CDP Data Engineer
Posted 8ds ago
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Job Description
CDP Engineer specializing in Adobe Real-Time CDP and Adobe Experience Platform for data ingestion and identity resolution. Focused on data engineering within AEP and RTCDP, configuration and support roles.
Responsibilities:
- Refine, implement, configure, and maintain XDM schemas, datasets, and dataset mappings within Adobe AEP and RTCDP.
- Implement and transform data using ingestion pipelines including batch, streaming, SDK and API, ensuring all adhere to architectural and privacy standards and real-world data mappings.
- Work with the Solution Architect to implement data transformations, data prep rules, and identity stitching logic.
- Enable datasets for Profile, ensuring data quality, completeness, and consistency.
- Build and maintain identity resolution frameworks, including namespaces, linkages, and profile merging.
- Assist with segmentation readiness by validating attributes, events, audiences, and identity availability.
- Configure destination connectors and support activation flows across marketing and analytics ecosystems.
- Develop and execute data validation processes including anomaly detection, schema validation, and identity checks.
- Troubleshoot ingestion failures, mapping errors, identity conflicts, and segmentation issues.
- Maintain documentation for data flows, datasets, mappings, and governance controls.
- Configure and manage AEP sandboxes for development, testing, and production environments.
- Partner with privacy and governance teams to implement role based access, consent management, and compliance workflows.
- Work with Consultants, Data Scientists, and Analysts to write queries and enable segmentation, reporting, and ML model readiness.
- Integrate RTCDP with downstream systems for activation across marketing, analytics, and personalization platforms.
- Assist marketing activation teams in ensuring proper data availability for audiences and personalization.
- Support CDP Architect in designing scalable, governed data models and ingestion frameworks.
- Contribute to continuous improvements in CDP automation, process efficiency, and operational best practices.
Requirements:
- 3 to 5 or more years of experience in data engineering, MarTech engineering, or CDP operations.
- 2 or more years of hands-on Adobe RTCDP experience, including ingestion, transformation, identity resolution, and activation.
- Working knowledge of core Adobe services, such as Adobe Source Connectors, Streaming & Batch Ingestion, Data Prep and Query Service.
- Strong understanding of XDM schemas, dataset configuration, and Profile enablement.
- Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with ETL or ELT processing, data pipelines, and cloud based data platforms.
- Experience with APIs, Adobe I/O Runtime, Web SDK, and streaming data ingestion.
- Proficient in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or SQL.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with Snowflake, Salesforce CDP, Segment, Redshift, or BigQuery is a plus.
- Working knowledge of consent, privacy, and data governance structures including GDPR and CCPA.
- Experience in Adobe Experience Cloud (AJO, Analytics, Target) is preferred but not required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.



















