AEP/CDP Architect

Bounteous; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bounteous, a global AI Services firm, helps enterprises design, build, and scale AI-driven products, platforms, and processes. We seek a senior architect to lead AEP/RT-CDP strategy, data integration, and governance across marketing tech stacks, translating business requirements into scalable solutions.

With 8-15+ years in IT and 3-5+ years in CDP architectures, you will mentor teams, define roadmaps, and drive secure, compliant implementations across CRM, CMS, and data platforms.

Qualifications

• 8-15+ years of IT experience, including 3-5+ years with AEP or enterprise CDPs in architecture or lead roles.
• Strong ability to design scalable CDP architectures and data models.
• Experience with data governance, GDPR/CCPA compliance, and security best practices.
• Proven mentoring of developers and guiding cross-functional teams.

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.

Skills

AEP

AEM

Adobe Target

XDM Design

Identity Service

Audience Segmentation

REST APIs

SQL

Java or Python

Cloud Platforms

ETL

CI/CD

Job description

Bounteous is a global AI Services firm where agentic engineering and human experience converge to deliver transformative business outcomes for the enterprise. We help organizations design, build, and scale AI-driven products, platforms, and processes. With more than 5,000 team members worldwide, Bounteous delivers AI that sticks, powering adoption and outcomes that move organizations from experimentation to true transformation. Bounteous is backed by New Mountain Capital, a New York-based growth-oriented investment firm that emphasizes business building.

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 Experience Manager (AEM)
• 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

• 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

Information Security Responsibilities

• Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols
• Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets
• Understand and evaluate how data is stored, processed, or transmitted, ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information