Lead Technical Architect

Merkle

Mumbai, India
Lead enterprise architecture consulting engagements
Define strategic technology roadmaps
Lead technical design and implementation of cdp solutions
The purpose of this role is to create solution architectures for systems and platforms ensuring all relevant options are explored for time, cost and compliance to the company’s standards, policies and practices whilst meeting the business’ requirements

Job Summary

  • The purpose of this role is to create solution architectures for systems and platforms ensuring all relevant options are explored for time, cost and compliance to the company’s standards, policies and practices whilst meeting the business’ requirements.
  • The role will oversee the work of other architects and delivery of the solution for clients both internal and external, shepherding it through the relevant governance.
  • This role will drive adoption of emerging technologies like AI-driven personalization and composable architectures, and represent the organization in industry forums.

Matching Summary

The purpose of this role is to create solution architectures for systems and platforms ensuring all relevant options are explored for time, cost and compliance to the company’s standards, policies and practices whilst meeting the business’ requirements.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead enterprise architecture consulting engagements
  • Define strategic technology roadmaps
  • Lead technical design and implementation of CDP solutions
  • Drive adoption of emerging technologies
  • Define and enforce data architecture standards
  • Oversee ingestion pipelines
  • Guide development teams in building reusable components

Nice-to-have

  • Enterprise Architecture & Consulting experience
  • Customer Journey Orchestration tools familiarity
  • Reverse ETL tools familiarity
  • Data governance, consent management, PII handling
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Client-facing experience and stakeholder management

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience architecting and leading CDP implementations
  • Strong understanding of composable CDP architecture
  • Advanced data engineering skills
  • Expertise in API integrations and event-driven architectures
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or Node.js
  • Experience with cloud platforms and big data technologies
  • Strong understanding of identity resolution and audience segmentation
  • Bachelors in Engineering with specialization in Computer Science, Data, IT

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