total product, financials, forecasting, Lead the design, lifecycle management, total cost of ownership of services
Full Job Description
The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at [https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits](https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits). **About us:** Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. [ _Learn more about Target here_](https://corporate.target.com/about). As a Senior Site 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, provide technical guidance to partner teams, and help diagnose and resolve complex issues in distributed systems. You leverage automation and best practices to prevent repeat problems and strengthen the overall stability of Target’s digital ecosystem. **About this Team:** The **Digital Enablement** team builds and supports the foundational platforms, tools, and reliability frameworks that empower Target’s digital
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