[Remote] Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud Salesforce Architect

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system, and they are seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Solution Architect with expertise in Salesforce Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud. The role involves defining and leading the architectural strategy for customer data, identity, personalization, and activation use cases across the enterprise, while collaborating with various stakeholders to design scalable and secure solutions. Responsibilities • Define the solution and integration architecture for Salesforce Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud, ensuring alignment with business objectives, enterprise standards, and Salesforce best practices • Lead end-to-end solution design covering data ingestion, data modeling, identity resolution, segmentation, activation, and measurement • Design scalable, secure, and high-performance architectures that support real-time and batch data use cases • Present and vet solution designs with the Salesforce Architecture team and enterprise review boards • Architect Data Cloud implementations including data streams, data model objects (DMOs), calculated insights, identity resolution, consent, and governance • Define data integration patterns using APIs, ETL tools, middleware, and event-based architectures • Ensure data quality, lineage, privacy, and compliance (including healthcare and regulatory considerations) • Partner with data, analytics, and integration teams to ensure consistent enterprise data strategies • Provide architectural guidance for Marketing Cloud capabilities including Journey Builder, Email Studio, Mobile Studio, Advertising, and personalization use cases • Design activation patterns from Data Cloud into Marketing Cloud for audience targeting, personalization, and omni-channel engagement • Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of Marketing Cloud solutions • Create and maintain architecture artifacts, solution designs, integration specifications, and data models • Establish and enforce Salesforce governance, standards, and best practices across programs • Stay current on Salesforce product roadmaps, releases, and emerging capabilities across Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud • Evaluate new tools and capabilities, build POCs, and recommend solutions to optimize the Salesforce ecosystem Skills • 5+ years implementing Salesforce-based solutions in an enterprise environment • 3+ years designing Salesforce solutions with a strong focus on Data Cloud and/or Marketing Cloud • Hands-on experience with data integrations, APIs, ETL tools, and middleware platforms • Strong understanding of Salesforce security, data modeling, identity, consent, and governance concepts • Proven ability to design complex, scalable, and maintainable Salesforce architectures • High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management • Experience in healthcare, regulated industries, or large-scale enterprise environments • Salesforce certifications such as Data Cloud Consultant and/or Marketing Cloud Consultant • Experience with real-time personalization, customer identity, and omni-channel marketing use cases Benefits • Paid time off (PTO) • Various health insurance options & wellness plans • Retirement benefits including employer match plans • Long-term & short-term disability • Employee assistance programs (EAP) • Parental leave & adoption assistance • Tuition reimbursement • Ways to give back to your community Company Overview • Answering God's call to bring health, healing and hope to all. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Ascension has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 11 in 2025, 7 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job