Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Infrastructure Engineers are responsible for providing a reliable, flexible, scalable, secure, and efficient IT infrastructure to meet current and future organizational needs. They have deep knowledge and hands-on experience in enterprise-wide platforms, and solve technical problems while working on technology initiatives. Infrastructure Engineers have strong architectural, leadership, and technical skills. They ensure delivery of high-quality artifacts, define standards and configuration for the IT infrastructure, and ensure adherence to these standards. Infrastructure Engineers interact in a highly effective manner with other team members and management, drive innovation, and influence delivery and performance.

This role will focus on leading the design, architecture, implementation, and maintenance of Costco's complex telecommunications systems, including enterprise-wide voice and networks.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

• Leads/Collaborates the technical evaluation of all hardware and infrastructure and makes recommendations, sources quotes, and the preparation of paperwork.

• Implements practices, processes, and procedures consistent with Costco's information security policy and IT standards Automates, documents, shares, educates, delegates, and improves processes.

• Automates activities and tasks by leveraging API's.

• Automates deployment of applications and changes with CI/CD pipelines by leveraging DevOps skill sets.

• Builds infrastructure automation utilizing tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack, etc.

• Evaluates vendor hardware recommendations for operations reliability.

• Designs and implements solutions to meet business needs while developing and enforcing system and security standards.

• Builds prototypes of potential features.

• Creates conceptual and detailed technical design documents and standards.

• Enhances automation of systems and platforms and identifies opportunities for streamlining and continuous process improvement.

• Collaborates with Architects to plan, design, implement, and improve new capabilities, enhancements, solutions and/or platforms.

• Partners with project managers, solution leads, and other stakeholders to establish the rough order of magnitude estimates for infrastructure components of projects.

• Contributes, interprets, and communicates enterprise, technical, project, and operational strategies to the team.

• Develops team vision to drive new capabilities against a published roadmap, in conjunction with management.

• Ensures that proposed and existing systems are aligned with organizational standards, goals, and objectives.

• Formulates and directs activities that align short term goals and long-term initiatives while providing accurate and timely estimates (work breakdown schedules).

• Works with teams, management, and stakeholders to conceptualize, design, build, test, and release products.

• Analyzes user and project requirements for solutions.

• Identifies and resolves problems, often anticipating issues before they occur or before they grow; develops and evaluates options and implements solutions in accordance with incident and problem management services, policies, procedures and SLA's.

• Leads the design and architecture of telecommunications systems, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry standards.

• Oversees complex telecommunications projects from initial planning through to implementation, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.

• Serves as a senior technical expert for telecommunications, providing guidance and mentorship to Junior Engineers on best practices, system design, and advanced troubleshooting.

• Conducts assessments of existing telecom systems to identify areas for improvement and develop strategies for optimization and maintenance.

• Develops and maintains comprehensive documentation for network designs, procedures, and policies.

REQUIRED

• Extensive experience in telecommunications engineering with advanced knowledge of telecommunications systems, network architecture, and protocols (including VoIP, fiber optics, and wireless networks).

• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal skills, and ability to mentor Junior Engineers.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex technical issues.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and management.

• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and deadlines effectively.

Recommended

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications, or a related field (or equivalent extensive experience).

• Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.

Required Documents

● Cover Letter

● Resume

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Pay Ranges:

Level 1 - $85,000 - $110,000

Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000

Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000

Level SR - $150,000 - $190,000, Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) eligible

Level STF - $180,000 - $225,000, Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) eligible

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.