AEP/CDP Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) and Real-Time CDP (RT-CDP) solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Define scalable architecture for customer data collection, storage, processing, and activation.
• Develop technical solution designs, architecture diagrams, and implementation roadmaps.
• Design and implement unified customer profiles using Real-Time CDP.
• Configure identity resolution, profile stitching, and audience segmentation.
• Ensure accurate customer data consolidation from multiple online and offline sources.
• Architect batch and streaming data ingestion into AEP.
• Design integrations with CRM, ERP, CMS, marketing automation platforms, data warehouses, and third-party applications.
• Develop and review API-based integrations and event-driven data pipelines.
• Design and maintain XDM (Experience Data Model) schemas.
• Establish data governance, data quality, metadata management, and consent management processes.
• Ensure compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
• Integrate AEP with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), and Adobe Campaign.
• Enable omnichannel customer experiences and personalized marketing campaigns.
• Lead architecture discussions and provide technical guidance to development teams.
• Review technical designs, code, and implementation approaches.
• Mentor developers and support best practices for Adobe implementations.
• Optimize platform performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Monitor data ingestion, profile processing, and audience activation.
• Troubleshoot architecture and integration issues.
• Implement secure data access, encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, marketing teams, and technical teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Present architecture recommendations and implementation strategies to leadership.

Required Technical Skills

• Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)
• Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform (RT-CDP)
• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
• Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO)
• Adobe Analytics
• Adobe Target
• XDM Schema Design
• Identity Service & Profile Service
• Audience Segmentation
• REST APIs
• SQL
• Java or Python
• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Data Integration and ETL
• CI/CD and DevOps concepts

Typical Experience

1. 8–15+ years of IT experience, including 3–5+ years working with Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Real-Time CDP, or enterprise Customer Data Platforms in an architecture or lead role.

Solution Architecture Customer Data Platform (CDP) Data Integration Data Modeling & Governance Adobe Experience Cloud Integration Technical Leadership Performance & Optimization Security & Compliance Stakeholder Collaboration