POS & Food Systems Application Lead
Core
Lead the lifecycle of Point of Sale and Food Systems applications for a multi-site retail environment, ensuring transaction integrity and operational stability across stores and distribution centers.
Role type
Senior Application Lead (Retail POS & Food Systems)
Builds
POS and food service transaction platforms, unified commerce capabilities, and cloud-enabled architectures
Domain
Retail technology, Point of Sale, Food Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise POS leadership, retail transaction flows, incident/problem/change management, platform modernization, vendor ecosystem management, integration patterns (APIs, messaging, event-driven), cloud services, observability, PCI-DSS compliance
Preferred skills
Food service/hospitality tech platforms, Oracle Retail applications, IBM MQ/JMS/Oracle AQ, scripting/automation (SQL, Python, Shell, Java), large-scale POS modernization
Technologies
Cloud services, APIs, messaging platforms, event-driven architectures, batch processing, Oracle Retail, IBM MQ, JMS, Oracle AQ, SQL, Python, Shell, Java
Responsibilities
Lead application lifecycle and modernization initiatives, manage critical incidents and operational KPIs, govern service levels and peak-trading readiness, manage vendor and partner relationships, deliver enhancements and proof-of-concept initiatives, build and lead a high-performing application team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership