Job Information
Caterpillar, Inc. Principal Digital Architect – Adobe Experience Platform in Bangalore, India
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
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Principal Digital Architect – Adobe Experience Platform
Role Definition
The Principal Digital Architect – Adobe Experience Platform is responsible for defining, designing, and governing enterprise‑scale digital marketing and customer experience architectures built on Adobe Experience Cloud . This role provides hands‑on architectural leadership to translate business and marketing objectives into scalable, secure, and future‑ready digital solutions , aligned with Cat Digital and enterprise architecture standards.
The role serves as a technical authority and trusted advisor across Marketing, IT, Data, Security, and Engineering teams, ensuring successful adoption, integration, and value realization of Adobe’s enterprise platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture Strategy & Target Design
Assess current‑state marketing and digital ecosystems and define future‑state architectures aligned with business objectives and customer experience strategies.
Develop solution architectures, reference designs, and digital engagement roadmaps leveraging Adobe Experience Cloud.
Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise standards, scalability, security, compliance, and operational readiness .
Contribute to platform‑level architecture direction through trade‑off analysis and architectural decision records (ADRs).
Adobe Experience Cloud Architecture Leadership
Lead architecture and solution design across Adobe Experience Cloud , including:
Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)
Real‑Time Customer Data Platform (RT‑CDP)
Adobe Journey Optimizer, Adobe Campaign, and Marketo Engage
Adobe Analytics and Customer Journey Analytics
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Adobe Target and personalization solutions
Adobe Workfront
Adobe Firefly
AEM Guides
Ensure solutions follow Adobe‑recommended implementation patterns , best practices, and extensibility models.
Guide delivery teams on platform capabilities, constraints, and integration patterns to reduce rework and technical risk.
Data, Identity & Integration Architecture
Design enterprise data models, schemas, identity frameworks, and governance approaches aligned with customer data and privacy standards.
Architect batch and real‑time data ingestion, activation, and synchronization patterns across Adobe and enterprise platforms.
Define and review integration architectures using REST APIs, event‑driven patterns, cloud storage, structured and unstructured data sources, and security controls.
Ensure data quality, lineage, and compliance considerations are built into architectural designs.
Architecture Governance & Delivery Enablement
Provide architectural leadership to cross‑functional and multi‑region delivery teams , ensuring alignment to target architecture.
Define and enforce architecture standards, guardrails, and governance models for Adobe platform implementations.
Review solution designs for scalability, performance, data quality, security, and compliance .
Identify architecture and delivery risks and recommend remediation strategies to maintain scope, schedule, and quality.
Stakeholder & Executive Engagement
Partner with Marketing, IT, Data, Security, and Engineering stakeholders to align technology solutions with business and customer experience outcomes .
Translate complex technical architectures into clear, value‑focused narratives for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
Support executive decision‑making through concise architecture artifacts and trade‑off analyses.
Critical Skills & Knowledge (Skills‑Based Alignment)
Architecture & Functional Skills
Enterprise solution and platform architecture
Requirements decomposition and solution structuring
Trade‑off analysis (cost, scalability, extensibility, time‑to‑value)
Architecture governance and decision documentation
Cross‑functional stakeholder alignment
Technical Skills
Hands‑on experience with Adobe Experience Cloud architectures
Strong understanding of end‑to‑end marketing technology ecosystems (CDP, marketing automation, journey orchestration, personalization, analytics, content management)
REST APIs, cloud architectures, and integration patterns
Data security, identity, and privacy‑by‑design principles
Experience supporting large‑scale, global implementations
Domain Expertise (Preferred)
Enterprise digital marketing and customer experience platforms
Customer data platforms and identity resolution
Personalization and analytics ecosystems
Content management and experience delivery platforms
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Typically 14–16 years of experience in digital architecture, enterprise platforms, or large‑scale solution design.
Demonstrated experience architecting or implementing enterprise‑scale digital marketing ecosystems .
Experience working with global or multi‑region delivery teams .
Level Expectations – (Principal)
Provides expert‑level architectural leadership within a defined platform or domain.
Develops detailed architecture deliverables to solve complex business problems.
Leads evaluation and adoption of new technologies to enhance digital capabilities.
Influences without authority through technical credibility and clarity of communication
Posting Dates:
February 26, 2026 - March 13, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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