Senior Systems Architecture Engineer

Adobe; California (PA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Systems Design/Architecture Engineer to shape the future of our technology stack. You will design complex frameworks and architectures, define platform specifications, and mentor engineers across teams.

You will craft IAM, network security, cloud security, and data protection architectures; establish standards; collaborate with business units to drive secure, scalable systems; and evaluate new technologies for strategic impact.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in systems development or architecture engineering.
• Proficiency in identity and access management, cryptography, network security, cloud security, or secure SDLC.
• Practical experience with threat modeling methods.
• Track record of impactful architecture decisions implemented by others.
• Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust artifacts such as automation tools and reference architectures.
• Drive strategic decisions by aligning strategy with analytics to meet growth goals.
• Build architectures covering IAM, network segmentation, app security, and data protection.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards across product teams.
• Collaborate with business units to represent the architecture function.
• Mentor junior engineers through design reviews and structured mentoring programs.
• Evaluate new technologies and determine relevance to our stack.
• Conduct ongoing research to benchmark industry guidelines and provide actionable insights.

Skills

Systems development

Distributed computing

Identity and access mgmt

Applied cryptography

Network security

Cloud security

Application security

Threat modeling

Architecture decisions

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Adobe is seeking a Systems Design/Architecture Engineer to shape the future of our technology stack. You will design complex frameworks and architectures, define platform specifications, and mentor engineers across teams.

You will craft IAM, network security, cloud security, and data protection architectures; establish standards; collaborate with business units to drive secure, scalable systems; and evaluate new technologies for strategic impact.