System Administrator IV

Overview The Platform Administrator IV is a senior practitioner who leads complex platform changes, optimizes performance, and advances automation. The role partners with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality. Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis Position Summary: The Platform Administrator IV is a senior practitioner who leads complex platform changes, optimizes performance, and advances automation. The role partners with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality. Schedule: Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC & Quincy, MA. Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Responsibilities Lead cluster upgrades, node pool changes, ingress/egress updates, and policy rollouts. Optimize resource utilization and platform reliability via tuning, quotas, and autoscaling. Automate provisioning, configuration, and compliance checks with IaC and GitOps. Implement secrets management, RBAC, and image/security controls aligned to enterprise standards. Manage virtual environments (VMware, Nutanix, Red Hat) and enterprise storage platforms Resolve advanced incidents and mentor junior teammates on troubleshooting and RCAs. Maintain high-quality documentation, diagrams, SOPs, and CMDB accuracy. Monitor SLOs/SLIs, capacity, and health dashboards; recommend corrective actions. Support lifecycle planning (upgrades, deprecation, refresh) and multi-tenant governance. Leadership: Lead cluster upgrades, node pool changes, ingress/egress updates, and policy rollouts. Resolve advanced incidents and mentor junior teammates on troubleshooting and RCAs. Support: Optimize resource utilization and platform reliability via tuning, quotas, and autoscaling. Automate provisioning, configuration, and compliance checks with IaC and GitOps. Implement secrets management, RBAC, and image/security controls aligned to enterprise standards. Manage virtual environments (VMware, Nutanix, Red Hat) and enterprise storage platforms. Compliance: Maintain high-quality documentation, diagrams, SOPs, and CMDB accuracy. Monitor SLOs/SLIs, capacity, and health dashboards; recommend corrective actions. Support lifecycle planning (upgrades, deprecation, refresh) and multi-tenant governance. Requirements Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology Job Requisition: 538662 Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2085 Harrison Road Store Code: Infrastructure - Hosting (5165893) Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more. Primary Purpose The Platform Administrator IV is a senior practitioner who leads complex platform changes, optimizes performance, and advances automation. The role partners with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality. Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC & Quincy, MA. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis Duties and Responsibilities Lead cluster upgrades, node pool changes, ingress/egress updates, and policy rollouts. Optimize resource utilization and platform reliability via tuning, quotas, and autoscaling. Automate provisioning, configuration, and compliance checks with IaC and GitOps. Implement secrets management, RBAC, and image/security controls aligned to enterprise standards. Manage virtual environments ( VMware , Nutanix , Red Hat ) and enterprise storage platforms Resolve advanced incidents and mentor junior teammates on troubleshooting and RCAs. Maintain high-quality documentation, diagrams, SOPs, and CMDB accuracy. Monitor SLOs/SLIs, capacity, and health dashboards; recommend corrective actions. Support lifecycle planning (upgrades, deprecation, refresh) and multi-tenant governance. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field or equivalent years of work experience. 5+ years of experience administering container or shared enterprise platforms. 5+ years of experience administering (VMware, Nutanix, Linux Red hat) enterprise Systems 5+ Years of experience Automate provisioning, configuration, and patching using Ansible and Red Hat Satellite Proficiency with Kubernetes/OpenShift (networking, storage classes, controllers), and GitOps/IaC. Strong skills in observability, incident response, and change controls. Effective communication, incident leadership, and mentoring capabilities. Preferred Qualifications Relevant certifications (VMware/Nutanix/CKA/CKAD/OpenShift) and experience with service mesh or API gateways. ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $92,640 - $138,960 IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $106,480- $159,720 Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field or equivalent years of work experience. Experience: 5+ years of experience administering container or shared enterprise platforms. 5+ years of experience administering (VMware, Nutanix, Linux Red hat) enterprise Systems. 5+ Years of experience Automate provisioning, configuration, and patching using Ansible and Red Hat Satellite. Skills: Proficiency with Kubernetes/OpenShift (networking, storage classes, controllers), and GitOps/IaC. Strong skills in observability, incident response, and change controls. Effective communication, incident leadership, and mentoring capabilities. Certification: Relevant certifications (VMware/Nutanix/CKA/CKAD/OpenShift) and experience with service mesh or API gateways.