Technology Architect

Project Role : Technology Architect

Project Role Description : Design and deliver technology architecture for a platform, product, or engagement. Define solutions to meet performance, capability, and scalability needs.

Must have skills : Enterprise Architecture Framework

Good to have skills : CommerceTools Commerce Platform

Minimum 15 Year(s) Of Experience Is Required

Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:

As a CDP Architect for Adobe Experience Platform, you will be responsible for defining, owning, and governing the enterprise CDP architecture vision — translating complex business requirements and client industry standards into scalable, future-proof AEP implementations. You will serve as the technical authority across all AEP capability domains: XDM schema governance, ingestion architecture (batch, streaming, Flow Service API, CDC), Query Service / Data Distiller analytics strategy, Federated Audience Composition with enterprise data warehouses, identity resolution design, real-time segmentation, and data governance frameworks compliant with GDPR and CCPA.

You will operate at the intersection of strategy and delivery — leading architecture review boards, setting platform engineering standards, mentoring senior developers and lead engineers, and managing multiple client engagements simultaneously. You will produce architecture blueprints, HLD/LLD artefacts, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) while driving technical data source deep-dive sessions with clients to assess current-state maturity and define the target AEP architecture.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Drive and own technical data source deep-dive sessions with clients — assessing current-state architecture across source systems (Redshift, Reltio, Veeva, Target) and defining the target AEP ingestion architecture and XDM data model.
• Define and own the enterprise CDP architecture vision — AEP platform topology, environment strategy (sandbox SDLC pipeline), XDM schema governance model, and dataset lifecycle policy.
• Construct custom technical architectures for multiple AEP solutions simultaneously — fitting client industry standards, regulatory requirements, use cases, and technical constraints.
• Lead architecture review boards (ARBs) — reviewing team designs against enterprise standards and approving or documenting deviations with risk assessment.
• Drive platform selection and ingestion pattern decisions — evaluating and recommending the optimal AEP ingestion approach (batch, streaming, CDC, Flow Service API, FAC) for each source system.
• Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously — balancing architecture design, delivery governance, and stakeholder management across concurrent programmer.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams — data engineers, marketing technologists, business analysts, and QA leads — to deliver impactful data-driven CDP solutions.
• Govern data quality and integrity — defining quality gates for ingestion pipelines, profile completeness thresholds, and identity resolution accuracy metrics across AEP implementations.
• Define and govern AEP schema architecture — owning the XDM field group taxonomy, data type standards, schema versioning policy, and Customer Profile alignment across all ingestion workstreams.
• Design and govern batch ingestion architectures using AEP Batch Connectors, cloud storage sources (Amazon S3, Azure ADLS, Google Cloud Storage), and SFTP — defining throughput SLAs, retry policies, partitioning standards, and file format contracts (Parquet, JSON, CSV, Avro).
• Architect AEP Source Connector configurations for native Adobe applications (Target) and third-party SaaS platforms (Redshift, Reltio, Veeva) — defining authentication strategy, schema discovery standards, and incremental ingestion patterns for each source system.
• Design CDC (Change Data Capture) integration patterns using Kafka, Debezium, and AEP Streaming Inlets — defining topic naming conventions, schema registry alignment, and dead-letter queue (DLQ) strategies.
• Govern ETL / ELT pipeline architecture standards for ADF, Informatica IDMC, Talend, and dbt workloads feeding AEP — including Parquet / JSON payload contracts and cloud storage staging conventions.
• Architect and govern custom source integrations using the AEP Flow Service API — defining enterprise standards for the full object lifecycle: base connections, source connections, target connections, Data Prep mapping sets, and dataflows.
• Define and own the AEP Sources SDK governance framework for custom source connector development — setting authentication spec standards, pagination strategy, rate-limit handling, and error recovery patterns for proprietary systems (Reltio MDM, Veeva CRM, legacy ERPs).
  
  

Professional & Technical Skills:

• The candidate should have overall 12–15 years of experience with minimum 5+ years in AEP / Adobe Experience Cloud architecture and enterprise CDP programmer delivery.
• Minimum 2 years hands-on SQL experience — AEP Query Service (PostgreSQL dialect) and Data Distiller experience required ability to define SQL architecture standards and govern compute usage across delivery teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 15 years education) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification advantageous.
• The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background in computer science or a related field, along with a proven track record of delivering impactful AEP / CDP solutions at enterprise scale across multiple industries.
• Authority-level experience with the AEP Flow Service API object model — connection spec governance, base and source connection standards, Data Prep mapping architecture, and CI/CD-based sandbox-to-production promotion.
• Proven experience designing Federated Audience Composition architectures — federated DWH connections (Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query, Azure Synapse) with Private Link / VPC Peering, DULE-governed data residency, and FAC query performance optimization.
• Demonstrated experience governing source system integrations for project-specific systems: Redshift (cloud DWH), Reltio (MDM / identity master), and Veeva (CRM) — including authentication strategy, XDM schema mapping standards, and delta ingestion governance.
• Adobe Certified Expert: Adobe Experience Platform Technical Foundations and/or RTCDP strongly preferred Snowflake SnowPro Core advantageous for FAC-heavy engagements.
• Must Have Skills: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Experience Platform (AEP / RTCDP) — with authority-level knowledge spanning platform architecture, data modelling, ingestion design, and governance.
• Good To Have Skills: Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), Adobe Customer Journey Analytics (CJA).
• Knowledge of other Adobe Cloud solutions — Adobe Analytics, Audience Manager, Adobe Target — and their AEP native source connector integration patterns.
• Deep understanding of latest integration and interface technologies followed with AEP Platform — REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, JWT, webhook patterns, and event-driven architecture.
• Expert knowledge of data governance and data management frameworks — DULE, Policy Service API, GDPR/CCPA, consent management, and Privacy Service API — with experience producing compliance evidence for enterprise audits.
• Excellent communication skills — able to present platform architecture, ingestion pattern trade-offs, and governance frameworks to client stakeholders from developer teams to C-suite sponsors.
• Demonstrated ability to meet commitments, build consensus, negotiate resolutions, and garner respect from both client and internal delivery teams across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to lead geographically distributed development teams under deadlines in a changing environment.
  
  

Additional Information:

• The candidate should have minimum 15 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture Framework.
• This position is based at our Pune office.
• A 15 years full-time education is required.