Senior Platform Engineer - Automation & Kubernetes

Ahold Delhaize USA; Salisbury (NC); Hybrid; USD 92,640 - 138,960; Full time

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA in Salisbury, NC is seeking a Platform Administrator IV to lead complex platform changes, optimize performance and drive automation. You will partner with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality.

The role requires 5+ years administering container or shared enterprise platforms, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Ansible, and IaC/GitOps. A hybrid schedule includes three days in the office and two remote days at core locations Salisbury or

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 automating 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.

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.

Skills

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Ansible

GitOps

IaC

Observability

Incident leadership

Mentoring

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

VMware

Nutanix

Linux (Red Hat)

Red Hat Satellite

Job description

Ahold Delhaize USA in Salisbury, NC is seeking a Platform Administrator IV to lead complex platform changes, optimize performance and drive automation. You will partner with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality.

The role requires 5+ years administering container or shared enterprise platforms, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Ansible, and IaC/GitOps. A hybrid schedule includes three days in the office and two remote days at core locations Salisbury or