Solution Architect - Restaurant Technology

Restaurant Technology Solution Architect is responsible for the architecture and solution design of Inspire's multi-brand Restaurant Technology ecosystem which is the backbone of critical functions within Inspire such as restaurant operations, franchise operations and guest support. He/she leads complex projects and ensures the success of Restaurant Technology solution development and roll outs. He/she also serves as a subject matter expert and trusted technical advisor to the Inspire Executive and Leadership team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and architect scalable and distributed application solutions.
• Collaborate with other Solution architects and technical leads to design unified multi-brand solutions
• Design solutions that are scalable and flexible to support different brand requirements
• Influence the successful implementation of these designs and architectures by managing expectations and risks and balancing tactical and strategic approach
• Work with the business to understand and solve complex problems, by presenting various solution options and technical concepts in a comprehensible manner
• Collaborate with the delivery teams to provide direction and design in an Agile environment
• Create reliable solution plans that include cost estimates and optimized delivery approaches by working with the SaaS partners, implementation vendors, business, and technology teams, enforcing governance and compliance activities for the solution
• Identify new disruptive technologies to provide business value
• Create and participate in the establishment of solid enterprise platforms that brings together SaaS, on-prem, cloud solutions into a smoothly running integrated ecosystem

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 Year Degree, Computer Science or Engineering
• Graduate Degree Computer Science Preferred

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

• Minimum 10 years, preferably 15+ years of experience in application design and development, and systems life cycle management
• 5+ years of architecture experience working on complex enterprise ecosystems involving integrating SaaS, on-prem and cloud applications
• 3+ years of enterprise applications experience in food or retail industry

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

• Strong demonstrable experience leading architecture development for enterprise scale systems
• Demonstrable experience with implementing solution ecosystem involving multiple SaaS, on-prem/cloud application ecosystem
• Demonstrable experience with implementing solution ecosystem connecting customer facing e-Commerce point of sale, web/mobile, kiosks, IoT with edge compute
• Expertise with various integration technologies such as APIs, message bus, event bus, managed file transfer. Integrations using Mulesoft middleware is a plus
• Experience with IAM/SSO technologies such as Okta, SecZetta, SailPoint. Oracle Identity Manager experience is a plus
• Direct experience with point-of-sale systems such as PAR Brink, Symphony, NCR Aloha and/or experience implementing point-of-sale systems integration is a huge plus
• Experience converting business requirements to designs and user stories
• Experience working in an Agile environment across multiple scrum teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication as well as presentation skills
• Knowledge and experience in REST API, Micro-services, SwaggerHub, Java, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience working with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases
• Deep understanding of Application, Infrastructure and security architecture and non-functional aspects like Performance, Scalability, Reliability, Availability, all the so-called "capabilities" of a system

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, Rusty Taco and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

We're made up of some of the world's most iconic restaurant brands, but we're much more than just a restaurant company. We're a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple-it's an experience. At Inspire, that's our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.