Sr. 2-Principal Infrastructure Engineer - Platform Engineering at Publix Super Markets, Inc. in Lakeland, Florida

Job Description:

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest privately-owned food retailer in the nation with more than 1,200 stores and more than 200,000 associates throughout the Southeast. We are associate-owned, proud of our family atmosphere, and consistently named as one of the best companies to work for in America. We are largely debt-free and renowned for our financial performance as well as our premier customer service. Publix’s Information Services (I/S) department is located in Lakeland, Florida and Alpharetta, Georgia and employs over 1000 associates. I/S provides the information technology required for all Publix business units including retail stores and all office and warehouse environments. The Publix I/S mission is to maximize the value of information technology to Publix associates and customers.

Please note, this is a hybrid position requiring 8 days per month on-site in Lakeland, FL.

Welcome to Publix Technology, the award-winning technical group for Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the nation. Our technology teams of 2100+ associates provide innovative, modern solutions to nearly 1400 retail stores and 200,000+ internal team members across 8 states. We offer positions at all levels – summer internships, individual contributor roles, to technical leadership across a broad range of technical disciplines. So, whether you’re interested in IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure – we have a career path for you! See for yourself why Publix Super Markets, Inc. is a constant on Fortune Magazine’s Best Companies to Work list.

The Platform Engineering Team is responsible for defining, developing, implementing, maintaining, and advising on the effective use of the Publix VMware based technology solutions to maximize their value. This position will play a key active role towards those efforts with a focus on mentorship, knowledge sharing, and technical visionary stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Software and hardware installation, configuration, integration, and support


• Project design and architecture


• Systems and network management activities


• Problem determination, resolution, and prevention


• Systems security, vulnerability remediations, and regular audit tasks


• Facilitate project team participation, provide technical steward leadership, and foster a culture of shared growth through mentorship & collaboration.


• Maintain new technology awareness through self-driven research & practical proof of concept efforts with an end goal towards systems integration of current and future Publix technology state.


• Maintain vendor relationships while extracting maximum value for Publix with effective time utilization.


• Create, review, collaborate, and update documentation for internal and peer customers.


• Develop and iterate automation processes, self-service portals, and monitoring tools to ensure consistency, maintain deployment velocity, and increase efficiencies.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or analytical discipline, or equivalent experience


• 4+ years of experience designing, implementing, supporting, and migrating core VMware technologies including vCenter, ESXi, VSAN and NSX


• 2+ years of experience implementing and supporting VMware Cloud Foundation product stack.


• 4+ years of experience implementing, supporting, and migrating Windows Server & Red Hat operating systems in a highly segmented and secure virtual infrastructure.


• 4+ years of experience with various hardware vendor product stack


• 3+ years of experience leading medium to large projects from requirements through implementation


• 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure Automation using scripts and tools such as PowerShell, Terraform and Ansible.

• 6+ years of experience designing, implementing, supporting, and migrating core VMware technologies including vCenter, ESXi, VSAN and NSX


• Experience with various infrastructure platform management tools, such as vCenter, HPE OneView, DELL Open Manage, VMware Skyline, etc.


• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting VMware Cloud Foundation product stack such as Aria, vROPS, vRLI, SDDC, LCM, vIDM, SRM, and vRNI.


• Experience implementing, supporting, and migrating Windows Server & Red Hat operating systems in a highly segmented and secure virtual infrastructure.


• Experience in managing, capacity planning, supporting, and migrating guest virtual machines of various guest operating systems.


• Experience with platform-related dependencies to include server, containers, NAS/SAN, hyperconverged solutions, core network design concepts, and hybrid cloud solutions.


• Experience in developing, maintaining, and executing operational automation technologies, such asVRA, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Orchestrator or SCCM OS Deployments


• Good understanding of traditional waterfall Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), SCRUM, and Agile methodologies

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost


• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock


• 401(k) retirement savings plan


• Group health, dental and vision plans


• Paid Time Off


• Paid Parental Leave


• Short- and long-term disability insurance


• Tuition reimbursement


• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria


• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)