Salesforce Architect San Diego, CA (Remote)

About the position

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.

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

Requirements

• 10+ 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