Storage Administrator V

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 Storage Administrator V is a highly experienced engineer with a proven track record of delivering technical leadership in the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise backup and storage hosting services. They operate in a fast-paced environment, applying advanced expertise across Rubrik, IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM), Commvault, and large-scale storage platforms to deliver resilient, well-engineered data protection solutions. This includes translating business and technical requirements into robust architectures supporting multi‑datacenter, hybrid backup infrastructures. TheStorage Administrator Vserves as a senior technical contributor, leader, and mentor to junior engineers, significantly influencing project outcomes and platform maturity. 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 Provide subject matter expertise in the architecture, engineering, and optimization of enterprise backup and storage hosting solutions across multi‑datacenter environments. Recommend and design components that integrate seamlessly across backup and storage domains, ensuring alignment with the enterprise architectural roadmap. Lead deployment of backup and recovery solutions (Rubrik, TSM, Commvault) supporting large‑scale hybrid environments and multi‑petabyte storage footprints. Ensure backup, recovery, and storage infrastructure solutions are delivered on time, cost‑effectively, and aligned with total cost‑of‑ownership best practices. Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation, runbooks, and architectural diagrams to ensure operational clarity and compliance. Create and execute communication plans to keep business partners, application teams, and leadership informed of upcoming changes, risks, or impacts. Develop robust test plans, failover procedures, data‑validation scripts, and DR execution playbooks; ensure defects are tracked, resolved, and documented. Serve as a key liaison to communicate infrastructure changes, platform upgrades, DR events, and system maintenance to stakeholders and dependent teams. Ensure backup and storage operations account for business‑critical processing windows, freeze periods, major releases, and DR testing cycles. Conduct reviews of current backup/storage processes to identify capability gaps, modernization opportunities, and efficiencies. Recommend innovations and simplifications in backup architecture, storage lifecycle management, automation, and disaster recovery design. Build strong partnerships with application owners, infrastructure leaders, and engineering teams to ensure data protection solutions meet evolving business needs. Provide Tier‑3 and escalation support for backup failures, storage issues, performance bottlenecks, and complex recovery scenarios. Identify and lead initiatives aimed at reducing technical debt, improving platform reliability, and enhancing operational maturity. Develop solutions to highly complex backup, replication, and storage challenges affecting multiple environments and business units. Serve as a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers and influencing technical direction in backup, storage, and DR engineering practices. Drive and participate in cross‑functional design sessions, leading teams to strong technical conclusions while modeling accountability and continuous improvement. Ensure 24/7 operational stability of enterprise backup and storage environments, including participation in on‑call rotations and responding to critical incidents as needed. Partner closely with the Managed Service Provider (MSP) to ensure operational excellence across backup and storage services, driving consistent adherence to SLAs, KPIs, and performance expectations. Collaborate with MSP engineering and operations teams to proactively identify optimization opportunities, reduce recurring incidents, and improve platform stability, availability, and recovery outcomes. Lead governance, operational reviews, and continuous‑improvement discussions with MSP leadership to enhance processes, strengthen accountability, and ensure the highest levels of infrastructure resilience and uptime. Requirements 8+ years of hands‑on experience in enterprise‑level backup, recovery, and storage engineering roles. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills. Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration abilities. 5+ years of experience with Backup Technologies (Rubrik, Commvault, IBM Spectrum Protect). 4+ years of experience with Storage & Replication Platforms (NetApp OnTap, HPE 3PAR/Primera block storage, HPE Nimble, Fiber Channel SAN, etc.). 3+ years of experience with Cloud Backup Solutions (Azure Cloud Backup, Google Cloud Backup). 3+ years of experience in Hybrid & Enterprise Backup. Demonstrated ability to manage backup infrastructures supporting 3+ PB of data. Strong experience with multi‑datacenter backup, replication, and DR strategies. Advanced automation and scripting skills using PowerShell and Python. Comprehensive understanding of enterprise storage technologies, SAN/NAS concepts, and data protection methodologies. Expertise in architecting high‑availability, resilient backup and DR solutions. Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree in relevant field of study, Additional trainings or certifications in relevant field of study. Preferred advanced certifications: Rubrik Certified System Administrator (RCSA) Commvault Certified Architect Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Experience in Agile teams and Product/Platform based operating model. Experience in leading teams. Experience in retail or grocery preferred. ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $108,880 - $163,320 IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $125,200 - $187,800 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr ViziRecruiter