Adobe is looking to bridge the gap between product engineering and real-world implementation for its Digital Experience organization, specifically for its Forward Deployment Engineering (FDE) team, to solve complex challenges for global industry leaders and ensure they extract maximum value from the Adobe ecosystem.
Requirements
- Mastery of the Java/JVM ecosystem and modern application frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot), with the ability to evaluate and select technology stacks based on long-term maintainability and performance trade-offs.
- Deep expertise in Distributed System Design, including microservices, Event-Driven Architectures (EDA), and complex API integration patterns (REST, GraphQL, gRPC).
- Advanced proficiency in Data Architecture, capable of designing high-throughput persistence layers and defining data models across Relational, NoSQL, and Search platforms (e.g., Elasticsearch).
- Strong command of Cloud-Native principles and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) within major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- A strategic mindset for Security and Compliance, ensuring architectures adhere to SOC2, GDPR, and enterprise-grade security standards from day one.
- Experience with the Adobe Ecosystem: Prior experience architecting solutions involving Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Analytics, or Adobe Experience Platform (AEP).
- Big Data & Streaming Architectures: proven ability to design real-time data ingestion and processing pipelines using technologies like Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, or Databricks.
Responsibilities
- Architect and Define Solutions: Own the end-to-end technical vision for complex implementation projects, translating ambiguous customer requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance system architectures.
- Drive Technical Governance: Establish and enforce design patterns, API specifications, and coding standards to ensure that solutions are not only functional but also maintainable and compliant with enterprise security policies.
- Lead Strategic Integration: Design robust integration strategies between Adobe Experience Cloud and diverse client technology stacks (legacy systems, cloud-native apps, and third-party data platforms), ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
- Champion Operational Excellence: Define the strategy for system observability, reliability, and high availability (HA/DR), guiding engineering teams to build 'self-healing' and resilient production environments.
- Executive Technical Advisory: Lead high-stakes architectural workshops with client stakeholders (up to C-level) to align technical roadmaps with business objectives and drive consensus on implementation strategies.
- Elevate Engineering Culture: Serve as a technical authority and mentor for the wider FDE team, conducting design reviews and fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and best practices.
- Hands-on Prototyping: While focused on architecture, maintain deep technical acuity by building proof-of-concepts (POCs) for novel use cases to de-risk complex technical decisions before wider implementation.
Other
- 12+ years of technical experience, with at least 5 years in a Solution or Systems Architecture role, preferably designing large-scale SaaS or enterprise software solutions.
- Executive presence and communication skills: The ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for C-level executives and non-technical stakeholders.
- Comfortable with 10%-25% travel to build relationships with customers
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or related field
- Adobe is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
