Storage Administrator IV

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.

The Storage Administrator IV is a senior practitioner who leads complex operational changes, performance optimization, and lifecycle upgrades across enterprise storage platforms, partnering closely with engineering and application 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.

• Lead complex provisioning, migrations, and fabric changes while minimizing service risk.
• Optimize performance through workload analysis, cache/tier tuning, and path balancing.
• Implement replication, snapshot policies, and backup integration aligned to RPO/RTO targets.
• Drive capacity planning and hardware refreshes, providing data‑driven forecasts and recommendations.
• Automate routine tasks and enforce configuration standards via scripts and templates.
• Resolve advanced incidents and mentor junior team members on troubleshooting methods.
• Communicate planned changes and potential impacts to Engineers, Product Managers, and support teams.
• Uphold SLA adherence through proactive monitoring, trend analysis, and health checks.
• Maintain high-quality documentation, diagrams, and SOPs supporting consistent operations.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent years of work experience.
• 5+ years in enterprise storage administration (SAN/NAS), including fabrics and multipathing.
• Proficiency with one or more enterprise storage vendor platforms and backup solutions.
• Strong scripting capability (Power Shell/Bash) and hands on experience with monitoring and ITSM tools.
• Ability to lead complex changes and mentor junior team members.
• Excellent communication, incident management, and prioritization skills.

• Experience with cloud file/block services (e.g., Azure Files, AWS EBS/FSx) and hybrid data mobility.
• Relevant vendor certifications (Net App, Dell/EMC, Pure, HPE) and ITIL Foundation.

Salary Range:$125,040 - $187,560

All ADUSA job offers take multiple factors into consideration including, but not limited to salary range, internal equity, a candidate's qualifications, geographic region, job-related knowledge and skills.

This position is eligible for an incentive bonus based on company performance as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.