Systems Analyst III - IT Retail Solutions

Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology
Job Requisition: 459779
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: Sltns Dvlpmnt-Engmnt-Retail (5119518)

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.

The Solutions Delivery Analyst III role is designed to serve as the technical subject matter expert for assigned systems, services, or applications they deliver & support for specific functional areas. This role will lead Solution Delivery execution for small to mid-sized IT initiatives in partnership with the business driving value for Ahold Delhaize USA & our Brands. In addition to delivering new and innovative solutions for the business, this role will provide complete second level production support, engage with third-level engineers on as needed basis, follow up to ensure all business services are operationally stable, monitor supplier performance and execution as well as making longer-term recommendations for operational improvements. This role is responsible for providing high quality technical support including knowledge updates, configuration and routine application updates, application patch management and overall continuous improvement expectations.

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

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

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Technical SME for multiple assigned systems, services and applications for an identified functional area.
• Manage software and hardware deployments, including deployment scheduling, process, and validation.
• Manage and complete deployment package builds to address application and hardware updates.
• Responsible for leading small to mid-size projects including driving the following activities:
  • Translating business needs identified by either the business and/or production owners into either agile stories or waterfall business requirements.
  • Partners with Solution Engineers in building out technical specifications that will deliver on identified business requirements and outcomes.
  • Works with the business and Quality Assurance in building out test cases/matrices that will ensure proper testing of solutions prior to production deployment.
  • Execute assigned tasks during System Integration Testing, record passed test cases, provide detailed documentation on failed tests and re-execute tests as needed.
  • Work with Solution Engineers on failed test cases and any changes to technical specifications needed to meet solution outcomes.
  • In partnership with Service Delivery complete RUN Book Documentation and prepare for production support turnover.
  • Participate in solution implementation & post-production hyper-care support.
• Responsible for and drives all second level and third level technical support for application and systems services for a specifical functional area.
• Technical Support SME for the identified service or application and serves as the technical resolver and knowledge provider. Coaches and mentors lower-level Solution Delivery Analysts on an as needed basis.
• Accountable and responsible for supplier performance to deliver on technical support needs and service level expectations. Manages support relationships for small to mid-size software supplier relationships.
• Responsible for engagement with Engineers and Product Teams to ensure operational support needs are met and responsible for all technical engagement with senior SMEs and suppliers.
• Leads root cause analysis on complex issues and recommends opportunities for continuous performance improvement of systems including through suppliers.
• Partners with Engineers, Product Teams, and business groups to deliver standard to complex configuration changes and routine Operational changes for the services/applications within established standards.
• Partners with Engineers, Developers, Suppliers and Product teams to determine integration needs, design improvements, and design patterns.
• Responsible for identifying and driving proactive improvement through monitoring tools integration, continuous improvement activities and reporting on service availability.
• Ensure operational stability of a 24/7/365 grocery retail environment by providing technical support, system monitoring, and issue resolution which may be required during off-hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Technical field; equivalent trainings/certifications/experience equivalency will be considered
• 3 or more years of equivalent experience in relevant jobs or field of technology.
• Experience in an advanced role or technical capacity, leading teams directly or indirectly.
• Experience in guiding, training or onboarding team members in relevant technologies, capabilities or skills.
• Master the use of professional concepts and functional expertise.
• Work independently on small-to-mid sized projects with minimal direction required,
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Batch Scripting, SQL and Excel.
• Has desire and ability to trace issues to their source-even when those issues lie outside the boundaries of the code.
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

• Master's Degree in relevant field of study.
• Additional training or certifications in relevant fields of study.
• Experience in Agile teams and/or Product/Platform based operating model.
• Experience in retail or grocery preferred.
• Experience with point-of-sale (POS) systems. Preferably NCR StoreLine, NCR POS EX, or Toshiba ACE 4690.
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in languages like Python, Java, C++, or JavaScript.
• Software Development: Understanding of SDLC, version control (e.g., Git), and debugging.
• System Design: Ability to design scalable and maintainable systems.
• Tool Proficiency: IDEs, CI/CD tools, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and cloud platforms, MS Azure, Atlassian Suite, Test Automation.