MarTech Adobe AEP CDP Data Specialist/Data Engineer

LanceSoft Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech company in Toronto is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to optimize data pipelines and enhance customer data personalization using Adobe RTCDP. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in data engineering, strong knowledge of SQL, and familiarity with cloud platforms. This role requires excellent communication skills to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. The position offers a 5-month contract with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer or similar role in a MarTech or data engineering context.
• Recent hands-on experience with Adobe RTCDP schema design, dataset management, and ingestion workflows.
• Proficiency with AEP APIs for data ingestion, activation, and schema management.

Responsibilities

• Build, integrate, and optimize data pipelines and schemas for customer data.
• Work on data activation and personalization across digital channels.
• Collaborate with marketing, data, and engineering teams.

Skills

Data Engineering

Adobe RTCDP

SQL

Python

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Job description

Overview

The team is seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with hands-on expertise in Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform (RTCDP), Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), and schema development in RTCDP. While the work will be primarily within Adobe Experience Platform, we welcome candidates with schema and data integration experience from other enterprise MarTech stacks such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC), Eloqua, Marketo, or Pega CDH.

This role will focus on building, integrating, and optimizing data pipelines and schemas that power customer data activation and personalization across digital channels and API-driven integrations.

Location & Schedule

Location: 3-4 days onsite (which set days are TBD). Subject to change: 3–4 days onsite may be required based on business needs.

Contract Duration: 5 months. Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE. Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week.

Responsibilities

Build, integrate, and optimize data pipelines and schemas that power customer data activation and personalization across digital channels and API-driven integrations.

Candidate Requirements / Must Have Skills

1. 3+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer or similar role in a MarTech or data engineering context
2. Recent hands-on experience with Adobe RTCDP schema design, dataset management, and ingestion workflows
3. Working knowledge of Adobe Journey Optimizer and its integration with RTCDP datasets.
4. Proficiency with AEP APIs for data ingestion, activation, and schema management.
5. Strong skills in SQL and one or more programming languages (Python, Java, or Node.js preferred).
6. Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) for data processing and integration.

Nice-To-Have Skills

• Schema and data integration experience with platforms such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Eloqua, Marketo, or Pega CDH.
• Familiarity with Eloqua’s Custom Data Objects (CDOs) and SFMC’s Data Extensions and Contact Builder.
• Experience with customer identity stitching and profile unification in RTCDP or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of event-based data models and real-time streaming pipelines (Kafka, Kinesis, etc.).
• Familiarity with marketing automation, personalization strategies, and customer journey orchestration.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to translate marketing and business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, data, and engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills—able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field (computer engineering computer science). Adobe certifications are an asset.

Best vs. Average Candidate

Candidate who has all the must have skills is best - important to have strong AEP API, MarTech and Adobe products experience; good communication skills is needed as is a senior role to be able to articulate issues and work with other senior members.