Azure Solutions Architect - Retail Platform Leader

Chuck E. Cheese International; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CEC Entertainment is seeking a Solution Architect to design, build and guide the evolution of digital and store platforms. The role blends hands-on software development (Java/Spring Boot, C# .NET) with architecture leadership, focusing on POS, loyalty, guest-facing and enterprise integration domains in Microsoft Azure.

The candidate will prototype architectural approaches, lead technical product management, and collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, KPIs and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or similar degree.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering including 2+ years of solution architecture experience, with significant hands-on development in Java/Spring Boot, C# and the .NET ecosystem.
• 5+ years designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure: App Service or Azure Functions, API Management, Key Vault, Storage, Azure SQL, messaging (Service Bus/Event Grid), Application Insights, and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Proven retail industry experience in areas such as POS, e-commerce, omnichannel, order management, loyalty, inventory or store systems
• Expertise in microservices, REST and event-driven architecture, API design (authentication with OAuth 2.0 / JWT, versioning, resilience patterns, OpenAPI documentation) and system integration
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business needs into clear requirements and architecture, and experience acting as, or working closely with, a product owner or product manager
• Working knowledge of SQL Server / Azure SQL and NoSQL data platforms, and of secure coding practices for environments handling payment card and guest data (PCI DSS awareness; secrets never in code or logs; TLS in transit, encryption at rest)
• Experience in a fast-paced Agile / Scrum, continuous-integration environment using Jira, Confluence and Git-based workflows (GitHub)
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in and help lead high-performing, globally distributed development teams
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present to both executives and engineers, and the ability to build relationships acro

Responsibilities

• Back-end APIs and Azure services (hands-on). Design, develop, deploy and operate Java/Spring Boot and C# .NET REST APIs, Azure Functions and background services in Microsoft Azure using App Service, API Management, Key Vault, Storage, Service Bus/Event Grid, Azure SQL and Application Insights; own infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines for the services you build.
• Microservices and integrations (hands-on). Build and maintain REST and event-driven integrations with third-party platforms and vendors - NCR Voyix, FreedomPay, Affi
• Proofs of concept and engineering quality (hands-on). Build proofs of concept to validate architectural approaches before full-scale delivery; lead code reviews and establish and enforce best practices for secure, scalable, resilient and efficient software.
• Production support (hands-on). Provide tier-3 support for critical POS and API incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and drive permanent fixes into the backlog.
• Business requirements and solution design. Work with business, operations, marketing and store stakeholders to turn business needs into clear technical requirements and solution designs; document and communicate them through solution designs, integration and data-flow diagrams, and architecture decision records.
• Enterprise architecture and governance. Own the architecture for assigned platforms and align it with enterprise architecture principles and the cloud roadmap.
• Delivery and outcomes. Define and track product and technical KPIs such as availability, latency, adoption and conversion; coordinate engineering, QA, DevOps, vendors and business teams to deliver on time.
• Collaboration and communication. Communicate technical options, risks and trade-offs clearly to executives, business stakeholders and engineers; mentor engineers and promote reusable patterns and standards across teams.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

C#/.NET

Azure

REST APIs

Microservices

Agile/Scrum

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions CI/CD

API Management

Service Bus/Event Grid

SQL Server/Azure SQL

Job description

CEC Entertainment is seeking a Solution Architect to design, build and guide the evolution of digital and store platforms. The role blends hands-on software development (Java/Spring Boot, C# .NET) with architecture leadership, focusing on POS, loyalty, guest-facing and enterprise integration domains in Microsoft Azure.

The candidate will prototype architectural approaches, lead technical product management, and collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, KPIs and roadmaps.