Accountabilities:

The AEP Data Architect Consultant will provide architectural leadership and strategic guidance across client engagements, ensuring successful Adobe Experience Platform implementations and enterprise data transformation initiatives.

• Lead client discovery sessions to understand business objectives, technical requirements, project scope, and stakeholder expectations.
• Provide strategic consulting on Adobe Experience Platform adoption, enterprise data strategy, and scalable solution architecture.
• Assess existing data ecosystems and recommend architecture improvements aligned with business goals and customer experience initiatives.
• Design and validate enterprise data architectures, XDM schemas, identity resolution approaches, and customer data models.
• Guide data lifecycle strategies including ingestion, ETL/ELT processes, transformation, governance, quality management, and data optimization.
• Support Customer 360 initiatives through effective SQL, NoSQL, and enterprise data modeling approaches.
• Review technical designs, architecture documentation, and implementation plans to ensure alignment with industry best practices.
• Mentor data architects, engineers, and cross-functional teams by providing technical leadership and architectural oversight.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, data scientists, and delivery specialists to enable scalable data workflows and machine learning initiatives.
• Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining project governance, documentation quality, and delivery excellence.
• Contribute reusable frameworks, templates, and best practices that strengthen consulting capabilities and delivery methodologies.
• Stay current with Adobe Experience Platform capabilities, cloud technologies, and emerging enterprise data architecture trends.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced data architecture professional with strong consulting capabilities and expertise in Adobe Experience Platform, enterprise data strategy, and modern cloud-based architectures.

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, including ETL/ELT, large-scale data processing, and enterprise data strategy.
• 5+ years of experience designing data models across relational, dimensional, columnar, and big data environments.
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Platform, including XDM schema design and identity resolution strategies.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, NoSQL databases, enterprise data warehousing, and cloud data architecture.
• Experience designing customer-focused datasets integrating CRM, marketing, call center, point-of-sale, and offline data sources.
• Strong understanding of DataOps practices, enterprise data governance, GDPR/CCPA compliance, and data quality frameworks.
• Ability to review architecture documents, solution designs, and technical specifications while providing strategic recommendations.
• Proven experience mentoring technical teams and guiding complex enterprise initiatives.
• Strong requirements gathering, analytical thinking, and communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to varied audiences.
• Experience managing consulting engagements, defining project scope, and aligning client expectations with delivery outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Self-driven, customer-focused, proactive, and committed to delivering high-quality solutions.
• Preferred experience with Azure cloud data platforms, Databricks architectures, and ML model management frameworks such as MLFlow.
• Experience in enterprise consulting or professional services environments is a plus.

Benefits:

• Fully remote work opportunity.
• Competitive annual salary range of $135,000 – $185,000 depending on experience, qualifications, location, and job-related factors.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Life insurance and disability benefits.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Opportunities for professional growth and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to work on complex digital transformation projects with enterprise clients.
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, technology, and impactful solutions.