Grainger · 6 hours ago
Sr Staff Technical Architect
Lake Forest, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $226K/yr
10+ years expGrainger is a leading broad line distributor serving millions of customers worldwide. They are seeking a Sr Staff Technical Architect to lead architecture deliverables for their Supply Chain systems, ensuring scalable and resilient solutions aligned with enterprise strategy.
HospitalityIndustrialManufacturingOffice SuppliesSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Lead architecture deliverables for Grainger’s Supply Chain systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned to enterprise strategy
Act as a domain-level technical authority evolving the long-term architecture for Supply Chain capabilities
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Architecture partners to align technical strategy with business outcomes and roadmaps
Mentor and coach Technical Leads, Senior Engineers, and Engineering Managers on architectural thinking, design patterns, and modern delivery practices
Participate in recruiting efforts, including candidate evaluation and technical interviews, to help build strong engineering teams
Drive architectural decisions through established design and architecture review processes, clearly articulating tradeoffs and recommendations
Influence the broader GTG engineering community by shaping technology, architectural direction, and standards adoption
Research current and emerging technologies, assessing their applicability and proposing changes or pilots where they deliver clear business value
Identify systemic technical risks and proactively drive mitigation strategies across teams and platforms
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering, including several years in architecture roles guiding large-scale systems
Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed systems design (e.g. microservices, event-driven designs, container orchestration)
Bring a systems-thinking perspective, choosing the appropriate integration patterns between capabilities within their specific domain
Strong hands-on experience building custom software solutions using modern tech stacks and development practices (APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code)
Demonstrated success driving technical initiatives, aligning multiple teams or platforms around a common architecture vision with business impact
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and mentor technical teams in a collaborative, matrixed environment
Bachelor's degree in business (or Management), Computer Science, Engineering, related disciplines, or equivalent work experience
Preferred
Supply chain knowledge is a plus
Experience with SAP or large-scale ERP systems is a plus
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
Company
Grainger
As a leading business-to-business organization, more than 4.5 million customers worldwide rely on Grainger for products in categories such as safety, material handling and metalworking, along with services like inventory management and technical support.
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
D. G. Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz
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