COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Our client is an established restaurant and foodservice platform that operates and franchises multiple restaurant and snack brands. The organization supports restaurant operations through reliable, secure, and scalable technology across corporate and franchise locations.
JOB TITLE:
Store Tech Solutions Architect
LOCATION:
Atlanta, GA (Hybrid, 4 days on-site)
ROLE SUMMARY:
Design and enhance the networking, point-of-sale, payment, and security architecture that supports restaurant environments. This role owns scalable, standardized solutions across distributed corporate and franchise locations, with a focus on reliability, security, and operational continuity.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and maintain LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, VPN, routing, switching, and network segmentation architectures.
- Architect secure and resilient connectivity for POS systems, payment devices, digital ordering platforms, and kitchen technologies.
- Define and maintain standardized network and security configurations across corporate and franchise locations.
- Embed security principles into infrastructure and POS designs while aligning with PCI DSS and corporate risk frameworks.
- Partner with ISPs, firewall and security vendors, and POS technology providers to establish architecture standards and support consistent implementation.
- Translate business and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions with support teams, system administrators, and IT leaders.
- Establish architecture governance, documentation, and operational standards for restaurant technology environments.
- Identify infrastructure vulnerabilities and lead remediation strategies while supporting long-term network, POS, and security roadmaps.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- Hands-on experience designing and supporting POS, payment systems, and store-level infrastructure in retail or restaurant technology environments.
- Deep knowledge of LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, segmentation, VPN, routing, and switching.
- Strong understanding of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, secure network design, and PCI DSS requirements.
- Experience designing scalable, standardized solutions across distributed locations.
- Experience working with ISPs, security vendors, and POS technology partners.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
- A bachelor's degree, experience in QSR or franchise-based environments, experience with SD-WAN and cloud networking, and certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, PCIP, or AWS/Azure networking specialties are preferred.
Apply if you have the networking, POS, and security architecture experience to support reliable restaurant technology at scale. This role offers the opportunity to shape standardized solutions across corporate and franchise environments.
