{"id":1492605,"url":"https://alion.io/job/abercrombie-fitch-platform-engineer-content-delivery-and-engineering-tools-remote","title":"Platform Engineer, Content Delivery and Engineering Tools (Remote)","company":{"id":13693,"name":"Abercrombie & Fitch","domain":"abercrombie.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/abercrombie-and-fitch","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":1627,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":111,"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"}},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Columbus, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":90000,"max":110000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":110000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Cursor","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"Dynatrace","optional":false},{"name":"Fastly","optional":false},{"name":"GitLab","optional":false},{"name":"PowerShell","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Sonatype Nexus IQ","optional":false},{"name":"Splunk","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-10-29T16:56:29Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":30,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":30},"description":"Job Description:\nAt Abercrombie & Fitch, the Platform Engineer, Content Delivery & Engineering Tools (CDET) is responsible for supporting the platforms and services that enable both our digital customer experience and software delivery ecosystem. The CDET team plays a critical role in ensuring our eCommerce platforms remain fast, reliable, secure, and scalable while providing engineering teams with the tools and capabilities needed to build, deploy, and operate applications efficiently.\nThis role will mainly support and enhance the Content Delivery Network but will also be folded into key technologies including our GitLab, GitLab Runners, Sonatype Nexus, Cursor, and related coding and automation platforms. Partnering closely with application development teams, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Information Security, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams, this engineer will help improve application performance, security posture, developer productivity, platform reliability, and operational excellence across the organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to grow outside of customer facing ecommerce and into engineer focused tooling.\nWhat Will You Be Doing?\nSupport and administer the Content Delivery Network (CDN), including caching strategies, traffic routing, performance optimization, and edge service configurations.\nPartner with engineering teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and software delivery workflows.\nTroubleshoot and resolve issues across content delivery infrastructure which includes internal applications and ecommerce applications.\nDevelop automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to improve platform scalability, consistency, and operational efficiency.\nMonitor platform health, performance, and adoption through observability tools and implement improvements based on operational insights.\nParticipate in on-call support rotation, incident response, root cause analysis, platform upgrades, capacity planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, standards, and support playbooks while evaluating emerging technologies that can improve both developer and customer experiences.\n101 knowledge of engineering platforms including GitLab, GitLab Runners, Sonatype Nexus, Cursor, and other developer productivity tools.\nWhat Do You Need To Bring?\n3+ years experience working with Content Delivery Networks (CDN), preferably Fastly.\nKnowledge of web technologies including HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, SSL/TLS, caching, load balancing, and application delivery concepts.\nExperience working with cloud-based infrastructure and services, preferably Azure.\nFamiliarity with Infrastructure-as-Code concepts and tools such as Terraform.\nExperience utilizing observability platforms such as Splunk and Dynatrace.\nStrong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across distributed systems.\nExperience developing scripts and automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, curl, nslookup, dig, or similar languages.\nStrong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.\nAbility to balance operational support responsibilities with engineering and automation initiatives.\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.\nNice to Have\nAdvanced Fastly administration experience, including VCL development, edge logic, traffic steering, caching optimization, and troubleshooting complex content delivery scenarios.\nExperience supporting large-scale eCommerce platforms with a strong understanding of website performance, availability, and customer experience considerations.\nExperience administering Git-based source control platforms, preferably GitLab.\nKnowledge of web application security concepts including Web Application Firewalls (WAF), bot mitigation, traffic management, and edge security controls.\nExperience implementing platform automation and self-service capabilities that improve developer productivity and reduce operational overhead.\nFamiliarity with software supply chain security, artifact governance, and secure software delivery practices.\nExperience evaluating, implementing, governing, or supporting AI-assisted development tools and workflows within an enterprise environment.\nExperience leading platform modernization initiatives or driving adoption of engineering best practices across multiple development teams.\nBenefits & Perks\nAs an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F is committed to providing simple, competitive, and comprehensive benefits that align with our Company’s culture and values, but most importantly - with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:\nIncentive bonus program\n401(K) savings plan with company match\nAnnual companywide review process\nFlexible spending accounts\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\nLife and disability insurance\nAssociate assistance program\nPaid parental and adoption leave\nAccess to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot\nAccess to mental health and wellness app, Headspace\nPaid Caregiver Leave\nMobile Stipend\nPaid time off & one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community\nWork from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles & six work from anywhere weeks per year)\nSeven associate wellness half days per year\nOnsite fitness center\nMerchandise discount on all of our brands\nOpportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within\nAccess to multiple Associate Resource Groups\nGlobal team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!\nThis role allows for remote work across the U.S.. Therefore, in states and cities that require the hourly or salary compensation or pay range to be included in a job posting, the recruiting pay range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, your years of experience, your work location, comparison to other employees in similar or related roles, or market demands. The range may be modified in the future.\nCompany Description\nAbercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.\nThe company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.\nLearn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.\nABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. 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