Solution Architect

Posted 3 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Remote
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Cloud • Software • Generative AI • Big Data Analytics
Alation empowers organizations to realize value from their data and AI initiatives.
The Role
The Solution Architect will lead requirement gathering sessions, design and develop solutions on the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform, manage customer expectations, and document technical solutions. They should provide technical leadership, document business requirements, and maintain best practices.
Summary Generated by Built In

The ideal Architect candidate has extensive experience as a consultant and comprehensive knowledge of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform. The candidate must be able to lead requirement gathering sessions, design solutions and then develop those within the Salesforce platform. The candidate must also be able to manage customer expectations and scope by working closely with stakeholders and other internal parties as appropriate.

Responsibilities

  • Assists various stakeholders and teams with understanding capabilities of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform.
  • Works closely with various stakeholders to elicit, define and refine requirements for the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform.
  • Works closely with various stakeholders to design solutions involving the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform. 
  • Documents design solutions within the appropriate documents as dictated by the established development processes.
  • Establishes and evolves best practices for the development efforts within the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform.
  • Provides leadership and guidance on all technical aspects of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform.
  • Stays current on Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform features and capabilities. 
  • Identifies risks to the platform or individual initiatives that they are engaged with and helps develop risk mitigations.

Requirements – Senior

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experienc
  • 5+ years’ experience in an architect role.
  • 4+ years’ experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
  • 4+ years’ experience with developing SQL with a RDBMS such as MySQL, Oracle, or MS SQL Server
  • 1+ years’ experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • 1+ years’ experience with SOAP APIs, REST APIs and integration techniques.
  • 4+ years’ experience documenting business problems\requirements, designing solutions and authoring technical documentation.

Preferred

  • Certifications (two of): SFMC Email Specialist, SFMC Developer, SFMC Consultant, SFMC Admin, SF CDP, SF Personalization (Interaction Studio), SF Intelligence (Datorama)
  • Experience delivering solutions within waterfall and agile methodologies.
  • Experience in a regulated industry is preferred but not required.

Requirements – Role

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years’ experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
  • 2+ years’ experience with developing SQL with a RDBMS such as MySQL, Oracle, or MS SQL Server

Preferred

  • Certifications (one of): SFMC Email Specialist, SFMC Developer, SFMC Consultant, SFMC Admin, SF CDP, SF Personalization (Interaction Studio), SF Intelligence (Datorama)
  • Experience in a regulated industry is preferred but not required.

Requirements – Associate

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 1+ years’ experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
  • 1+ years’ experience with developing SQL with a RDBMS such as MySQL, Oracle, or MS SQL Server
  • Experience in a regulated industry is preferred but not required.

Primary Location City/State:

Homebased - Conway, Arkansas

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Acxiom is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.

Attention California Applicants:  Please see our CCPA/CPRA Privacy Act notice here.

Attention Colorado, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New York City, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Washington Applicants: This position is not located in the aforementioned locations but applications for remote work may be considered. For information about this role under state or local equal pay or pay transparency laws, please contact [email protected].

Top Skills

CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Salesforce
SQL
The Company
HQ: Redwood City, CA
600 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Alation is the data intelligence company. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from their data and AI initiatives. Customers such as Cisco, DocuSign, Nasdaq, Pfizer, and Samsung trust Alation’s platform for self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI-ready data, fostering data-driven innovation at scale. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation has been recognized five times by Inc. Magazine as one of the Best Workplaces.

Why Work With Us

With $340M in funding and over $100M in annual recurring revenue, Alation is poised to capitalize on data and AI as an opportunity. When joining Alation, the team welcomes new ideas, supports your growth, and recognizes your unique value.

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