Role: Sr. Solution Architect
Location: Bolingbrook, IL
Duration: Full time
We
are seeking a highly experienced Senior Solution Architect with a strong
background in Promotions domain and Omni channel retail solutions, with
hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
This
role will be responsible for designing scalable, resilient, and secure
solutions to enable seamless promotions across digital and physical customer
touchpoints.
Key
Responsibilities
- Design and lead end-to-end solution architecture for
retail promotions across channels (POS, e-commerce, mobile apps).
- Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using services like GKE, Cloud Functions,
Pub/Sub, Big Query, and Apigee.
- Collaborate with business and technology teams to
define scalable promotional logic and ensure consistent customer
experience across channels.
- Integrate promotions platforms with core systems such
as customer data platforms, loyalty engines, order management, and
pricing.
- Define reusable architecture patterns and APIs to
support omnichannel promotions such as BOGO, personalized offers, bundle
pricing, etc.
- Leverage GCP-native tools for monitoring, security,
CI/CD, and cost optimization.
- Guide and mentor development teams on architecture
implementation, best practices, and performance optimization.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise standards including
security, scalability, and observability.
- Provide technical leadership on vendor evaluations for
promotions engines and GCP services.
- Drive innovation by exploring new Google Cloud
capabilities and their potential application in the promotion’s domain.
Required
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science,
Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture and
solution design.
- 5+ years of experience designing and implementing
promotions systems in retail or ecommerce.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud
Platform (GCP) and its core services.
- Proficiency in microservices, event-driven
architecture, APIs (REST/GraphQL), and Kubernetes.
- Strong knowledge of omnichannel retail processes and
promotional strategy execution.
- Experience with promotional engines such as Salesforce
Promotion Builder, Oracle Retail Promo Engine, or similar platforms or
custom promo engines.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps
practices, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Deployment
Manager).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
skills.