What are the responsibilities and job description for the POS Analyst IV / POS Engineer position at Flexton Inc.?
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
Salary : $80