The Storage Administrator IV leads complex storage operations, optimizes performance, implements policies, mentors junior staff, and upholds service standards.
Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology
Job Requisition: 485744
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: Infrastructure - Hosting (5118680)
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Primary Purpose
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.
Duties and Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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.
#LI-CW1 #LI-Hybrid
At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.
Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.
We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.
#BI-Hybrid
Job Requisition: 485744
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: Infrastructure - Hosting (5118680)
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Primary Purpose
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.
Duties and Responsibilities
- 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.
Required Qualifications
- 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 (PowerShell/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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud file/block services (e.g., Azure Files, AWS EBS/FSx) and hybrid data mobility.
- Relevant vendor certifications (NetApp, 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.
#LI-CW1 #LI-Hybrid
At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.
Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.
We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.
#BI-Hybrid
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