About this WMS Solutions Architect role at ALO
WHY JOIN ALO?
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OVERVIEW
We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to lead the design, governance, and delivery of system integrations supporting our warehouse transformation initiative, including the implementation of a Tier-1 Warehouse Management system within a highly automated apparel distribution center.
This role will be responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end integration architecture across the Warehouse Management System (WMS), Order Management System (OMS), warehouse automation platforms, shipping solutions, and enterprise systems. The Integration Architect will serve as the primary technical authority for interface design, data flows, API strategy, event processing, monitoring, resiliency, and production support readiness.
The ideal candidate possesses deep experience delivering large-scale supply chain integrations and understands the operational realities of warehouse execution, order fulfillment, transportation, inventory management, and automation systems.
Key Responsibilities
Integration Strategy & Architecture
- Define the enterprise integration strategy supporting WMS and related supply chain platforms including ERP, order management, carrier and parcel systems, warehouse automation platforms (sortation, ASRS, AMR, etc.), and enterprise reporting and analytics.
- Design scalable, resilient, and secure integrations using modern API and event-driven architectural patterns.
- Establish architectural standards, design principles, and interface governance processes.
- Develop future-state architecture diagrams, data flow models, and integration roadmaps.
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and cloud platform standards.
Responsibilities include:
- Inventory synchronization
- Order lifecycle processing
- Shipment execution
- ASN processing
- Master data integration
- Warehouse execution events
- Transportation and carrier communication
- Exception handling and recovery workflows
API & Event Architecture
- Define API standards and integration design patterns.
- Design REST, webhook, and event-based integrations.
- Establish canonical data models and message standards.
- Define system contracts and data ownership models.
- Create standards for versioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
Delivery Leadership
- Partner cross-functionally with internal and vendor technology and business stakeholders.
- Review technical designs and integration specifications.
- Provide architectural oversight for development teams.
- Participate in solution design workshops and business process reviews.
- Lead architecture reviews, design approvals, and go-live readiness assessments.
Operational Support & Reliability
- Define monitoring, alerting, and support models for all integrations.
- Establish error handling and retry frameworks.
- Create failover and business continuity strategies.
- Support performance testing and volume testing activities.
- Ensure operational support teams are equipped for post-go-live success.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise integration architecture.
- 5+ years supporting supply chain, warehouse management, fulfillment, or logistics systems.
- Experience leading integrations for Tier-1 WMS platforms such as:
- Manhattan
- Blue Yonder
- Körber
- SAP EWM
- Oracle WMS
- Strong understanding of:
- API architecture
- Event-driven architecture
- Microservices
- Message queues
- Enterprise integration patterns
- Experience integrating:
- ERP systems
- OMS platforms
- Warehouse automation systems
- Transportation management platforms
- Carrier systems
Technical Skills
Strong knowledge of:
- REST APIs
- JSON
- XML
- OAuth
- JWT
- API gateways
- Event streaming architectures
- Middleware platforms
- Integration monitoring tools
Experience with one or more:
- Azure/GCP/AWS Integration Services
- MuleSoft
- Boomi
- Kafka
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior Tier-1 WMS implementation experience.
- Experience integrating robotics and warehouse automation platforms.
- Knowledge of apparel, retail, or omnichannel fulfillment operations.
- Experience integrating and supporting cloud-native SaaS applications.
- Cloud certifications.
Key Competencies
- Systems thinking
- Technical leadership
- Influencing without authority
- Vendor management
- Problem solving
- Executive communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Warehouse and fulfillment domain expertise
- Architectural governance
- Operational excellence
The base salary range for this position is $220,000-$240,000 per year which represents the current range for the base salary for this exempt position. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. As such, on occasion and when applicable, there is the possibility that the final, agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the company’s total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, long term incentives, a PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.
