Ahold Delhaize USA
Director, SAP Platform Engineering & Security
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About Ahold Delhaize USA
Ahold Delhaize USA is a prominent division of the international retail company Ahold Delhaize, formed from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group in 2016. It operates approximately 2,000 stores across the Eastern United States and employs a large workforce dedicated to providing quality products and excellent customer service. The company is known for its five major supermarket brands: Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Giant Food, and The GIANT Company, which collectively serve millions of customers each week. The company offers a diverse range of services, including supermarkets, convenience stores, online grocery shopping, and pharmacies. Ahold Delhaize USA has enhanced its online presence through partnerships, such as with Instacart for home delivery, and by acquiring a majority stake in FreshDirect. Committed to health and sustainability, the company aims to promote nutritious food choices through initiatives like the Guiding Stars program. Ahold Delhaize USA focuses on operational excellence by investing in technology and providing training opportunities for its associates.
Security at Ahold Delhaize USA
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Security Philosophy
- Ahold Delhaize USA's AppSec philosophy focuses on leading Application Security and execution of larger security programs. The team prioritizes embedding security practices earlier in the SDLC and expanding AppSec reach into engineering teams through 'Zero-Friction Secure-by-Default' approaches.
- Risk management is aligned with business and risk objectives, with establishment of metrics and risk reduction KPIs.
- The organization recognizes that complexity presents both a challenge and an exciting opportunity, with a primary goal to drive world-class vulnerability discovery and mitigation across all application teams..
Security Team
The AppSec Team reports up to the Global CISO (Jennifer Watson, SVP of Information Security). The Staff Security Engineer is one of two leaders within AppSec, partnering closely with the Edge Security lead and sets security engineering strategy. The team size is not publicly available. Currently, there is 1 active AppSec job posting as of March 26, 2026, with emphasis on 'Zero-Friction Secure-by-Default' and 'AI & Agentic App Sec' approaches.
Key Initiatives
- Key initiatives include shifting left by embedding security practices earlier in the SDLC, establishing and maturing an enterprise threat modeling discipline, and focusing on emerging areas such as AI & Agentic App Sec and Unified API Security.
- The team works on vulnerability management and secure SDLC practices, though specific intake, triage, and remediation workflows are not publicly detailed.
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