Technical Architect – Retail Planning
About The Position
Centric Software is a global leader providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands, and manufacturers. We equip various brands with pioneering solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell, and replenish products. Our technology streamlines processes, drives efficiency, and enables confident operation in a dynamic market. We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to lead the technical design and implementation of Centric Planning solutions for leading retailers in North America. In this role, you will be the technical authority on customer implementations, responsible for designing scalable solution architectures, overseeing integrations, mentoring consultants, and collaborating with Product Engineering, Solution Architects, and customers to ensure successful deployments. This position blends technical leadership with hands-on architecture, integration design, and customer engagement.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years in enterprise software implementation or solution architecture
- Strong SQL Server knowledge and database design experience
- Experience designing enterprise system integrations using APIs and ETL technologies
- Experience with Microsoft Azure
- Understanding of retail planning, merchandise planning or supply chain systems
- Excellent communication and customer-facing consulting skills
- Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for business stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics is desirable
- Power BI experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical architecture for Centric Planning implementations
- Design scalable, secure and high-performing solution architectures
- Define integration strategies between Centric Planning, ERP, data warehouses and third-party applications
- Create and review technical design documentation and integration blueprints
- Guide customers on architecture best practices and deployment strategies
- Provide technical leadership throughout implementation projects
- Mentor consultants and technical team members
- Partner with Product Engineering to resolve complex technical challenges
- Support software installation, configuration, upgrades and performance optimization
- Promote technical standards, reusable frameworks and implementation best practices
- Participate in solution sizing, technical discovery and pre-sales activities
- Drive continuous improvement across delivery methodologies and technical standards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
