Hosting Platform Administrator IV

Adusa; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 106,480 - 159,720; Full time

Job summary

A large food retailer is seeking a Senior Platform Administrator IV to lead complex platform changes, optimize performance, and advance automation. This hybrid role includes 3 in-person days and 2 remote days. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, alongside 5+ years of experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes/OpenShift. The position offers a salary range of $106,480 - $159,720 based on location in Massachusetts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering container or shared enterprise platforms.
• Strong skills in observability, incident response, and change controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead cluster upgrades and policy rollouts.
• Optimize resource utilization and platform reliability.
• Automate provisioning and compliance checks.
• Implement security and compliance controls.
• Mentor junior teammates on troubleshooting.
• Maintain documentation and monitor SLOs.

Skills

Kubernetes/OpenShift proficiency

Incident response

GitOps/IaC skills

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

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 & Quincy, MA. 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.


• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent years of work experience.


• 5+ years of experience administering container or shared enterprise platforms.


• 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 (CKA/CKAD/OpenShift) and experience with service mesh or API gateways.

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $92,640 - $138,960

IL/MA/MD/NYSalary Range: $106,480- $159,720