Lead Technical Architect

What you'll do

• Lead enterprise architecture consulting engagements
• Define strategic technology roadmaps aligned with business goals
• Lead technical design and implementation of CDP solutions across multiple platforms
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies (AI-driven personalization, composable architectures)
• Represent organization in industry forums
• Define and enforce data architecture standards, schemas, and governance models
• Oversee ingestion pipelines (batch/streaming) and ensure data quality and integrity
• Guide development teams in building reusable components and scalable integrations
• Collaborate with marketing and analytics teams to define audience strategies and activation logic
• Own the orchestration of customer journeys and personalization workflows
• Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and ensure adherence to best practices
• Evaluate new tools and technologies to enhance CDP capabilities
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Act as a bridge between business and technology teams to translate requirements into actionable solutions
• Troubleshoot complex issues across data flows, APIs, and activation channels
• Contribute to roadmap planning and continuous improvement of CDP infrastructure

Requirements

• Proven experience architecting and leading CDP implementations
• Strong understanding of composable CDP architecture and data privacy principles
• Advanced data engineering skills including real-time and batch ingestion pipelines
• Expertise in API integrations (REST, SOAP, GraphQL) and event-driven architectures
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or Node.js for scripting and automation
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and big data technologies
• Strong understanding of identity resolution, audience segmentation, and activation workflows
• Good to have: TOGAF or equivalent frameworks
• Good to have: Solution consulting and pre-sales experience
• Good to have: Experience with Customer Journey Orchestration tools
• Good to have: Familiarity with reverse ETL tools like Hightouch or Census
• Good to have: Hands-on experience with data governance, consent management, and PII handling
• Good to have: Knowledge of data formats and transformation (JSON, Parquet, Avro)
• Good to have: Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Good to have: Client-facing experience with stakeholder management and solution presentations
• Good to have: Exposure to CDP evaluation and vendor selection processes
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Data, IT) or other fields with good communication and analytical skills
• Relevant CDP certifications (Adobe Real-Time CDP Business Practitioner, Adobe Journey Optimizer Business Practitioner, Salesforce, Treasure Data)

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