Description
Join Adobe as a Systems Design/Architecture Engineer and play a pivotal role in building the future of our technology stack! This is an outstanding opportunity to work with world-class talent and technologies to develop exceptional products.
You will develop robust technical artifacts such as automation tools, secure-by-default templates, and reference architectures that enable flawless and secure engineering processes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Driving strategic decisions by aligning company strategy with analytical insights to meet ambitious growth goals
- Building comprehensive system architectures covering identity and access management, network segmentation, application security, and data protection
- Establishing and enforcing architectural standards across product teams
- Collaborating with business units to represent the architecture function
- Mentoring junior engineers, encouraging a culture of excellence through design reviews, office hours, or structured mentoring programs
- Evaluating new technologies and determining their relevance to our stack, recommending strategic investments
- Conducting ongoing research to benchmark and incorporate industry guidelines, providing actionable insights
To succeed in this role, you will need:
- 15+ years in systems development, architecture engineering, or a related field, with at least 10 years in distributed computing environments
- Demonstrated proficiency in at least three core domains: identity and access management, applied cryptography, network security, cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), application security, or secure SDLC
- Practical experience with threat modeling methods
- A track record of crafting impactful architecture decisions that others have successfully implemented
- Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical collaborators
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, or a related area
Nice to have:
- Experience operating as a senior or staff-level engineer
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, OSCP, or cloud security certifications
- Experience presenting security posture to enterprise customers or regulators
- Experience working within a matrixed organization
- A public history of contributions via presentations, publications, open-source projects, or patents
We will know you're succeeding when:
- Within your first year, your architecture decisions become the standard for other teams
- Your threat models lead to actionable fixes that improve security
- Engineering leads seek your input early in the build phase
- Your contributions bring about clear progress in risk metrics, reflecting your influence within the organization