
Principal Solutions Architect
Adswerve, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $160,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Act as the lead architect on client engagements, defining solution strategy and architecture while guiding the overall implementation of Adobe Experience Cloud and Adobe Experience Platform solutions.
- Align RTCDP architecture with enterprise data governance, privacy policies, and global data models, serving as the primary platform expert for Adobe RTCDP, advising on architecture, governance, and best practices.
- Design and implement end-to-end data ingestion and transformation solutions within Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) using Adobe Data Collection (Tags), Web SDK, Edge Network, and source connectors.
- Lead scoping, technical design, and work planning during the presale process while speaking with prospective clients about their engineering and marketing capabilities
- Lead discovery sessions to define use cases, identify data requirements, and uncover technical constraints.
- Define and maintain XDM-based data models, including schema design, field mapping, and profile enablement aligned with Adobe best practices.
- Design and configure identity resolution strategies in Real-Time CDP, including identity namespaces, identity graphs, and merge policies.
- Validate audience segmentation, data models, ingestion mappings, and identity stitching for accuracy and scalability.
- Collaborate with Data Architects, Data Engineers, Product, and Analytics teams to deliver scalable and reliable data pipelines across upstream and downstream systems.
- Support QA and UAT for audience activation, Journey Optimizer orchestration, and downstream destinations.
- Provide expert guidance on CDP operational models, adoption patterns, and maturity roadmaps.
- Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, reusable patterns, and solution accelerators.
- Stay current on Adobe Experience Platform capabilities, updates, and best practices to inform solution design and implementation.
- Manage user roles and permissions in AEP to ensure proper access controls.
- Oversee system health and lead engineers through regular maintenance protocols to ensure compliance with organizational policies.
- Architect for Federated Audience Composition (FAC) and federated data access patterns to enable cross-system audience building and data usage.
- Plan and oversee data ingestion pipelines, including batch, streaming, SDK and API, ensuring integrity, completeness, and privacy compliance
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of experience as a Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Consultant leading enterprise technology initiatives.
- 5+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, solution architecture, or consulting services
- Hands-on knowledge or certification with Adobe Experience Cloud products: Experience Platform (AEP), Experience Manager (AEM), Target, Journey Optimizer, Customer Journey Analytics, Workfront, and Adobe Cloud Services.
- Strong understanding of XDM, event-based data modeling, and customer identity resolution.
- Proficiency in SQL with experience performing data validation, transformation, and analysis.
- Experience with ETL/ELT tools (e.g., dbt, Fivetran, Airflow) and modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience designing batch, streaming, and API-based integrations.
- Familiarity with Python or JavaScript for data processing, scripting, or automation.
- Understanding of CDP concepts, real-time personalization, and activation workflows.
- Experience integrating AEP with Adobe Experience Cloud solutions (Adobe Analytics, Target, Campaign) is a plus.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to lead technical conversations and explain complex concepts clearly.
- Experience delivering software in an agency/client-service environment.
- Adobe Experience Platform certifications or related coursework preferred.
Benefits
- Semi-annual bonus potential
- Medical, dental and vision available for employees
- Paid time off including vacation, sick leave & company holidays
- Paid volunteer time
- Flexible working hours
- Summer Fridays
- “Work From Home Light” days between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- 401(k) Plan with 5% company match and no vesting period
- Employer Paid Parental Leave
- Health-care Spending Accounts
- Dependent-care Spending Accounts
- Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Employer Paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Continuing Education Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Monthly Remote Work Stipend
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
solution architecturedata ingestiondata transformationXDMSQLETLELTPythonJavaScriptidentity resolution
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical consultingclient engagementknowledge sharingproject managementstrategic planningdata governance
Certifications
Adobe Experience Platform certificationAdobe Experience Cloud certification