Braze Solution Architect
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Location: Chicago, IL (3 days/week from office).
Key Responsibilities
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Own the overall Braze solution architecture and technical design for the implementation.
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Define how Braze integrates within the broader customer data, digital and MarTech ecosystem.
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Lead architecture and technical design across:
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Customer profiles
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Identity and user identification
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Custom attributes
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Custom events and event taxonomy
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Segmentation
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Campaigns and Canvas
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Customer journey orchestration
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Content Blocks
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Liquid-based personalization
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Email, Push, SMS and In-App Messaging
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APIs, SDKs and integration patterns
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Translate business use cases and customer journeys into Braze functional, data, integration and technical requirements.
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Define source-to-Braze data mappings, event requirements and integration patterns with upstream/downstream systems.
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Partner with client Marketing, MarTech, Data, Engineering, Security and Enterprise Architecture teams.
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Define scalable implementation patterns capable of supporting future brands and use cases.
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Establish technical standards, architecture principles, design patterns and engineering guardrails.
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Provide technical leadership and design direction to Braze developers/configurators and data/integration engineers.
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Lead solution/design reviews and resolve complex architecture, integration and implementation issues.
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Work closely with the Program/Delivery Lead to identify architecture dependencies, risks and critical technical decisions.
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Support data validation, SIT/UAT, performance considerations, production readiness and go-live.
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Provide technical leadership during stabilization/hyper care.
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Establish appropriate technical documentation and support knowledge transfer into the client's ongoing platform team.
Required Qualifications & Experience
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12+ years of experience across MarTech, digital platforms, customer engagement, data/integration architecture or related technology domains.
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Significant hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on Braze.
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Strong practical knowledge of:
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Braze Canvas
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Campaigns
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Segmentation
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User profiles
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Custom Attributes and Custom Events
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Content Blocks
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Liquid personalization
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Email, Push, SMS and In-App Messaging
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APIs and SDK-based integrations
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Strong understanding of customer data architecture, identity, event-driven integration and activation.
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Experience defining data and integration requirements between Braze and enterprise systems.
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Ability to translate marketing use cases and customer journeys into scalable solution architecture.
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Experience providing architecture leadership to distributed development and engineering teams.
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Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities across Braze, data and integration layers.
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Strong client-facing communication and technical workshop facilitation skills.
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Ability to communicate complex architecture decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
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Braze certification(s) strongly preferred.
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Experience delivering multiple enterprise Braze implementations.
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Experience with cloud data and customer data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Hightouch, Segment, mParticle or comparable technologies.
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Experience integrating Braze with broader enterprise MarTech and analytics ecosystems.
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Experience designing architectures for multi-brand, multi-market or multi-business-unit organizations.
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Experience with consent, preference and privacy requirements within enterprise customer-engagement environments.
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Experience in Financial Services or another complex and highly regulated industry.
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Consulting background with experience presenting architecture to senior client stakeholders.
The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $125,000 - $ 137,000
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In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.
Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
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