Lead Engineer - Supply Chain Technology (Remote)

THE PANTHER GROUP; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 156,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Panther Group is seeking a Lead Engineer, Supply Chain Technology (Transportation & Logistics) to provide technical leadership across TMS and 3PL integrations for a North American network. You will design, deliver, and own enterprise logistics platforms, while mentoring engineers and driving modernization, automation, and cost efficiency.

You will partner with stakeholders, architecture, and product teams to define roadmaps, ensure scalable solutions, and uphold operational excellence with

Qualifications

• 7+ years delivering or supporting enterprise supply chain technology solutions.
• 5+ years with Transportation Management Systems (TMS) or logistics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, integration, and support of enterprise transportation and logistics applications and platforms.
• Mentor engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, and code reviews.
• Define technical roadmaps, prioritize work, and manage delivery risk across distributed teams.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and performance of TMS and related systems.
• Promote Agile, DevOps and CI/CD practices across projects.

Skills

TMS integration

APIs & EDI

Agile engineering

DevOps / CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Leadership / mentoring

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Position Summary

The Lead Engineer, Supply Chain Technology (Transportation & Logistics) provides technical leadership, solution design, delivery oversight, and operational ownership for enterprise systems supporting transportation and logistics operations across a North American supply chain network. Please note: No C2C, Subcontracting or Visa Sponsorship of any kind is available for this position. This role serves as a technical leader across Transportation Management Systems (TMS), carrier and third-party logistics (3PL) integrations, freight visibility platforms, EDI and API connectivity, and transportation optimization solutions. The Lead Engineer partners with business stakeholders, product teams, architecture, and engineering groups to deliver scalable, reliable technology solutions while ensuring the stability and continuous improvement of business-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Lead the design, development, integration, and support of enterprise transportation and logistics applications and platforms. Establish technical direction, reusable design patterns, and engineering standards for transportation systems and integrations. Serve as the technical subject matter expert for assigned solutions, facilitating design reviews and guiding complex technical decisions. Mentor engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, design guidance, code reviews, and hands‑on development, fostering accountability, quality, continuous learning, and operational excellence.

Transportation & Logistics Solutions

Partner with business stakeholders to improve carrier management, routing, shipment planning, freight execution, shipment tracking and visibility, transportation cost management, reverse logistics, and return-to-vendor processes. Support domestic transportation operations spanning distribution centers, retail locations, eCommerce fulfillment, transportation carriers, and third‑party logistics providers. Translate business requirements and operational challenges into scalable, resilient, and maintainable technical solutions. Assess existing transportation technologies and application environments to identify opportunities for modernization, automation, process optimization, and cost reduction.

Engineering Delivery & Execution

Lead cross‑functional technical initiatives from discovery and solution design through development, testing, deployment, and stabilization, maintaining clear milestones and proactively managing risks. Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, refine requirements, prioritize work, manage dependencies, align on outcomes, and communicate delivery risks and commitments. Coordinate execution across internal engineering teams, external vendors, consultants, and geographically distributed delivery partners. Own assigned initiatives from intake through operational handoff, including scope definition, planning, issue resolution, status reporting, escalation, documentation, and deployment readiness. Promote Agile delivery practices, DevOps, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), automated testing, observability, and disciplined release management.

Platform Reliability & Continuous Improvement

Improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of transportation management, freight execution, carrier integrations, shipment visibility, and related systems. Ensure effective monitoring, incident response, root‑cause analysis, corrective action, and prevention of recurring production issues. Develop and maintain technical roadmaps, architecture documentation, and operational support materials to facilitate knowledge transfer, smooth transitions, and ongoing system stability.

Required Qualifications

7+ years of experience delivering, developing, or supporting enterprise supply chain technology solutions. 5+ years of experience working with Transportation Management Systems (TMS), logistics platforms, carrier systems, or related enterprise applications. Demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing cross‑functional teams without direct reporting authority. Strong understanding of transportation and logistics processes, including shipment planning and execution, carrier connectivity, freight visibility, freight settlement, and reverse logistics. Hands‑on experience integrating enterprise applications using APIs, EDI, middleware, messaging, or cloud‑based integration technologies. Experience working in Agile engineering environments and supporting business‑critical production systems. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain technical issues, solution options, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Ability to establish credibility quickly, take ownership of complex initiatives, and deliver measurable results within a six‑month contract‑to‑hire engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with transportation management or freight visibility platforms such as e2open, Blue Yonder, Manhattan Associates, Oracle Transportation Management, SAP Transportation Management, Shipium, or project44. Knowledge of carrier onboarding, freight rating, parcel operations, claims management, shipment tracking, and transportation cost optimization. Experience with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Jira, automated testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines. Experience in retail, eCommerce, omnichannel fulfillment, distribution center operations, or large‑scale logistics environments. Experience coordinating multi‑vendor technology ecosystems and geographically distributed engineering teams.

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