Senior Information Technology Architect

Prairie Consulting Services; Illinois; Remote; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter with extensive experience in retail merchandising architecture. This remote position involves leading application architecture initiatives and driving transformation in merchandising capabilities. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, expertise in demand planning, and knowledge of platforms like o9 and Oracle Retail. This is a full-time role with senior director-level responsibilities and includes quarterly travel to Illinois.

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a Solution or Application Architect in retail merchandising environments.
• Strong domain expertise in demand planning, forecasting, allocation & replenishment, assortment planning, pricing, and master data.
• Hands-on experience with platforms such as o9, Blue Yonder, Oracle Retail, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture for core merchandising capabilities including demand planning, assortment planning, allocation, and replenishment.
• Define and govern application architecture standards and integration patterns.
• Lead platform evaluations, solution design, and executive-level presentations.
• Architect integrations between merchandising platforms and ERP systems.

Skills

Solution or Application Architect experience in retail merchandising

Demand planning

Forecasting

Allocation & replenishment

Assortment planning

Pricing

Master data

SDLC knowledge

Tools

o9

Blue Yonder

Oracle Retail

Job description

Prairie Consulting Services provided pay range

This range is provided by Prairie Consulting Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$175,000.00/yr - $190,000.00/yr

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Senior Technical Recruiter at Prairie Consulting Services

100% remote, but will need to be open to 1 week of travel to Illinois per quarter

Full Time/ Perm role - this role will NOT provide Sponsorship

We are seeking a Senior Architect with deep experience in retail merchandising to lead application architecture and large-scale merchandising transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Own architecture for core merchandising capabilities including demand planning, assortment planning, allocation, and replenishment.
• Define and govern application architecture standards and integration patterns.
• Lead platform evaluations, solution design, and executive‑level presentations.
• Architect integrations between merchandising platforms and ERP systems.

Required Experience

• 7+ years as a Solution or Application Architect in retail merchandising environments.
• Strong domain expertise in demand planning, forecasting, allocation & replenishment, assortment planning, pricing, and master data.
• Hands‑on experience with platforms such as o9, Blue Yonder, Oracle Retail, or equivalent.
• Proven full‑cycle delivery experience and strong SDLC knowledge.

Preferred

• Experience with AI in retail environments.
• Experience working in agile or product‑based delivery models.

If you have a strong retail merchandising architecture background and enjoy driving enterprise‑scale transformation, we’d love to connect.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Retail