IT Systems Specialist, Restaurant Technology & Interfaces

SSP America | The Food Travel Experts

IT Systems Specialist – Restaurant Technology & Interfaces

Location: Ashburn, VA | Hybrid
Salary: $78,300 - $85,000 annually
Travel: Up to 20%

Help Power the Future of Restaurant Technology!

At SSP America, technology plays a critical role in delivering exceptional dining experiences to millions of travelers across North America. As we expand our technology capabilities and develop solutions tailored to our business, we're looking for an experienced IT Systems Specialist – Restaurant Technology & Interfaces to help drive that evolution.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on technical professional who enjoys solving complex problems, connecting systems, and taking ownership of projects from start to finish.

Working closely with our Field IT Systems Architect, you'll play a key role in supporting and improving the technology that powers our airport restaurants. You'll independently manage technical challenges, support system integrations, and help deliver new technology initiatives while contributing to a growing focus on internally developed solutions.

If you're someone who sees a technical challenge and takes the initiative to solve it, we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Own Technical Projects: Drive assigned projects from planning through execution, coordinating testing, configuration, deployment, documentation, and transition to support.
• Support Systems Integrations: Support the implementation, validation, and troubleshooting of system integrations, using APIs, data flows, logs, and system communications.
• Manage Restaurant Technology: Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Oracle Simphony, payment systems, kiosks, digital ordering, and other restaurant applications and connected technologies, including ownership of assigned technical escalations beyond frontline support.
• Partner Across Teams: Collaborate with Operations, IT, vendors, and project teams to ensure successful technology initiatives.
• Support Technology Deployments: Coordinate and execute assigned technical activities for restaurant openings, system upgrades, implementations, and post-launch stabilization.
• Improve Processes: Develop technical documentation, identify recurring issues, and recommend improvements that strengthen system reliability.

Details

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years of experience in restaurant technology, POS systems, IT systems support, application integrations, or a related technical field.
• Strong understanding of integrated and distributed systems, including how multiple applications communicate and exchange data.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting APIs, data flows, application logs, and system interfaces.
• Experience with enterprise POS platforms; Oracle Simphony or Micros RES 3700 strongly preferred.
• Solid knowledge of networking fundamentals, LANs, VLANs, databases, and operating systems.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex issues and drive technical projects to completion.
• Strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly, manage changing priorities, and remain effective in a fast-paced operational environment.

Experience in restaurant, hospitality, retail, healthcare IT, or other multi-location technology environments is highly valued.

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

You'll have the autonomy to own technical challenges, the opportunity to work across a diverse restaurant technology environment, and the ability to make a visible impact on business operations.

As SSP America expands its internal technology development capabilities, you'll gain exposure to evolving systems, integrations, and solutions designed specifically for our business.

This is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise while working alongside experienced IT leadership and helping shape how technology supports our future.

Why Join SSP America? 

• Competitive Salary: $78,300 – $85,000 annually.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision, Basic Life & AD&D Insurance, EAP, Voluntary Benefits: Life AD&D, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, SSP 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching, PTO, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Leave 
• Meaningful Ownership: Take responsibility for technical projects and solutions from start to finish.
• Career Growth: Expand your expertise in enterprise systems, integrations, and restaurant technology architecture.
• Innovation & Impact: Contribute to an organization investing in technology solutions tailored to its operational needs.
• Collaborative Leadership: Work directly with experienced IT leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Dynamic Environment: Support diverse restaurant brands and technology platforms across North America.
• Hybrid Work Opportunity: Ashburn, VA, with flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement.
• Professional Development: Build valuable skills in systems troubleshooting, integration management, and technical project execution.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Bring your technical expertise, curiosity, and problem-solving skills to SSP America, where your work helps keep our restaurants connected, efficient, and ready for what's next.

Apply today and help shape the future of restaurant technology with SSP America!

Additional Statements

SSP America is an equal opportunity employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, age, disability, genetic information, or and other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. SSP America will provide reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws.