Software Architect

Location

GGP Chicago - 350 N Orleans Street, Suite 300

Business

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, GGP is a leading retail real estate company with a portfolio of 110 high-performing retail assets, encompassing over 103 million square feet of space across the United States. As an owner-operator, we’re committed to creating vibrant destinations that bring people and brands together. With a team of 1,200+ employees and a legacy of leadership in retail real estate, we’re shaping the future of the industry by delivering exceptional value to our partners and the communities we serve

If you’re ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply.

Job Description

Position SummaryThe Enterprise Solution Architect leads the architecture, optimization, and ongoing evolution of our Yardi platform, ensuring it remains scalable, well-integrated, and aligned with the needs of our retail real estate business. This role serves as a strategic partner across many cross-functional departments, translating complex systems into thoughtful solutions to support how the business operates and grows. By bringing clarity to an increasingly connected technology landscape, the architect helps ensure our platforms work together seamlessly.Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise architecture lead for Yardi Voyager 8 and associated modules providing oversight of the platform and its role across the organization.
• Define and maintain the target-state architecture for the Yardi ecosystem to support scalability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to establish configuration governance, customization standards, and release management practices.
• Maintain architectural documentation, including system diagrams, data flows, and integration maps, to ensure clarity and consistency across the platform.
• Architect and govern integrations between Yardi and enterprise systems, including data warehouse and BI platforms, CRM and marketing systems, procurement platforms, banking interfaces, and forecasting and planning tools.
• Collaborate with the Systems Integration team to define integration standards, middleware strategy, API governance, and data exchange patterns.
• Establish best practices for APIs, ETL processes, and event-driven integrations, ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable data flows across the enterprise.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance platform capabilities and support evolving business needs.
• Identify and help reduce technical debt across our platforms.
• Support SOX and financial audit requirements related to financial systems architecture.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field required.
• 7–10+ years of experience in enterprise solutions architecture with a focus on designing scalable, integrated business systems.
• Deep experience with Yardi Voyager (v7 or v8), including platform architecture, configuration, and long-term system optimization; Yardi certification preferred.
• Experience implementing or supporting Yardi Retail Manager, Forecast Manager, and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) modules.
• Experience supporting financial systems subject to audit and SOX controls with an understanding of governance and compliance requirements.
• Strong database architecture and design experience, including SQL development such as complex queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server experience is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, practical insights for business stakeholders.

Compensation

• Salary type: Exempt 
• Pay Frequency: Bi-weekly
• Annual Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $185,000 
• Annual Bonus: 20%

Benefit Information

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, Dental and Vision beginning day 1
• 401(k) Company matching
• 401(k) Vests on Day 1
• Career development programs
• Charitable donation matching
• Generous paid time off (i.e., vacation, personal holidays, paid sick time)
• Paid Volunteer Hours
• Paid Parental Leave
• Family planning assistance including IVF, surrogacy, and adoption options
• Wellness and mental health resources
• Pet insurance offering
• Childcare Assistance
• Commuter benefits
• A culture on our values of Act with Integrity, Build Mutual Trust, Take Initiative and Win Together.

We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.

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