Role Overview
As an Enterprise Architect within Adobe Professional Services, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Adobe’s enterprise customers, driving digital transformation using Adobe Experience Cloud. You will lead architecture strategy, solution design, and implementation guidance across complex, multi-solution engagements, ensuring customers realize maximum value from Adobe platforms.
This is a client-facing leadership role that blends deep technical expertise, consulting mindset, and business strategy alignment.
Key Responsibilities
1. Client Advisory & Strategic Engagement
- Act as a strategic advisor to C-level stakeholders (CMO, CIO, CTO)
- Translate customer business objectives into Adobe Experience Cloud roadmaps
- Lead discovery workshops, architecture envisioning, and digital transformation strategy sessions
- Provide thought leadership on DXP, personalization, and customer journey orchestration
2. Solution & Enterprise Architecture
Define end-to-end architecture across Adobe Experience Cloud, including:
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM – Sites, Assets, Headless, Cloud Service)
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Target
- Adobe Journey Optimizer / Campaign
- Adobe Real-Time CDP
Design scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions aligned with Adobe best practices
Establish reference architectures and reusable patterns for client engagements
Drive composable and API-first architecture approaches
3. Delivery Leadership & Governance
- Provide architectural oversight across multiple concurrent implementations
- Partner with delivery managers and engineering teams to ensure successful execution
- Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and performance optimization guidance
- Ensure adherence to Adobe’s implementation methodologies and standards
4. Integration & Data Strategy
Define integration architecture across enterprise ecosystems:
- CRM (e.g., Salesforce)
- ERP systems
- Data platforms (data lakes, warehouses)
- Third-party martech/adtech tools
Lead customer data strategy, including identity, segmentation, and activation
Enable real-time personalization and omnichannel experiences
5. Innovation & Adobe Alignment
- Stay aligned with Adobe product roadmap and emerging capabilities
- Advocate Adobe best practices and promote adoption of new features
- Collaborate with Adobe product teams to provide field feedback and influence roadmap
6. Pre-Sales & Business Development Support
Support sales teams in:
- Solutioning for RFPs/RFIs
- Client presentations and demos
- Effort estimation and high-level architecture proposals
Help position Adobe solutions as the preferred digital experience platform
Required Skills & Expertise
Adobe Ecosystem Expertise
- Deep hands-on and architectural experience across Adobe Experience Cloud
- Strong expertise in AEM (Cloud Service preferred)
- Experience with Adobe Analytics, Target, and CDP
- Knowledge of Journey Optimizer / Campaign for cross-channel orchestration
Technical & Architecture Skills
Strong understanding of:
- Cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Microservices and API-first design
- Headless and composable architectures
Experience with:
- Frontend frameworks (React, SPA)
- Integration patterns (REST APIs, event-driven architecture)
- DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
Consulting & Leadership Skills
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to influence decisions at executive level
- Experience leading distributed, cross-functional teams
- Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking ability
Experience Requirements
- 12+ years in digital, IT, or marketing technology
- 5–8+ years of deep experience in Adobe Experience Cloud
- Proven experience delivering large-scale enterprise implementations
- Experience in consulting, system integrators, or professional services organizations
About Adobe
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