Sr Technical Architect
About the job
- At least 8 years of work experience.
- Proven techno-functional leadership of Blue Yonder warehouse management system implementations.
- Technical hands-on experience with warehouse management systems and integration needs within execution systems and host systems, including enterprise resource planning and replenishment planning systems.
- Knowledge of supply chain organizations.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Knowledge of system integration, data governance, error handling, monitoring, and overall architecture design.
- Programming fundamentals using PowerShell or sh, Python, SQL, and PL/SQL.
- Ability to write and reverse engineer code.
- Thorough knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Database maintenance skills, including Oracle relational database management systems and SQL Server.
- Knowledge of database administration basics and SQL performance-tuning principles.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure is a plus.
- Experience with integration tools is a plus.
- Knowledge of the Blue Yonder Platform and Blue Yonder Data Model is a strong asset.
- An IT, computer science, and/or logistics-related degree.
- Excellent English language skills, both verbal and written.
- Willingness to participate in events taking place in the company office.
- Lead the end-to-end technical implementation of the warehouse management system solution and integrations from design through go-live.
- Work closely with the project manager, development teams, and consulting team.
- Provide input for status reporting and planning.
- Work with internal teams such as Development Services and Cloud.
- Define and maintain system architecture standards to ensure scalability, security, and performance.
- Provide technical leadership in system integration, data governance, error handling, monitoring, and overall architecture design.
- Support project planning, resource allocation, and risk management from a technical perspective.
- Partner with project managers in planning efforts.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technical designs.
- Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Warehouse automation and robotics experience is a strong plus.
- Snowflake experience is a plus.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure is a plus.
- Experience with integration tools is a plus.
- Knowledge of the Blue Yonder Platform and Blue Yonder Data Model is a strong asset.
- Additional language skills are a strong plus, preferably German or French.
About the company
Blue Yonder provides an end-to-end digital fulfillment platform for supply chains, helping retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers plan, execute, and deliver more efficiently through its Luminate Platform. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to forecast disruptions and optimize planning across forecasting, inventory, workforce, and logistics, giving a unified view by integrating planning and execution. Its approach combines science-based forecasting with a scalable, data-driven platform that covers the entire supply chain rather than point solutions, supported by its integration into JDA Software and Panasonic. The goal is to improve operational efficiency and decision-making, building resilient, digitally enabled supply chains that can quickly adapt to changes in demand and logistics conditions.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$75M
Headquarters
Scottsdale, Arizona
Founded
2008
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- FY25 revenue reached $1.42 billion, with 10.4% SaaS growth and 103.8% net retention.
- Q2 2026 added 27 customer logos and expanded NVIDIA and Syndigo partnerships.
- Blue Yonder won Gartner WMS leadership for the 18th consecutive year in June 2026.
What critics are saying
- The November 2024 ransomware attack exposed Blue Yonder's managed services weakness.
- Termite's 680-gigabyte theft claims threaten trust with Starbucks, DHL, and Walgreens customers.
- A second major breach triggers customer defections and Panasonic's strategic retreat.
What makes Blue Yonder unique
- Blue Yonder is the only pure-play SCM vendor in Gartner's 2026 Leaders quadrant.
- Its Model Training Factory on NVIDIA Nemotron builds domain-specific supply chain agents.
- One Network integration gives Blue Yonder multi-enterprise collaboration across trading partners.
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28%Blue Yonder released its Q2 2026 highlights, announcing 27 new customer logos and strategic partnerships with NVIDIA and Syndigo. The AI supply chain company appeared in 24 industry analyst reports during the quarter. At its ICON 2026 conference in San Diego, Blue Yonder unveiled its Model Training Factory, built on NVIDIA Nemotron, to develop specialised AI agents for autonomous supply chain operations. The factory uses a hybrid approach combining frontier models with custom supply chain models trained for specific workflows across warehouse management, planning, and transportation. CEO Duncan Angove introduced the Frictionless Outcomes manifesto, committing to faster time-to-value through AI agents. Blue Yonder also released its 2026 Supply Chain Compass: Spotlight on Sustainability report and recognised customers including Linfox, Under Armour, FedEx, and PepsiCo with ICONic Customer Awards.
Blue Yonder has launched its Model Training Factory, built on NVIDIA Nemotron, to develop specialised AI agents for autonomous supply chains. The system combines NVIDIA's open-source models and NeMo AI tools with Blue Yonder's supply chain expertise to create fine-tuned models that can execute complex workflows. The factory uses NVIDIA's agentic AI stack to train models for specific supply chain tasks, from warehouse decisions to planning operations. Models are trained on synthetic data and evaluated before deployment, offering a cost-effective alternative to large frontier models whilst maintaining precision and speed. Blue Yonder plans to deploy initial models for warehouse management workflows later this year, addressing high-frequency decisions around inventory exceptions and allocation. The company says its approach creates reusable AI training signals that encode operational expertise across supply chain domains.
Blue Yonder, an AI company for supply chain, reported $1.42 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025, with 10.4% year-over-year SaaS revenue growth and 103.8% net revenue retention. The company added 114 new customers throughout the year. In Q4 2025, Blue Yonder added 29 new customers and won the 2025 Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the Year award. The company unveiled significant enhancements to its Demand and Supply Planning and Warehouse Management solutions, introducing AI-driven capabilities including insight-driven scenario planning and the Inventory Ops Agent for proactive decision-making. Blue Yonder was featured in over 90 technology industry analyst reports during FY25 and received multiple industry recognitions. The company will host its ICON 2026 conference in San Diego on 17-20 May.
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