Why choose cognizant? It takes a lot to succeed in today's fast-paced market, and Cognizant has become a leader in the industry. We help clients engage customers by envisioning and building creative products and services. But we do not stop there. We develop go-to-market strategies and invent entirely new business models ensuring that every company we work with walks away with both inspiration and a plan. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. About the role A Solution Architect for our Marketing Architecture & Automation Practice is a strategic position to our customers. This role is heavily involved in architecture, solution design, and hands-on build work across multiple marketing communication platforms. Solution Architects are experienced consultants and are depended on by our customers for technical vision and proactive and strategic advice. Essential functions: Work as part of an overall delivery team to produce a stellar customer experience. Consult with clients providing best practices and recommendations specific to each use case; Be an active participant in technology conversations. Design, develop, test, document and deploy high quality business solutions across multiple platforms with a focus on Braze. Play a technical role in evaluating new business feature requests, considering the customer's current and future-state marketing technology landscape. Have the ability to develop plans for new feature implementation. Ability to review the customer's existing instance of their customer experience platform and/or tools and recommend improvements. Participate in eliciting and defining requirements, groom and refine product backlog. Assist in defining a client's platform usage roadmap. Education and/or experience: 3+ years experience in a leading role in delivering marketing automation via Braze. Experience with complex data structures, data modeling and databases (typical marketing data and data structures). Experience going deep into clients' current processes to fully understand the nature of their business, while identifying how and why their business goals are critical. Demonstrated track record in learning new technologies quickly. Experience leading discoveries, gathering technical requirements, and executing a solution based on system best practices, platform limitations, and client's ability to maintain. Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and interactive when online. Preferred: Understanding of agile practices and associated tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar). Experience with API integrations. General understanding of key digital marketing trends. Benefits: Applications will be accepted until 1/31/2024. The annual salary for this position is between $90,000 – $130,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan #l1-ss3 We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. ***Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.