Sr System Architect

At CAVA we make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good are guided by a Mediterranean heritage thats been perfecting howto eat and live for four thousand years. We prioritize authenticity curiosityand the pursuit of excellence in everything we do. We are working towardssomethingbig together.

We foster a culture built on five corevalues:

Generosity First: Welead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others.

ConstantCuriosity: We are eager to learn grow and explore beyond theobvious.

Actwith Agility: We welcome change; its the only constant. We embraceadjust adapt.

Passionfor Positivity: We greet each day with warmth and possibility.

CollectiveAmbition: We have high aspirations that are achieved when we worktogether with a shared purpose.

Solution Architect

TheSolution Architect Innovation & Intelligence is a technical leadershiprole responsible for shaping innovative solutions across CAVAs restaurants andbroader business.

Thisrole will identify opportunities to improve restaurant operations guestexperiences team member experiences and enterprise productivity throughemerging technology artificial intelligence and automation. The architectwill translate business needs into scalable secure and practical solutionsthat can be tested measured and expanded across the organization.

What Youll Do:

Partnerwith restaurant operations product engineering data marketing financesupply chain and other teams to identify innovation opportunities.

Translate business challenges intotechnical strategies solution designs prototypes and implementation plans.

Architect solutions that improverestaurant operations guest experiences team member experiences andenterprise productivity.

Evaluate and apply AI intelligentagents workflow automation computer vision sensors connected devices andother emerging technologies.

Lead technical discovery proofs ofconcept and pilots with clear success measures and paths to scale.

Design secure integrations acrossrestaurant systems cloud platforms enterprise applications data platformsedge technologies and third-party services.

Establish reusable architecturepatterns for AI automation integrations and emerging technology.

Assess the technical operationalfinancial and organizational impact of proposed solutions.

Guide engineering teams throughimplementation and ensure alignment with architectural standards.

Incorporate security privacyresilience observability responsible AI and data governance into solutiondesigns.

Create and maintain architecturediagrams decision records integration patterns and implementation guidance.

Communicate technical opportunitiesrisks and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Evaluate vendors platforms andtechnologies based on business value architectural fit scalability cost andlong-term ownership.

Staycurrent on AI restaurant technology automation and broader industry trends.

The Qualifications:

10or more years of experience in software engineering architecture dataautomation or related technology fields.

3 or more years of experiencedesigning and delivering complex enterprise solutions.

Experience applying AI automationor emerging technology to solve business and operational problems.

Experience architecting solutionsacross cloud APIs events data platforms enterprise systems edge systemsand third-party technologies.

Strong understanding of AI solutionarchitecture including model integration data grounding evaluationmonitoring security and governance.

Experience with restaurant retailhospitality supply chain or other distributed operating environments ispreferred.

Familiarity with technologies such aspoint of sale kitchen systems labor systems inventory systems sensorsconnected devices or edge computing is preferred.

Hands-on experience with AWS or asimilar cloud platform container technologies and modern applicationarchitectures.

Development experience with Java Go or similar languages.

Experience defining APIevent-driven and integration strategies at scale.

Experience with CI/CD observabilityperformance security and reliability practices.

Experience leading technologyevaluations proofs of concept vendor selection RFPs and implementationplanning.

Strong analytical communication anddecision-making skills.

Ability to work independentlynavigate ambiguity and move ideas from concept through implementation.

Abilityto balance experimentation with practical delivery operational readiness andmeasurable business value.

Physical Requirements:AH1

Abilityto maintain stationary position to be able to operate a computer and otheroffice equipment

Mustbe able to identify analyze and assess details

Forcertain positions must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to50 pounds

Abilityto communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively

Constantlypositions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food productionsupport or office operations as applicable

Abilityto work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner

Occasional travel required

Whatwe offer:

Competitivesalary plus bonus and long-term incentives*

Earlywage access!

UnlimitedPTO paid parental leave plus paid opportunities to give back to the community

HealthDental Vision Telemedicine Pet Insurance plus more!

401kenrollment with CAVA contribution

Company-paidSTD LTD Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions*

FreeCAVA food

Casualwork environment

The opportunity to be on the ground floorof a rapidly growing brand

*Indicates qualifying eligible positionsonly

CAVA Joining A culture not a concept

Asan equal opportunity employer CAVA considers applicants for all positionswithout regard to race color sex religion national origin disability ageheight weight marital status sexual orientation familial status geneticinformation or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined byfederal state or local law.