Adobe Experience Architect

Roles open in:
Dublin, London, Manchester

London/Manchester/Dublin, hybrid

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

This position sits in our Experience & Engineering business unit. We primarily deliver large-scale website design and build projects, combining our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to help clients including Nikon, London Marathon Events and END. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional and engaging digital experiences.

As an Adobe Experience Architect, you will lead the technical vision and architecture for enterprise-scale Adobe Experience Cloud implementations — primarily Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Target, and Adobe Analytics — across a range of high-profile clients in the UK and Ireland region.

You’ll partner closely with solution architects, front-end and back-end developers, UX and data teams, and client stakeholders to design scalable, composable, and AI‑ready digital ecosystems that connect content, commerce, and data.

This is a senior expert role that blends platform architecture, solution design, and hands‑on technical leadership.

• Lead end-to-end Adobe Experience Cloud architecture and solution design for large-scale digital platforms.
• Define the to-be architecture, data flows, and integrations between AEM, commerce engines (Shopify Plus, Commerce Tools), CDPs, and marketing systems.
• Oversee technical discovery, feasibility assessments, and estimation for new client opportunities.
  Translate business and creative requirements into AEM component frameworks, templates, workflows, and APIs.
• Provide technical governance, ensuring code quality, performance, and alignment with Adobe best practices.
• Collaborate with DEPT®’s global engineering and delivery pods (UK, EMEA, India) to scale Adobe delivery capability.
  Guide the migration of legacy CMSs or DXP systems (e.g., Drupal, Sitecore) to Adobe Experience Manager.
• Stay current on emerging Adobe Cloud innovations (AEM as a Cloud Service, Edge Delivery Services, GenAI capabilities) and advise clients on adoption strategies.
• Support sales, scoping, and pre‑sales architecture activities with platform demos, effort modelling, and technical storytelling.
• Mentor engineers and solution architects in Adobe technologies and composable ecosystem design.

• Previous experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) architecture, including both on‑prem and Cloud Service.
• Strong grasp of Adobe Experience Cloud stack — AEM, Adobe Target, Analytics, and ideally Workfront or Campaign.
• Expertise in Java‑based web frameworks, Sling/OSGi, REST APIs, and integration patterns.
• Familiarity with headless and hybrid AEM implementations (Graph
  
  QL, SPA Editor, Next.js).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with modern frontend ecosystems (React, Type Script) and integration with Adobe’s authoring layer.
• Understanding of CDN, caching, and content delivery optimization.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business value narratives for clients and senior stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

• Adobe Certified Expert (AEM Architect or Developer).
• Exposure to Shopify Plus, Commerce Tools, or Bloomreach within composable DXPs.
• Experience in AI‑driven content personalization or Adobe Sensei integrations.
• Understanding of multi‑cloud integration (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

• Great benefits that vary based on the country from which you choose to apply. Feel free to ask about the specific benefits available in your location.
• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the…