Senior Engineer 2 - Infrastructure Platform Engineering

Publix•Lakeland, FL

108d•$114,855 - $172,315•Hybrid

About The Position

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer 2 for their Infrastructure Platform Engineering Team. This team is responsible for defining, developing, implementing, maintaining, and advising on the effective use of Publix's VMware-based technology solutions. The role will focus on implementation, security, administration, iterative automation, and ongoing platform optimizations. The position is located in Lakeland, FL, with a hybrid work model, offering flexibility between remote work for focus and onsite collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or analytical discipline, or equivalent experience
4+ years implementing, supporting, upgrading, securing, and migrating to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 5.2 or higher), including core components (SDDC, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, and NSX) and adjacent VMware appliances such as Aria, vROPS, vRLI, LCM, vIDM, SRM, and vRNI.
4+ years implementing, supporting, upgrading, securing, and operationalizing infrastructure platform management tools such as SDDC Manager, HPE OneView, and Dell OpenManage.
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
4+ years of experience leading medium to large projects from requirements through implementation
4+ 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
2+ years of experience in developing PowerBI, Data Bricks operational dashboards, or equivalent reporting within VMware Aria Operations, SharePoint, Data Lakes, or similar internally accessible data warehouses

Nice To Haves

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
Experience with responsible use of enterprise AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and agentic patterns to improve individual and team efficiency, accuracy, and consistency across automation, orchestration, and daily engineering tasks through custom agents and shared prompt repositories

Responsibilities

Software and hardware installation, configuration, integration, and support
Project design and architecture
Systems, platform, 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 efficiency.
Drive and operationalize responsible corporate use of AI to enhance collaboration, code development, process efficiency, and documentation while upholding security and data governance standards.

Benefits

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
Year-end bonus (one month's extra pay)