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GoAhead Solutions has a great opportunity for a Salesforce Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud Developer in Columbus, OH. This would be a Seven month contract to start out. This would be an onsite position hybrid(two days on site which would be Wednesday and Thursdays). Interview process will be in-person.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud Developer to join our IT team. The ideal candidate is a certified Salesforce professional with deep experience in designing customer journeys, building marketing automations, and integrating external data into Salesforce Data Cloud.
This role will focus on delivering personalized, data-driven customer experiences by connecting diverse data sources, harmonizing customer profiles, and building scalable marketing solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
-Design and implement customer journeys in Journey Builder and Automation Studio, enabling multi-channel engagement through email, SMS, and push notifications.
-Connect and integrate external databases and APIs into Salesforce Data Cloud, ensuring unified customer profiles and reliable data pipelines.
-Build and maintain data ingestion flows, data models, and calculated insights within Data Cloud to power segmentation and personalization.
-Write and optimize AMPscript, SQL, and SSJS to support dynamic content, audience targeting, and automation.
-Partner with business stakeholders to translate marketing requirements into scalable technical solutions using Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud.
-Establish and enforce coding, deployment, and data governance standards across Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud development.
-Create and maintain technical documentation for journeys, data integrations, and automation processes.
-Mentor junior Salesforce developers, promoting best practices in journey development and data connectivity.
-Stay current with Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud releases, features, and best practices to continuously improve solutions.
Qualifications:
Required
-Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
-5+ years of hands-on Salesforce Marketing Cloud development experience.
-Active Salesforce certifications (e.g., Marketing Cloud Developer, Marketing Cloud Consultant, Data Cloud Consultant).
-Proven ability to create and optimize customer journeys using Marketing Cloud (Journey Builder, Automation Studio, Email Studio, Mobile Studio).
-Strong proficiency in SQL, AMPscript, SSJS, and API integrations.
-Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud, including data ingestion, modeling, identity resolution, and calculated insights.
-Solid understanding of data-driven marketing, personalization, and segmentation strategies.
-Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred:
-Experience with Salesforce DevOps tools (Salesforce DX, Copado, Gearset).