Technical Architect/Technology Consultan at Acceleration

Job description

Role Overview

Our continued drive to expand and provide world class services within the digital marketing arena, has created the need for a Technology Consultant t to be based in our Cape Town office. The Technology Consultant is a senior consultant with solid client facing experience working on complex software projects. In addition to relevant technology domain expertise, this individual must have the necessary writing skills to author complex specification documents, blueprints and proposals. The Technology Consultant is the lead for mostly custom engagements and will be responsible for engaging with the client on gathering their business requirements and designing a technical solution. The Technology Consultant instils confidence through maturity, expertise and impeccable communications (written and oral) with customers.

Reporting and Management Structures

The position will report to the Partner Services Manager and is based in the Cape Town.

Responsibilities

• Engage with internal team members, technology partners and clients on a wide range of of Marketing Cloud engagements
• Solution Design and Architecture (Medium and High Complexity)
• Develop and deliver innovative custom solutions, including solution concepts to key decision makers to address their business issues and needs showing business value
• Scripting and Query development
• Data mapping and extract strategies
• Relational Data / Data Schema
• Web Services and API development
• Custom Reporting
• Custom application development projects
• HTML creation for webpages and emails
• Webpage builds using jQuery framework
• Leverage the native and other scripting languages to deliver highly dynamic and
• Personalized content in both emails and landing pages (AMPScript and XSLT)
• Active mentoring and knowledge transfer within the broader Team, specifically on CRM & Marketing Automation
• Technical Lead on client engagements – from scoping the new engagement, to creating the solution and solution design documentation

Desired Skills and Experience

• CRM Experience
• Thorough understanding of CRM data models
• Thorough understanding of data base marketing
• Thorough understanding of Lifecycles (Customer and Product)
• Deep experience with SQL and relational databases (MSSQL, MySQL)
• 3+ years’ experience with programming languages (.NET, JAVA, PHP, JavaScript)
• 3+ years Web Development experience (HTML, PGP/GPG, CSS, XML, Web Services, etc.) Bachelor degree or equivalent (computer science, computer technology, information systems or similar degree preferred)
• Ability to lead and effectively manage technical discussions
• API Programming experience
• HTML for email creation experience and email
• Experience with Salesforce Cloud and Adobe Product Suite will be a plus
• Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop experience
• Excellent English skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Willing and able to travel occasionally

Please ensure that you are in possession of the requisite documentation to legally work within the country where this position is based. Should you not receive a response to your application within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.