Lead Enterprise Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Facilitate discovery workshops and architecture evaluations with enterprise clients.

• Establish scalable target-state architectures across the Adobe Experience Cloud and related technology ecosystems.

• Create solution blueprints that encompass customer data, identity, personalization, activation, content, and journey orchestration.

• Assess integration methods, architectural trade-offs, and implementation risks.

• Set governance standards and architecture best practices.

• Act as a senior advisor for Adobe Experience Platform, Real-Time CDP, Adobe Journey Optimizer, Adobe Experience Manager Sites, and Adobe Experience Manager Assets.

• Convert Adobe capabilities into actionable client solutions.

• Collaborate with Adobe teams and internal stakeholders to ensure that architecture decisions align with platform capabilities and roadmap considerations.

• Build trustworthy relationships with technology and business stakeholders.

• Lead architecture discussions and technical strategy sessions.

• Articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Influence technical direction while keeping a focus on business outcomes and delivery feasibility.

• Provide architectural oversight throughout all implementation phases.

• Mentor solution architects, engineers, and delivery teams.

• Evaluate designs, identify risks, and tackle complex technical challenges.

• Balance scalability, cost, maintainability, security, and delivery timelines in architectural decisions.

• Contribute reusable architecture patterns, accelerators, and best practices.

• Mentor architects and technical professionals.

• Support the advancement and maturity of the Adobe practice through knowledge sharing and technical leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of technology experience, with substantial experience in architecture, solution design, technical consulting, or enterprise technology leadership roles.

• Extensive expertise in Adobe Experience Cloud, with proven architectural leadership experience in at least one of the following: Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)/Real-Time CDP, Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), or Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).

• Significant hands-on or architecture-level experience with Adobe CDP (AEP/RTCDP), AEM, and/or AJO.

• Documented experience in designing and executing enterprise-scale implementations related to customer data management, journey orchestration, digital experience platforms, content management, or other Adobe Experience Cloud capabilities.

• Proven capability to lead architecture strategy, platform integration, and technical governance for large-scale Adobe implementations.

• Experience in designing and supporting enterprise-scale, multi-platform technology solutions.

• Strong comprehension of customer data ecosystems, marketing technology architecture, identity resolution, personalization, activation, measurement, and governance.

• Experience integrating Adobe or similar platforms with cloud data platforms, customer data platforms, enterprise systems, and marketing technology stacks.

• Familiarity with cloud data technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery, or similar platforms.

• Awareness of generative AI concepts, AI-enabled customer experience technologies, and responsible AI practices.

• Proven ability to lead architecture and solution design discussions with clients and internal delivery teams.

• Strong client-facing consulting capabilities.

• Ability to function independently in uncertain environments and determine the best course of action with minimal guidance.

• Exceptional verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to reconcile business goals, technical complexity, delivery realities, cost, risk, and governance factors.

• Possession of at least one relevant Adobe certification or equivalent demonstrated platform expertise.

• Multiple Adobe certifications across Experience Platform, Real-Time CDP, Journey Optimizer, Experience Manager, Analytics, GenStudio, or related technologies are preferred.

• Experience with Adobe GenStudio, Firefly, or other AI-enabled Adobe capabilities is preferred.

• Experience in architecting solutions for customer data, identity resolution, personalization, content supply chain, or journey orchestration is preferred.

• Familiarity with machine learning concepts, generative AI capabilities, responsible AI practices, and AI-enabled customer experience use cases is preferred.

• Background in consulting, systems integration, digital transformation, or enterprise software services is preferred.

• Direct experience working with Adobe, Adobe partners, or Adobe enterprise client implementations is preferred.

• Experience mentoring architects, engineers, or technical delivery teams is preferred.

• Acquaintance with enterprise architecture frameworks, integration patterns, domain-driven design, data mesh, or related architecture methodologies is preferred.

• Participation in Adobe partner programs, technical communities, thought leadership initiatives, or industry events is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• 401k.

• Flexible paid time off.

• A minimum of 15 paid holidays each year.

• Paid sick and safe leave.

• Paid parental leave.