Data Center Network Engineer

Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology
Job Requisition: 494450
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive

Store Code: Infrastructure-Network (5118718)

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 Data Center Network Engineer III is responsible for the design, implementation, administration, optimization, and support of enterprise data center network infrastructure. This senior-level engineer ensures high availability, scalability, performance, and security across mission-critical environments.

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office location is Salisbury, NC.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise data center networks.
• Support spine-leaf architectures and routing/switching technologies.
• Administer Arista and Cisco network platforms.
• Deploy and support F5 load balancing solutions.
• Manage Infoblox DNS, DHCP and IPAM services.
• Provide Tier III troubleshooting and incident resolution.
• Implement changes through ServiceNow and participate in CAB processes.
• Track project deliverables and milestones using Jira.
• Maintain documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Support automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of network engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, VLANs, and QoS.
• Experience with Arista, Cisco, F5 and Infoblox platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• CCNP Enterprise or Data Center
• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure or Data Center
• Arista ACE
• F5 Certified Administrator
• Infoblox Certification
• Hands-on experience with Arista AOS Switches, ZTS, Cloud vision.
• Experience with F5 BIG-IP-Load Balancers, Infoblox DDI and Threat Prevetion, ServiceNow and Jira.

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.

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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.