Principal Adobe Architect - RTCDP, AEP

Bounteous is a premier end-to-end digital transformation consultancy dedicated to partnering with ambitious brands to create digital solutions for today’s complex challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. With uncompromising standards for technical and domain expertise, we deliver innovative and strategic solutions in Strategy, Analytics, Digital Engineering, Cloud, Data & AI, Experience Design, and Marketing.

Our Co-Innovation methodology is a unique engagement model designed to align interests and accelerate value creation. Our clients worldwide benefit from the skills and expertise of over 4,000+ expert team members across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. By partnering with leading technology providers, we craft transformative digital experiences that enhance customer engagement and drive business success.

We are seeking a hands-on Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Architect to join our Digital Experience Platforms practice. In this role, you will design, architect, and oversee enterprise-scale AEP implementations—leveraging Real-Time CDP (RTCDP) - to deliver personalized, data-driven customer experiences.

This position combines deep technical expertise with strategic consulting skills, working closely with internal teams, client stakeholders, and Adobe partners to design new solutions, optimize existing deployments, and troubleshoot issues when needed. You will be a trusted advisor who ensures that every AEP solution is aligned with client marketing objectives, built for scale, and optimized for performance.

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

Role and Responsibilities

• AEP Solution Architecture & Delivery
• Lead the design, architecture, and delivery of scalable AEP solutions, including data ingestion, identity resolution, segmentation, and omnichannel activation.
• Define XDM Individual Profile and XDM Experience Event schemas in AEP; migrate customer profiles from legacy systems to AEP.
• Optimize AEP implementations for performance, scalability, and governance while ensuring compliance with Adobe’s security model and client privacy requirements.
• Develop integration strategies between AEP and other Adobe Experience Cloud solutions (Target, Campaign, AEM, Audience Manager, Analytics) and non-Adobe platforms (Salesforce, Braze, Iterable).

• Client Engagement & Advisory
• Collaborate with client business and technical teams to gather requirements, define use cases, and create end-to-end solution designs.
• Present solutions, roadmaps, and technical recommendations to senior-level stakeholders.
• Conduct workshops, demos, and training sessions for client and internal teams on AEP best practices.
• Serve as a go-to subject matter expert for personalization strategies, customer data management, and marketing technology optimization.

• Pre-Sales & Thought Leadership
• Support business development by creating solution proposals, scoping estimates, and demonstrating AEP capabilities.
• Contribute to packaged offerings, accelerators, and reusable assets that streamline delivery and maximize ROI.
• Stay current with AEP product roadmap, industry trends, and emerging marketing technologies to inform solution strategies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years in marketing technology solution architecture, with minimum 3 full end-to-end AEP implementations.
• Adobe Experience Platform certifications at Professional, Expert, or Master level.
• Completed Adobe Developer and Architect training (“badge”) for AEP.
• Strong experience designing and implementing XDM schemas, migrating profiles, and setting up identity resolution in AEP.
• Deep knowledge of AEP RTCDP - AJO and CJA are plusses - and how they integrate with Adobe Target, Campaign, Audience Manager, and AEM.
• Experience identifying functional and non-functional requirements, and translating them into scalable architectures.
• Strong understanding of personalization strategies, marketing data models, and omnichannel orchestration.
• Proficient in SQL for data analysis
• Exceptional client-facing, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Marketing Analytics, or related field—or equivalent experience.