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Jump Start Store3 weeks ago

Director of Retail IT Systems

On-site · Wichita, Kansas, United States

Type
Full Time
Level
Senior Level
Education
Bachelors Degree
Company size
Unknown

Job Summary

Own the full lifecycle of technology powering 40+ store operations. Define a 3-year retail systems roadmap, deliver a best-in-class POS environment, manage secure edge firewalls, cloud-delivered security services, and integrations for the Jump Start Rewards platform. Lead POS, forecourt controllers, tank monitors, price book, and network/service provider contracts; ensure 99.9% uptime and PCI/NIST compliance; build data pipelines to the enterprise data warehouse and enable store-level dashboards for rewards, labor, margin, and shrink; drive vendor evaluations, negotiations, and ROI for hardware, software, telecom, cloud IaaS, and payment processors; manage a $5–7 million annual budget; roll out updated POS and firewall stacks to all stores on schedule and under budget; contribute to loss prevention through AI/ML and monitoring solutions. Must pass pre-employment background and drug screen. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years progressive IT experience, including 3+ years leading retail systems in convenience, petroleum, grocery, or QSR
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; MBA or MSIS a plus
  • Proven rollout of enterprise POS / forecourt upgrades across 25+ sites and familiarity with credit card processors, tank monitors, and multimedia networks
  • Handson expertise with Palo Alto NGFW solutions, Azure ARM, OCI networking (VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables), and core protocols (TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, IPSec, BGP)
  • Demonstrated success managing PCIDSS audits and SIEM integrations
  • Financial acumen—capex/ROI modeling and vendor negotiations

Desired Qualifications

  • PCNSE
  • CISSP
  • CISM
  • CCNA
  • Security+
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