AEP/CDP Architect

Bounteous; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bounteous is seeking an experienced Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Solution Architect to design and lead enterprise-scale implementations of AEP and RT-CDP, enabling unified customer data, personalized marketing, and omnichannel experiences.

The role covers architecture, data modeling, governance, and integration across Adobe products like AEM, Analytics, Target, AJO, and Campaign, with leadership duties and a strong emphasis on security and performance.

Qualifications

• 8–15+ years of overall IT experience.
• 3–5+ years working with Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Real-Time CDP, or enterprise CDPs in an architecture or lead role.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AEP and 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 schemas.
• Establish data governance, data quality, metadata management, and consent management processes.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and CCPA.
• Integrate AEP with AEM, Analytics, Target, AJO, and Campaign.
• Enable omnichannel experiences and personalized marketing campaigns.
• Lead architecture discussions and provide technical guidance to development teams.
• Review designs, code, and implementation approaches.
• Mentor developers and promote 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.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Present architecture recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)

Adobe Real-Time 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

Python

Cloud Platforms

AWS

Azure

GCP

Data Integration

ETL

CI/CD

DevOps

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

ETL Tools

Job description

Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Solution Architect

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and lead enterprise-scale implementations of Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) and Real-Time Customer Data Platform (RT-CDP), enabling unified customer data, personalized marketing, and omnichannel experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design

• Design end-to-end AEP and 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

Customer Data Platform Implementation

• 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

Data Integration & Pipelines

• 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

Data Modeling & Governance

• 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

Adobe Experience Cloud Integration

• 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

Technical Leadership

• 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

Performance & Optimization

• Optimize platform performance, scalability, and reliability
• Monitor data ingestion, profile processing, and audience activation
• Troubleshoot architecture and integration issues

Security & Compliance

• Implement secure data access, encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms
• Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and regulatory compliance

Stakeholder Collaboration

• 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

Experience Required

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

Core Competencies

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