Marketing Automation Solutions Architect (Temp Contractor)

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Overview

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps.

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EngineeringSoftware Architect

This is a senior, hands-on technical contract opportunity focused on maintaining and supporting a complex marketing automation ecosystem during a temporary team coverage period of approximately 3–6 months. You will serve as the technical authority for critical marketing platforms, data flows, integrations, and email automation programs. Working across marketing, data, engineering, security, and compliance teams, you will help ensure that customer communications remain reliable, personalized, and compliant. The role combines advanced SQL, scripting, platform configuration, and technical troubleshooting with cross-functional collaboration. Success will depend on your ability to ramp up quickly, operate independently, solve complex technical challenges, and maintain high standards for data quality and security. You will also contribute to clear documentation to support a seamless handover at the end of the assignment.

Act as the primary technical point of contact for the marketing automation ecosystem, overseeing platform configuration, data flows, integrations, and synchronization with internal systems.
Maintain, troubleshoot, and adapt existing multi-touch email journeys, including entry criteria, branching logic, throttling, and exit rules, while developing or modifying journeys to support evolving business needs.
Build and maintain personalization logic using scripting languages such as AMPscript, Liquid, Handlebars, and SSJS, including reusable content blocks and shared configuration patterns.
Write, optimize, and review advanced SQL queries for audience segmentation, data architecture, and test/control cohort frameworks.
Partner with the Marketing Automation Team Manager to validate audiences and monitor data moving into and out of marketing automation platforms.
Protect compliance-sensitive processes, including consent management, global unsubscribe synchronization, suppression logic, adverse action notice delivery, and personally identifiable information (PII) handling.
Maintain secure integration practices, including API authentication, key and secret rotation, and environment management.
Participate in technical and peer reviews, ensuring adherence to established coding, naming, documentation, and version-control standards.
Serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues, helping Lifecycle Marketing troubleshoot problems and apply platform best practices.
Translate marketing and business requirements into technical solutions while following established Jira workflows, sprint planning, and review processes.
Collaborate with Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, Engineering, Information Security, and Legal/Compliance teams to ensure releases are secure, compliant, and production-ready.
Maintain architecture documentation, technical notes, and operating procedures to ensure a smooth transition back to the permanent team member.
Leverage AI-powered coding and research tools to accelerate development, debugging, code review, documentation, and quality assurance.

Requirements

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A bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
At least 5 years of hands-on experience with an enterprise email or marketing automation platform, such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, Iterable, or HubSpot.
Advanced proficiency in email scripting languages, including AMPscript, Liquid, Handlebars, or SSJS, with experience developing reusable logic and shared components.
Strong SQL expertise, including complex joins, window functions, CASE statements, common table expressions (CTEs), and audience segmentation.
Advanced HTML and CSS skills, particularly for responsive email development and cross-client compatibility.
Experience designing and supporting SOAP/REST API integrations, JWT or token-based authentication, and secure link or redirect handling.
Working knowledge of modern data platforms and workflows, including Snowflake, dbt, and Git-based pull request processes.
Strong understanding of data privacy, email marketing regulations, and compliance requirements, including CAN-SPAM, CCPA, GDPR, and CASL.
Experience handling sensitive personal data and applying rigorous data protection practices.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery models and Jira-based project workflows, including technical review processes.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts and requirements across marketing, engineering, security, and compliance stakeholders.
Ability to become productive quickly, manage priorities independently, and work effectively with limited onboarding.
Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code to write, debug, and review SQL and scripting code.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer, Consultant, or Architect certification, or Braze Certified Technical Marketing Expert or Developer certification.
Experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
Previous contract or consulting experience, with a demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to new technical environments.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Braze.
VS Code or Sublime Text for HTML, SQL, AMPscript, and SSJS development.
SQL and Snowflake for data querying, segmentation, reporting, and analysis.
Jira for sprint planning, task management, and technical reviews.
Confluence for documentation and operating procedures.
Postman for API integration testing.
Email on Acid or similar tools for cross-client email rendering and quality assurance.