Freelance Solutions Architect

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About The Position

Apply Digital is a global AI-native transformation partner, client-obsessed and built for a new era of client services. We bring together industry expertise and elite talent to connect strategy, agentic experiences, technology, and data for the world's most ambitious organizations. With the agility to move fast and the experience to deliver with precision, Apply Digital works with clients like Arc'teryx, Lululemon, and Kraft Heinz. For more information, visit applydigital.com

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of experience integrating third-party tools, including involvement in planning and developing ETL solutions.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with CDPs, specifically Mixpanel or Tealium.
• 2+ years of experience working directly with clients or key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience designing and architecting a CDP and/or marketing automation integration, and ability to walk through the full implementation lifecycle.
• Experience working with APIs and at least one of the following: Mobile SDKs, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, Redshift), GCP, Heroku, or iPaaS tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience defining cross-platform technical requirements across the MarTech stack.
• Platform experience implementing CDPs such as Segment, RudderStack, mParticle, Tealium, or similar.
• Experience configuring lifecycle journeys and campaigns in tools like Braze, Iterable, Klaviyo, Customer.io, or similar.
• Familiarity with analytics, enrichment, and attribution tools and approaches.
• Understanding of marketing attribution, including auditing integrations and attribution data.
• Proficiency with JSON and SQL, including data modeling best practices.
• Experience with reverse ETL tools such as Hightouch or Census.
• Experience with scripting languages and serverless patterns, including lambda functions.
• Ability to clearly present technical concepts and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.
• Platform experience with Shopify or Magento.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops to understand client objectives, existing systems, data flows, and constraints.
• Define target-state architecture for CRM, CDP, and marketing automation, including integration patterns, governance, and scalability considerations.
• Translate business problems into technical solution options, with clear trade-offs, effort estimates, and risks.
• Guide implementations end-to-end, from documentation and planning through detailed requirements and support for build.
• Produce high-quality technical artifacts including architecture diagrams, data flow maps, event and identity models, and implementation roadmaps.
• Write clear technical requirements for engineers, partnering with technical project management to scope, sequence, and deliver work.
• Partner with client stakeholders to drive decisions and keep delivery aligned to outcomes, timelines, and dependencies.
• Architect and support integrations across the MarTech stack, including CDPs, marketing automation platforms, analytics, attribution, and enrichment tools.
• Design data schemas and event tracking plans that support lifecycle use cases and analytics needs.
• Support ETL and reverse ETL patterns to activate data into downstream destinations.
• Ensure solutions account for omnichannel transactional and marketing messaging, customer journeys, user states, and event-driven automation.

Benefits

• Great projects: Broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with international brands that have a global impact.
• An inclusive and safe environment: We’re truly committed to building a culture where you are celebrated and everyone feels welcome and safe.
• Apply Digital is committed to building a culture where differences are celebrated and everyone feels welcome. That’s why we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are recognized and valued.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed