Salesforce Solution Architect - Marketing Cloud

Role: Salesforce Solution Architect - Marketing Cloud

Experience: 5+ Years

Location: REMOTE

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Core Responsibilities

• Implement and govern end-to-end solution architecture aligned to approved business outcomes, platform standards, and security/compliance requirements • Lead client-facing discovery, requirements workshops, and design sessions; translate requirements into clear functional and technical designs • Own solution documentation including solution design documents, architecture diagrams, data flows, integration specs, and configuration/workflow decisions • Define and review Salesforce data models, security model (profiles/permission sets/sharing), automation strategy (Flows), and programmatic approach (Apex/LWC) • Architect Salesforce Marketing Cloud capabilities (journeys, automations, personalization, email/SMS/push, consent and preference management) and Data Cloud data model and activation strategy • Design data architecture spanning Salesforce, Data Cloud, and Snowflake, including data ingestion, harmonization, identity resolution, and activation for marketing and analytics use cases • Define integration architecture and patterns across Salesforce and external systems (REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven patterns such as Platform Events and Change Data Capture) • Partner with MuleSoft and integration teams to design API-led connectivity, error handling, retries, and monitoring; provide architectural oversight even when not building MuleSoft flows directly • Support presales solutioning and scoping, including high-level estimates, delivery approach, assumptions, risks, and implementation roadmap • Provide technical leadership across onshore and offshore delivery teams through design reviews, build guidance, and quality gates • Support regulated life sciences delivery needs (validation readiness, auditability, change control, and release governance), including compliant handling of HCP/patient/customer data for marketing and analytics • Drive environment strategy, CI/CD governance, and deployment readiness (Git, SFDX, Copado/Gearset/Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions or equivalent)

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Salesforce platform experience with 3+ years in a Solution Architect, Technical Lead, or Architecture role • Hands-on experience architecting and/or implementing Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Engagement and/or Account Engagement) solutions, including journey design, data extensions, and personalization • Hands-on experience with Salesforce Data Cloud, including data model design, identity resolution, segmentation, and activation • Hands-on experience working with Snowflake as part of a broader data and analytics architecture, including data sharing/integration with Salesforce • Strong experience designing integrations (APIs and event-driven patterns) and coordinating with middleware teams on MuleSoft or equivalent • Required industry experience: prior delivery experience within Pharma, Healthcare, or Life Sciences organizations, with an understanding of industry-specific architecture, data, compliance, and marketing requirements • Strong hands-on knowledge of core Salesforce platform capabilities, including data modeling, security architecture, and automation (Flows) • Working knowledge of programmatic development on Salesforce (Apex and Lightning Web Components) sufficient to make design tradeoffs and guide developers • Experience producing and maintaining solution documentation used by technical and non technical stakeholders • Experience supporting Agile delivery teams and driving implementation through requirements, build, test, and release • Strong client-facing skills: facilitation, clear written communication, executive-ready storytelling, and the ability to manage ambiguity without formal authority

Required Salesforce Certifications

• Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant or Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Developer • Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant • Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator (Administrator credential)

Nice to Have

• Life sciences or healthcare domain experience specific to commercial, medical affairs, or patient services marketing use cases • MuleSoft experience and/or certification: MuleSoft Certified Developer – Level 1 (Mule 4) • Experience with Veeva (Vault, CRM) and/or IQVIA OCE ecosystems • Exposure to GxP-regulated or validated environments (validation documentation, traceability, test evidence, audit readiness) • Experience with Salesforce Service Cloud, Health Cloud, or Revenue Cloud is a plus but not a primary requirement for this role • Additional Salesforce certifications (optional): Data Architecture and Management Designer; Integration Architecture Designer; Identity and Access Management Designer; Salesforce Certified Technical Architect