Senior Technical Lead - Emerging Technologies

Job Description An expanding grocery chain is looking for an innovative and experienced Senior Technical Lead to join their Emerging Technologies team. The group is responsible for driving the future of in-store automation, smart devices, digital shelf technology, and item integration across the enterprise. This role will serve as the technical leader within the team, working closely with their Enterprise Architect and cross-functional partners to define and execute the technical roadmap. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, ability to lead conversation with various business stakeholders, and the leadership to translate vision into scalable, sustainable solutions. Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and mentor for developers and analysts within the Emerging Technologies team.
• Partner with the Enterprise Architect to define technical strategy, architecture standards, and modernization initiatives.
• Design, develop, and maintain integrations and applications using current technologies of .NET Core, Python, Talend, RESTful APIs, Oracle, and GCP.
• Lead POCs and pilot projects for next-generation retail technologies.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement new frameworks, platforms, and methodologies that will future-proof the client's technology ecosystem.
• Help define best practices for cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, testing automation, and API governance.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align technology strategy with operational goals and customer experience initiatives.
• Ensure the scalability, security, and reliability of all systems and integrations.
• Foster a culture of innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning across the team.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.

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- Strong experience with:

○ Python, C#.NET and React cloud native application development ○ Serverless computing and cloud-native frameworks ○ Talend or similar ETL/data integration platforms ○ RESTful API / Web Services design and development ○ Relational Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.) ○ Cloud platforms - GCP

• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through deployment, with continued ownership of ongoing production support and application maintenance.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work 3 days a week on site in Maryland Heights, Missouri Microservices and event-driven architectures
• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• API management and GraphQL
• AI/ML
• IoT / Edge Computing
• Modern data engineering
• Automation and robotic process integration
• Retail technology innovations (digital shelves, smart sensors, robotics, and intelligent store infrastructure)