SFMC Architect (Remote)

Cognizant; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Solution Architect to enhance their CX Digital Marketing Practice. This strategic role focuses on architecture and solution design, primarily utilizing Salesforce Marketing Cloud. The ideal candidate will possess over 5 years of experience in delivering marketing solutions and will be adept at navigating complex data structures and client processes. With a proactive approach and excellent communication skills, you will provide clients with technical vision and strategic advice. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will significantly impact client success and marketing innovation.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience delivering Salesforce Marketing Cloud solutions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design solutions for marketing communication platforms.
• Gather technical requirements and execute solutions based on best practices.

Skills

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Data modeling

API integrations

Excellent communication skills

SQL

AMPscript

Agile practices

Tools

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Job description

A Solution Architect for our CX Digital Marketing Practice is a strategic position to our customers. This role is heavily involved in architecture, solution design, and hands-on build work across marketing communication platforms, with a focus on Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Solution Architects are experienced consultants and are depended on by our customers for technical vision and proactive and strategic advice.

Requirement:

• 5+ years experience in a leading role in delivering Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
• Experience with complex data structures, data modeling and databases (typical marketing data and data structures).
• Experience going deep into clients' current processes to fully understand the nature of their business, while identifying how and why their business goals are critical.
• Demonstrated track record in learning new technologies quickly.
• Experience leading discoveries, gathering technical requirements, and executing a solution based on system best practices, platform limitations, and client’s ability to maintain.
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and interactive when online.

Preferred:

• Understanding of agile practices and associated tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Experience with API integrations.
• General understanding of key digital marketing trends.

Knowledge skills and abilities

• Ability to travel to client locations, up to 25%
• A proactive personality, with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to demonstrate concepts visually and in writing in a way that enables customers to decide with confidence.
• A strategic approach to solution design, with proven ability to develop and execute tactical plans to support the strategy.
• Ability to write SQL and AMPscript
• Ability to effectively navigate large or complex client and project teams.
• Able to consult in areas or on new technologies with which you may be unfamiliar.
• Effective prioritization and time management skills.
• Ability to work in a high-growth, fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Commitment to accuracy, quality, and timeliness.
• Strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on relationship-building.
• Effective team player who is able to lead and delegate.
• Excellent strategic & technical thinker.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple concurrent customer engagements.
• Ability to estimate the effort required to implement the proposed solution.

Benefits:

The annual salary for this position is between $80,000 – $120,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan