POS Analyst IV / POS Engineer (Canton)

POS Analyst IV / POS Engineer Experience Required: 5 – 10 years Duration: May 4, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 (8 months, extendable to ~1 year+) Rate: $80/hr (W2) Location: Boston Support Center, 130 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021 Work Schedule: Onsite 4 days (hands-on lab), 1 day remote We are seeking a hands-on senior consultant to help design and evaluate next-generation POS hardware and edge computing architecture for a large QSR environment. This is an onsite architecture-focused role, not a support or management position. The focus is on: Architecture design and tradeoff analysis Future-proofing POS systems (5–10 year horizon) Extending hardware lifecycle and reducing OS dependency risks Supporting scalable systems capable of evolving with AI-driven workloads Required Experience (Must Have) POS & QSR Systems 5+ years experience with enterprise POS systems in QSR or high-volume retail Strong understanding of: Transaction processing Payments systems Peripheral integration Offline / degraded network operations Experience designing around existing POS systems (not replacing them) Key Responsibilities Evaluate current POS hardware and deployment models Design edge-based architectures to: Reduce dependency on POS terminal OS end-of-support risks Shift POS logic away from terminals where appropriate Ensure full offline capability in high-volume environments Define workload placement (POS terminal vs edge vs cloud) Assess hardware/OS choices for future scalability and AI readiness Deliver architecture diagrams, documentation, and tradeoff analysis