Lead Technical Architect

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

• 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

Must have skills:

• Proven experience architecting and leading CDP implementations (AEP, Treasure Data, Zeta, Tealium, etc.)AEP (RT-CDP, AJO, CJA, Workfront), Action IQ, Braze (CDP), Telium, Zeta, Treasure Data, Growth Loop, Hi-Touch, SFDC etc..

• 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 skills:

• CDP Expertise: Adobe Experience Platform (RTCDP, AJO), Treasure Data, Tealium, Hightouch

• Enterprise Architecture & Consulting: TOGAF or equivalent frameworks, Solution consulting and pre-sales experience

• Experience with Customer Journey Orchestration tools (AJO, Braze, Salesforce Marketing Cloud)

• Familiarity with reverse ETL tools like Hightouch or Census

• Hands-on experience with data governance, consent management, and PII handling

• Knowledge of data formats and transformation (JSON, Parquet, Avro)

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Client-facing experience with stakeholder management and solution presentations

• Exposure to CDP evaluation and vendor selection processes

Education & Qualification:

• Bachelors in Engineering with a specialization in Computer Science, Data , IT

• Graduate from other fields with good communication and analytical skills.

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