Sr. Engineer 2 - Infrastructure Platform Engineering

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 cutting-edge, 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 are interested in IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure - we have a career path for you! Pub Subs are not the only thing we build from scratch. See for yourself why Publix Super Markets, Inc. has been on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list.

The Infrastructure 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 implementation, security, administration, iterative automation, and ongoing platform optimizations.

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 excellence, and foster a culture of shared growth through collaboration & shared responsibility
• 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.
• Programmatically gather, analyze, and correlate data points across the VMware product stack in diverse and siloed environments.
• Maintain consistent and iterative data collection while preserving data integrity and adhering to company security and audit standards for access and storage
• Collaborate with engineering peers and management to iteratively develop and maintain simplified internally accessible dashboards that facilitate data-driven decision-making
• Champion, develop and iterate automation processes, self-service portals, and monitoring tools to ensure consistency, maintain deployment velocity, and increase efficiencies.

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• Bachelor?s degree in computer science or analytical discipline, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience implementing, supporting & upgrading, securing, and migrating core VMware technologies including vCenter, ESXi, VSAN and NSX
• 2+ years of experience utilizing VMware Cloud Foundation product stack such as Aria, vROPS, vRLI, SDDC, LCM, vIDM, SRM, and vRNI
• 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 vendors product stack
• 3+ years of experience leading medium to large projects from requirements through implementation
• 2+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering for Public cloud or on-premises Infrastructure as Code Automation using scripts and tools such as PowerShell, Terraform, and Ansible.
• 1+ years of experience in developing PowerBI, Data Bricks operational dashboards, or equivalent reporting within VMware Aria, SharePoint, Data Lakes, or similar internally accessible data warehouses

• Experience with various infrastructure platform management tools, such as vCenter, HPE OneView, DELL Open Manage, VMware Skyline, etc.
• Experience in managing, capacity planning, supporting, and migrating guest virtual machines of various operating systems in a highly segmented and secure virtual infrastructure
• 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 as Azure DevOps, VRA, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Orchestrator or SCCM OS Deployments
• Good understanding of various System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies including traditional waterfall as well as agile methodologies (i.e SCRUM, Kanban, etc.)
• Experience working with vulnerability management tools, compliance audits, and remediation implementation & tracking activities
• Experience working in a process structured environment which includes Change Management and Disaster Recovery (DR) Preparedness
• Solid understanding of the functional and operational practices necessary to operate in a highly available, highly secure, and highly regulated environment to meet business, security, and compliance requirements
• Experience in converting raw platform data points into insights for identifying & communicating potential issues, cost-effective solutions, or proactive platform actions to meet predicted just-in-time business needs during normal operations and DR situations.

• 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
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