Role Overview
We are seeking a high-caliber Enterprise Solutions Architect to design and oversee the technical foundation of a mission-critical retail modernization project. You will be responsible for defining the architecture that enables an MVP to function seamlessly across customer-facing workflows while integrating with legacy systems. Your primary challenge will be designing a robust API and routing layer that ensures performance, security, and scalability for a multi-vertical pilot rollout.
Key Responsibilities
• Architectural Discovery: Lead the technical discovery phase to define the end-to-end architecture, ensuring it supports the validated UX and functional requirements. • API & Routing Layer Design: Design and oversee the implementation of the API integration layer that bridges modern front-end workflows with legacy backend data. • System Integration: Map complex data flows for Search, Quoting, Inventory, and Payment modules, ensuring data integrity across disparate systems. • Technical Strategy: Define the long-term platform vision, ensuring the MVP architecture is modular enough to support future waves, advanced features, and multi-vertical expansion. • Device & Hardware Readiness: Collaborate on device assessments to ensure the architectural stack supports the necessary hardware and POS peripherals. • Performance & Scalability: Establish benchmarks for system latency and reliability, particularly for real-time inventory and payment processing. • Technical Governance: Provide guidance to engineering teams on build-phase execution, ensuring alignment with the defined technical architecture and MVP scope.
Required Experience & Skills
Enterprise Architecture: 12+ years of experience in systems architecture, with a proven track record of leading large-scale Digital Transformation or legacy-to-cloud migrations. Integration Expertise: Deep mastery of API-first design, microservices, and middleware routing layers used to wrap legacy system functionalities. Retail/Fintech Domain: Extensive experience with Point of Sale (POS), e-commerce engines, or high-volume transactional platforms. Security & Compliance: Strong understanding of secure data transmission and payment integration standards (e.g., PCI-DSS). Strategic Communication: Ability to translate complex technical constraints into clear roadmaps for stakeholders and cross-functional design teams.
Compensation, Benefits, and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 64,000 Maximum Compensation: USD 224,000 Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors. No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post.