Platform Administrator IV

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Quincy (MA)

Hybrid

USD 106,480 - 159,720

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading global food retailer is seeking a Platform Administrator IV to lead complex platform changes and optimize performance. This senior role involves collaboration with engineering and product teams to ensure high availability and service quality. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and 5+ years of experience in enterprise platforms, particularly with Kubernetes/OpenShift and GitOps/IaC. The position offers a flexible hybrid work schedule with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Lead cluster upgrades, node pool changes, and policy rollouts.
Automate provisioning, configuration, and compliance checks.
Monitor SLOs/SLIs and recommend corrective actions.

Skills

Kubernetes/OpenShift proficiency

GitOps/IaC skills

Incident response expertise

Mentoring capabilities

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