Vanguard Group LLC
POS & QSR Experience
· Hands on experience with large enterprise POS systems in QSR or high volume retail
· Strong understanding of:
o Transactions
o Payments
o Peripherals
o Offline / degraded network behavior
· Experience designing around existing POS platforms, not replacing them
Edge Computing & Architecture
· Real experience designing or operating edge computing in distributed environments
· Comfortable with store level compute models that work even when the network is down
· Experience supporting mixed fleets (legacy hardware + new stores)
POS Hardware
· Experience with enterprise POS hardware such as:
o NCR
o Oracle MICROS
o HP (or similar vendors)
· Understands hardware lifecycle realities (long refresh cycles, mixed environments)
OS & Imaging (Hands On)
· OS imaging and lifecycle management experience
· Windows LTSC in POS environments (including tradeoffs)
· Linux for edge or backend workloads (practical use, not ideological)
Future Ready & Capacity Planning (Critical)
· Understands how emerging technologies (e.g., AI, real time analytics, automation) impact store compute needs
· Experience with capacity planning and technology decisions looking 3–5 years out
· Able to design architectures where software growth does not immediately force hardware upgrades
We are not looking for someone to build AI models—
we are looking for someone who understands what AI and future software demand from infrastructure.
To apply for this job email your details to mani@vanguard-itsolutions.com