IT - Infrastructure & Cloud Technology - Co-op Program - Summer 2026

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IT / Infrastructure & Cloud Technology – Co-op Program

 

Location Option: Cincinnati, OH

This role requires you to be in office M-F. Housing is not provided for Co-ops.

 

Semester: Summer 2026

Program Duration: May 11, 2026 – August 21, 2026

This is a strict start and end date; must be available for the entire program duration – we will not accommodate dates outside of this. You must be available to work full-time (8am-5pm EST) during the whole duration of the co-op semester to be considered.

 

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United Stated and with the Kroger Family of Companies (i.e. H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

 

SUMMARY: 

This semester long program is about doing hands-on work while learning about and experiencing our unique culture. You’ll spend a semester working directly on a team and will be responsible for real work and seeing it to completion.

We look for co-ops that would like to build upon their experience here, and we welcome successful co-ops back multiple times throughout their studies. We encourage and enable students to gain experience in all areas of our Infrastructure & Cloud Technology (ICT) space. ICT includes many different areas of work, each is listed below and we work to rotate co-ops as we invite them back. Co-ops are assigned to one team for the duration of the semester but operate across all areas as work requires throughout their time here. We give you real responsibility because we know you are capable of doing real work, and we want you to have the opportunity to showcase your talent and develop your skill set.

 

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Pursuing a degree in Information Technology related subject
• Must be current student
• Able to work 40 hours a week (8am-5pm)
• Adaptable
• Willing to work collaboratively
• Problem solving skills
• Great communication skills
• Loves to learn new things
• Fast learner
• Takes initiative
• Ability to take directions from mentors

 

CO-OP PROGRAM ROTATIONS:

 

Data Availability:

The Data Availability team is responsible for the primary ingestion and egress patterns that move data to and from Kroger. We operate and support critical file‑ and platform‑based integrations that reliably and securely move data across on‑prem systems and the Azure cloud. We monitor, troubleshoot, and improve day‑to‑day data movement workflows while partnering with engineers and internal stakeholders to deliver high‑quality data on time.

We work with enterprise data transfer and processing tools including SFTP, MQFTE, and Databricks, and we help modernize legacy integration patterns by migrating and refactoring workflows to be more cloud‑native. Our work follows operational best practices through ticket‑driven support, runbooks, cross‑team collaboration, and targeted reliability and automation improvements.

 

Service Desk:

The Service Desk is responsible for providing support on all 84.51° products, whether internally developed or off the shelf. The Support Bar/Desk is the front-line support to our internal and external customers. The role of the Support Desk Analyst is to ensure we do our best to make our customers’ lives easier. The Service Desk Analyst is responsible for providing a single point of contact for all IT related user inquiries and issues.

 

 

 

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