Solutions Architect

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Solutions Architect to join the team.

• Work across the Customer family, particularly the Customer Decisioning domain
• Sit between the domain architect (strategic high-level design) and data architects (detailed data structures) to design practical solutions
• Analyse existing third-party solutions to propose viable internal alternatives aligned with Customer architecture principles
• Design solutions that integrate customer, campaign, and marketing data systems
• Propose suitable technologies (e.g. assessing when to introduce Kafka) to replace or improve current systems
• Suggest and design necessary infrastructure components (primarily AWS & Snowflake, some Azure)

Your responsibilities:

• Analyse current third-party marketing data solutions and design alternative internal solutions
• Evaluate integration options including APIs, data schemas, file layouts, and table structures
• Collaborate with the domain architect to ensure alignment with high-level business strategy
• Work closely with data architects to understand detailed data structures and constraints
• Propose infrastructure solutions primarily on AWS and Snowflake, with some Azure exposure as needed
• Engage with multiple stakeholder groups to gather requirements and validate designs
• Attend frequent stakeholder meetings, particularly in the early phases of onboarding
• Produce solution designs and documentation for engineering teams to implement

• Strong experience with customer data and marketing data systems

• Understanding of GDPR implications for customer data solutions

• Knowledge of single customer view, master data management, CRM and Customer Data Platform concepts

• Exposure to data quality tools, ETL processes and real-time paradigms. Technical Skills:

• API integrations and design

• Experience with Snowflake and SaaS Marketing Platforms (desirable)

• Ability to assess and recommend technologies such as Kafka

• Familiarity with AWS infrastructure, with some exposure to Azure beneficial Soft Skills:

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Ability to engage with diverse groups: marketing, product, finance, logistics, engineering, and architecture teams

• Adaptability to quickly learn and evaluate new tools and technologies as needed