AEP RTCDP Architect

About the role

Cognizant’s Moment Practice helps clients across industries reinvent their digital CX, attract and retain an outstanding workforce, engage their partner ecosystems more productively, and run their operations and financial organizations more efficiently. As part of the team, you will work alongside forward-thinking minds, building a simpler, modernized landscape to help customers transform their business, achieve key business goals, and win in the digital economy.

Responsibilities

• Own target-state RT-CDP architecture and identity strategy for the AAM-to-RT-CDP rebuild
• Design extensible XDM schema built on Adobe standard field groups, avoiding narrow use-case-only design
• Define identity resolution model across desktop, mobile app, and authenticated scenarios
• Lead governance-aligned data ingestion architecture
• Engage directly with IT and Adobe account teams on environment/tenant readiness

Requirements

• Hands-on AEP/RT-CDP architecture experience: schema design, identity graph, Data Distiller
• XDM schema design using standard field groups, with demonstrated focus on extensibility
• Identity resolution architecture: namespace design, authenticated vs. anonymous stitching, multi-device mapping
• Snowflake-to-AEP integration: streaming/batch ingestion, source connector configuration
• Governance and consent architecture: Data Governance labels, consent-based segment enforcement
• Access control/permissions modeling within AEP Admin Console, aligned to enterprise IT security
• Destination architecture: native RT-CDP connectors vs. third-party identity onboarding
• Web SDK / Mobile SDK implementation architecture, including partial-onboarding gap assessment
• Client-facing architecture communication: able to defend design decisions to client IT/security

Skills that will help you stand out

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $150,000–$180,000, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship. This role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.