Lead Platform Administrator – Hybrid Automation Kubernetes

Ahold Delhaize USA; Salisbury (NC); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of a global food retailer, is seeking a Platform Administrator IV to lead complex platform changes, optimize performance, and advance automation. The role partners with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality.

This position offers a hybrid schedule with 3 in-person days in Salisbury, NC and 2 remote days. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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 observability, incident response, and change controls.
• Effective communication, incident leadership, and mentoring capabilities.

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, Linux 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.

Skills

Observability

Incident leadership

Mentoring

SLOs/SLIs

Effective communication

RBAC

Kubernetes/OpenShift

GitOps

Ansible

Red Hat Satellite

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes/OpenShift

VMware

Nutanix

Red Hat Linux

Ansible

Red Hat Satellite

Job description

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of a global food retailer, is seeking a Platform Administrator IV to lead complex platform changes, optimize performance, and advance automation. The role partners with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality.

This position offers a hybrid schedule with 3 in-person days in Salisbury, NC and 2 remote days. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.