Job Description
Role: Salesforce Data Cloud Architect
Location:San Diego, CA (Remote)
Contract type: C2H
Role Overview
As a Salesforce Data Cloud Architect, you will own the end to end data architecture for Salesforce Data Cloud implementations, including data ingestion, modeling, identity resolution, privacy/consent enforcement, and activation readiness. This is a critical, client facing role within a regulated healthcare/life sciences environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own Salesforce Data Cloud architecture across ingestion, DMOs, semantic layer, identity resolution, and activation.
- Design scalable and compliant data models aligned with business and clinical requirements.
- Lead data ingestion strategy from platforms like Databricks and upstream systems.
- Architect identity resolution using deterministic and probabilistic match rules.
- Design and enforce privacy, consent, and PHI/PII governance.
- Own semantic layer definitions and ensure consistency across insights and activations.
- Design real time, streaming, and calculated insights.
- Act as the primary data authority for client stakeholders and guide offshore delivery teams.
- Support SIT, UAT, Go Live, and knowledge transfer activities.
Required Skills & Experience
- 12+ years of enterprise data architecture experience.
- Hands on experience with Salesforce Data Cloud (DMOs, Identity, Insights, Data Actions).
- Strong experience in healthcare or life sciences regulated environments.
- Expertise in identity resolution, consent management, and PHI/PII handling.
- Experience with Databricks or similar cloud data platforms.
- Strong understanding of streaming, real time data, CI/CD, and data governance.
- Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills.