Job Title: Senior Architect – Transport Management Systems (TMS)Experience:8+ years Role Type: Senior / Enterprise Architecture / Transformation LeadershipLocation: Bengaluru Domain: Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation TechnologyJob SummaryThe Senior TMS Architect will lead the architecture, design, and transformation of complex Transport Management Systemsfrom the ground up, shaping scalable transportation platforms that support planning, execution, visibility, freight settlement,carrier connectivity, and WW enterprise logistics integration. This role requires deep expertise in TMS solution architecture,experience working with vendor TMS products as an integration engineer, and the ability to apply industry-standard practicesto drive large-scale transformation initiatives. This person will act as thought leader across business, engineering, vendors,and implementation partners, driving solution design, integration strategy, modernization roadmap, and delivery governance.ResponsibilitiesLead the end-to-end architecture and design of enterprise-grade TMS platforms from scratch, covering domainboundaries, canonical models, integration patterns, deployment topology, and NF architecture requirements.Drive TMS transformation initiatives including current-state assessment, target architecture, phased modernizationroadmap, migration strategy, and transition governance.Define target-state TMS architecture aligned to business capability maps, enterprise architecture principles, andtransportation industry best practices integrating with inter-continental carriers ensuring on-time delivery with countryspecific legal and tax compliance.Work closely with vendor TMS products and implementation partners as a hands-on integration architect,



ensuring theproduct landscape is configured and extended to meet enterprise process and data requirements.Design microservices-based and event-driven enterprise architecture patterns for transportation workflows, enablingloose coupling, scalability, resilience, and eventual consistency across business services.Establish event models, integration contracts, API standards, and messaging patterns for shipment lifecycle events,carrier updates, execution status, exceptions, invoicing, and operational visibility.Define standards for observability, security, auditability, data governance, performance, and business continuityacross the TMS ecosystem.Develop real-time monitoring and tracking services with intelligent routing and cost-optimization engines. Expect tohave knowledge of reverse logistics and good understanding of mid mile and last mile solutions.Guide system integration testing, user acceptance testing, deployment planning, and post-go-live stabilization forcomplex TMS implementations and upgrades.Mentor engineering and solution teams on domain-driven service decomposition, integration best practices, andenterprise integration governance.Mandatory Requirements8+ years of overall experience in enterprise application architecture,



with significant experience in TransportManagement Systems and logistics technology.Proven experience designing complex TMS platforms from scratch and driving TMS transformation using industrystandard guidelines, architecture governance, and process methodologies.Mandatory experience working closely with vendor TMS/vendor products such as Oracle Transportation, Blue Yonder,SAP TM, Manhattan, or similar enterprise transportation platforms as an integration architect or lead consultant.Robust understanding of transportation operations, including inbound, outbound, multimodal, carrier integration(FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.), freight costing, routing, shipment execution, and logistics visibility.Deep expertise in microservices architecture and event-driven enterprise architecture for large-scale supply chain ortransportation systems.Strong hands-on experience with API-led integration, asynchronous messaging, event brokers, schema/versionmanagement, and integration security.Key SkillsArea Required CapabilityTMS architecture Designed greenfield TMS solutions, defined target architecture and domain models.Vendor integration Worked deeply with vendor TMS product partners, not just custom-built platforms.Enterprise integration Integrated TMS with ERP, WMS, OMS, carriers, 3PLs, and external logistics systems.Microservices Designed service decomposition, API-first contracts, resilient-scalable distributed services.Event-driven architecture Built asynchronous workflows using Kafka, queues, streams, or similar event platforms.Architecture governance Led reviews, standards, reusable patterns, ADRs, and transformation roadmaps.Cloud/platforms Knowledge of Kubernetes, CI/CD, Observability, and Secure deployment practices.Technical Leadership Able to run workshops, align vendors, influence business teams, and mentor engineers.

📌 Senior Tms (Transport Management System) Architect (Bengaluru)
🏢 QuestW
📍 Bengaluru