Senior Platform Engineer - Datacenter Network

Ahold - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Chicago, IL

51-100 employees

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Senior Platform Engineer will oversee the engineering, delivery, and operations for ADUSA's network platforms, focusing on data center networks. This role is responsible for the technical delivery and management of mission-critical network infrastructure across ADUSA's data center and cloud network solutions. The engineer will support the multi-year strategy to transform the network architecture and ensure secure connectivity and reliable application delivery for all brands.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage connectivity of all on-premises, cloud, and enterprise SaaS applications.
• Participate in day-to-day operations and troubleshooting efforts with external partners and internal customers.
• Act as a subject matter expert in network design and solution engineering.
• Review and establish documentation and procedural standards.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Manage and influence analysis of business requirements for networking solutions.
• Monitor and manage the device lifecycle, including firmware maintenance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, network technologies or a related field.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with planning, building, and maintaining critical network architectures in a large-scale environment.
• Very good technical foundation in networking (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE level equivalent).
• Experience with complex routing and switching topologies in a Cisco environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of direct experience in large scale networks.
• Holds certifications CCIE (Cisco), CCNP (Cisco), Aruba, Zscaler and Fortinet.
• Experience working in an agile (SAFe) environment.

Benefits

• Flexible/hybrid work schedule including 3 in-person days and 2 remote days.