Staff Braze Solution Architect (Contract)

Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. Join us on our mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. We are looking for a world-class, hands-on-keyboard technical consultant for a 6–12 month contract to construct the core architectural foundation for Growth 3.0 in Braze. You will bridge high-level growth vision with technical reality, building modular templates and establishing advanced Liquid and Canvas logic. This critical role features a 60% hands-on execution and 40% strategic coaching mix to elevate internal team capabilities and lead from the front on a core transformation to our Growth engine. RESPONSIBILITIES - Work with Directors and VP of Growth to assess current state of martech and operations; quickly evaluate current roadblocks and constraints to future goals; work with leadership and key stakeholders to lead the transformation to a more dynamic, modular marketing engine from the technical operations POV - Lead the transformation from the Ops POV, ensuring alignment of strategy and resourcing to hit time goals as outlined by the leadership team - Act as a peer pace-setter to actively train, coach, and upskill the internal Growth Ops team. - Architect and build modular, responsive HTML/CSS template infrastructure inside Braze. - Develop advanced Liquid logic, dynamic personalization, behavioral filters, and complex Canvas audience branching schemas. - Execute technical setup for advanced segmentation, propensity-based targeting, and automated win-back loops, in concert with product, analytics, and engineering teams. 90 DAY PLAN Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following: - Complete immediate onboarding and ramp up on Virta's Growth 3.0 architectural goals. - Interface with product and eng leaders, as well as Growth SMEs, to ensure our current requirements and constraints are mapped to martech development to ensure our future goals are attainable - Lead launch readiness for current email playbooks (10-30 templates) to deliver a rebranded, modular system ready for Q1 roll-out. - Engineer modular HTML/CSS email templates in Braze using assets provided by creative teams to build foundation for Growth 3.0 transformation. - Implement complex Liquid logic and Canvas workflows to support the “right message / the right member / right time” vision for dynamic, modular content. - Establish enablement touchpoints and coaching cadence with the Growth Ops team to transfer technical capabilities. MUST-HAVES - Extensive experience architecting and executing within Braze (Canvases, segments, connected content, user-profile schemas). - Advanced mastery of Liquid markup language for dynamic template personalization. - Expert knowledge of responsive, client-proof HTML/CSS compilation specifically optimized for modern ESPs. - Strong understanding of martech data-flow architecture, API payloads, and lifecycle integrations. - Successfully designed and implemented repeatable AI-enabled workflows that address team bottlenecks and improve efficiency. For more information about AI usage in our hiring process, see Virta's AI Interview Resources https://www.vir