Hope you are doing great! I am currently working on a job opportunity that aligns closely with your background. Please find the details below. If you are interested, I would love to discuss this further with you. Position: Omnichannel Integration Architect (Retail IT Software) Location: Cincinnati, OH (Day 1 Onsite) 4 days/week (Monday–Thursday) Duration: Long Term Rate: $65/hr on C2C Key Responsibilities: • Own and drive end-to-end omnichannel architecture across eCommerce, POS, mobile apps, social commerce, CRM, ERP, WMS, OMS, and payment systems. • Design and implement API-first, microservices-based architectures to enable seamless customer experiences across channels. • Integrate legacy retail systems (POS, ERP, loyalty, pricing engines) with cloud-native and SaaS platforms such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud, SAP Retail, Oracle Retail, Manhattan Associates, Shopify Plus, or Dynamics 365. • Architect real-time inventory visibility, order orchestration, and fulfillment optimization across multiple touchpoints. • Build scalable event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or cloud-native streaming solutions for high-volume transaction systems. • Partner with data engineering and AI/ML teams to enable personalized recommendations, dynamic pricing, and fraud detection. • Ensure PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other regulatory compliance across omnichannel systems, including secure payment gateway integrations and fraud management solutions. • Lead performance engineering efforts for peak retail events (Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holiday sales) ensuring zero downtime, elastic scalability, and low-latency performance. • Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to translate retail strategies into technical solutions. • Evaluate and implement next-gen retail technologies (headless commerce, composable commerce, AR/VR shopping, voice commerce, AI-powered chatbots). Required Skills & Qualifications: • 10+ years of experience in retail IT software, with at least 5+ years in omnichannel architecture and integration. • Proven expertise in API design, microservices, middleware platforms (MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, TIBCO, Informatica, or Apigee). • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD pipelines. • Hands-on integration experience with POS, OMS, ERP, CRM, WMS, and eCommerce platforms in a global retail environment. • Deep knowledge of event-driven and real-time systems (Kafka, Spark Streaming, or similar). • Strong understanding of retail data models – products, pricing, promotions, inventory, customer loyalty, order lifecycle. • Experience implementing security, compliance, and governance in retail integration landscapes. • Demonstrated success in large-scale, multi-country retail rollouts. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage C-level executives, business stakeholders, and technical teams. Preferred Skills: • Experience with Headless / Composable Commerce frameworks. • Knowledge of AI/ML applications in retail (recommendation engines, predictive analytics, demand forecasting). • Familiarity with emerging retail technologies (edge computing for stores, IoT devices, smart checkout, AR/VR shopping). • Prior experience in a consulting or retail technology transformation program.