Sr Solutions Architect - Digital Customer Experience

Take your career further with McLane!

McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. As a teammate, you will pair your dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit with your fellow teammates to serve America’s most beloved brands. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.

Join a high-impact Digital Customer Experience engineering organization driving two strategic platforms—McLane 360 and Drive 360. We’re seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead end-to-end architecture across customer-facing web/mobile apps, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native solutions on GCP. This is a critical leadership role focused on modernizing legacy systems, scaling digital platforms, and enabling seamless data and partner integrations across the enterprise.

This is a hybrid position which will require the candidate to report and work from the office at least three days a week. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Temple, TX.

Benefits you can count on:

• Day 1 Benefits\: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off begins day one.
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
• Additional benefits\: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end solution architecture across frontend, backend, integrations, and data flows.
• Translate business needs into scalable, secure, cloud-native designs and implementation roadmaps.
• Lead monolith-to-microservices modernization using GCP, event-driven patterns, and domain-driven design.
• Define and govern API ecosystems (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, event-driven) with strong lifecycle management.
• Architect enterprise integrations across ERP, WMS, TMS, order management, and partner platforms.
• Design real-time and batch data movement strategies leveraging Pub/Sub, Kafka, Dataflow, and ETL/ELT.
• Drive best practices in containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code. (Terraform)
• Ensure performance, scalability, resiliency, observability, and cost optimization across all solutions.
• Embed security-by-design (IAM, OAuth2/OIDC, encryption, zero-trust) and support compliance requirements.
• Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and business leaders.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. (Master’s preferred)
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in Solutions Architecture or Principal-level roles.
• Proven experience designing large-scale, customer-facing digital platforms. (web/mobile)
• Strong track record leading legacy modernization and microservices transformation programs.
• Deep expertise in microservices, domain-driven design, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Apigee, etc.); GCP certification preferred.
• Expertise in API design and governance, including contract-first design and API gateway platforms.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale vendor and partner integrations.
• Proficiency with modern tech stacks. (Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, React/React Native)
• Strong background in CI/CD, DevSecOps, containerization, and infrastructure automation.
• Solid understanding of security architecture, data protection, and distributed systems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Preferred: Supply chain/logistics domain experience, ERP/WMS/TMS modernization, data/analytics integration, TOGAF or similar frameworks
• This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.

Fit the following? We want you here!

• Teamwork oriented
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Detailed

Our roadmap. Our story.

We’ve been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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