AEP Data Architect in Stevenage

Company Akkodis is a global leader in engineering, technology, and R&D, harnessing the power of connected data to drive digital transformation and innovation for a smarter, more sustainable future. As part of the Adecco Group, Akkodis combines the expertise of AKKA and Modis, with over 50,000 engineers and digital specialists across 30 countries in North America, EMEA, and APAC. Our teams bring extensive cross-sector knowledge in critical technology areas such as mobility, software services, robotics, simulations, cybersecurity, AI, and data analytics, enabling clients to tackle complex challenges in today’s rapidly evolving markets.

With a comprehensive solution portfolio across four service lines—Consulting, Solutions, Talents, and Academy—Akkodis supports clients from concept through to full-scale deployment and optimisation. Our diverse offerings help organisations rethink product development, accelerate productivity, reduce time-to-market, and prepare for the future. At Akkodis, you’ll join a dynamic environment that values continuous learning and global collaboration, where you can make a meaningful impact through innovative projects that shape the future of technology.

Scope Akkodis is launching a new technical delivery team to drive a UK national program in collaboration with key partners, designed to transform and future-proof the central government’s workforce. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, strategic partnerships, and a comprehensive SaaS-based platform, this program will create an advanced, candidate-centric experience tailored to meet tomorrow’s public sector skill demands. This high-impact initiative offers a unique opportunity to join a team dedicated to building a scalable, data-driven recruitment ecosystem. Through redesigning, building, and rolling out a sophisticated Big Data system, our diverse roles span across architecture, project management, data analytics, development, and technical support, giving you the chance to shape a dynamic, next-gen digital infrastructure. You’ll be integral to our mission of crafting a seamless, powerful platform that empowers the public sector with the talent to navigate an evolving digital landscape.

Role The AEP Data Architect will be a fully hands-on technical lead responsible for designing and implementing customer data architecture, real-time profile enablement, identity stitching, segmentation, activation, and analytics solutions using Adobe Experience Platform and Adobe Experience Cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable data architecture within Adobe Experience Platform.
• Design scalable, reusable enterprise data architecture patterns for customer data, analytics, and activation use cases, ensuring alignment across AEM, CRM, Adobe Experience Platform, and downstream channels.
• Define and govern modern integration and modelling standards including event-driven and API-based architectures, schema governance, and collaboration with enterprise and cloud architecture teams.
• Define and implement XDM schemas, identity strategies, merge policies, and profile-enabled datasets.
• Design streaming and batch ingestion pipelines integrating AEM, CRM, Ads, APIs, and SaaS platforms.
• Enable audience segmentation and activation using Real-Time Customer Data Platform.
• Support analytics and customer journey reporting using Customer Journey Analytics and Adobe Analytics.
• Collaborate with AEM developers to define event tracking, Web SDK integration, and event taxonomy standards.
• Perform data validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting using SQL and Adobe Query Service.
• Ensure data governance, GDPR compliance, consent management, and data quality standards.
• Monitor ingestion health, identity stitching, segmentation accuracy, and activation workflows.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Platform.
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture principles including event-driven architecture, cloud/data lake systems, API-led integration, and scalable real-time and batch processing patterns.
• Experience designing enterprise data models and frameworks covering schema design, metadata management, governance, and handling structured and semi-structured data (JSON/Parquet) across distributed systems.
• Expertise in XDM schema modelling, ExperienceEvent, Profile schemas, and dataset design.
• Strong understanding of modern enterprise architecture and data architecture frameworks including TOGAF, Zachman, cloud/data lake architecture, API-led integration, event-driven architecture, governance frameworks, metadata management, and scalable real-time data processing patterns.
• Experience with identity stitching, identity namespaces, merge policies, and unified profile creation.
• Strong experience in RT-CDP segmentation, audience activation, and destination integrations.
• Experience integrating AEM and Adobe Web SDK for real-time event collection.
• Strong knowledge of streaming and batch ingestion patterns within AEP.
• Experience with Customer Journey Analytics, Adobe Analytics, and Analysis Workspace.
• Strong SQL skills and experience using Adobe Query Service.
• Understanding of GDPR, PII, consent management, and Adobe data governance frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Data Architecture or Enterprise Data Platforms.
• 2–3 years of hands-on Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) experience.
• Experience implementing RT-CDP, identity management, segmentation, and activation use cases.
• Experience designing scalable customer data models and real-time ingestion solutions.
• Adobe AEP Architect / RT-CDP certifications highly preferred.

Required education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field.