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dentsu • Advertising • Creative Agencies • Bachelor's Degree • Python • JavaScript • Node JS • ETL/ELT • 7 months ago
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≈ $15k – $35k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Pune)
Seniority
Architect
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Mar 17, 2026. dentsu scores B on the Alion truth index.

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dentsu

Dentsu is a Japanese advertising and marketing group founded in 1901 that grew into the dominant agency holding company in Japan before expanding worldwide through the acquisition of Aegis in 2013. It plans and buys media, produces creative work, and runs customer experience, commerce and data practices for brands through networks including Carat, iProspect, Dentsu Creative and Merkle. Headquartered in Tokyo and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it employs tens of thousands of people across more than one hundred markets.
dentsu.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • E-commerce Marketing • Digital Marketing • Creative Agencies • Advertising • 5000+ employees • Est. 1901
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The purpose of this role is to create solution architectures for systems and platforms ensuring all relevant options are explored for time, cost and compliance to the company’s standards, policies and practices whilst meeting the business’ requirements. The role will oversee the work of other architects and delivery of the solution for clients both internal and external, shepherding it through the relevant governance.

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead enterprise architecture consulting engagements. Define strategic technology roadmaps aligned with business goals

  • Lead technical design and implementation of CDP solutions across multiple platforms

  • Drive adoption of emerging technologies (AI-driven personalization, composable architectures). Represent organization in industry forums

  • Define and enforce data architecture standards, schemas, and governance models

  • Oversee ingestion pipelines (batch/streaming) and ensure data quality and integrity

  • Guide development teams in building reusable components and scalable integrations

  • Collaborate with marketing and analytics teams to define audience strategies and activation logic

  • Own the orchestration of customer journeys and personalization workflows

  • Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and ensure adherence to best practices

  • Evaluate new tools and technologies to enhance CDP capabilities

  • Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

  • Act as a bridge between business and technology teams to translate requirements into actionable solutions

  • Troubleshoot complex issues across data flows, APIs, and activation channels

  • Contribute to roadmap planning and continuous improvement of CDP infrastructure

Must have skills:

  • Proven experience architecting and leading CDP implementations (AEP, Treasure Data, Zeta, Tealium, etc.) AEP (RT-CDP, AJO, CJA, Workfront), Action IQ, Braze (CDP), Telium, Zeta, Treasure Data, Growth Loop, Hi-Touch, SFDC etc..

  • Strong understanding of composable CDP architecture and data privacy principles

  • Advanced data engineering skills including real-time and batch ingestion pipelines

  • Expertise in API integrations (REST, SOAP, GraphQL) and event-driven architectures

  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or Node.js for scripting and automation

  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and big data technologies

  • Strong understanding of identity resolution, audience segmentation, and activation workflows.

Good to have skills:

  • CDP Expertise: Adobe Experience Platform (RTCDP, AJO), Treasure Data, Tealium, Hightouch

  • Enterprise Architecture & Consulting: TOGAF or equivalent frameworks, Solution consulting and pre-sales experience

  • Experience with Customer Journey Orchestration tools (AJO, Braze, Salesforce Marketing Cloud)

  • Familiarity with reverse ETL tools like Hightouch or Census

  • Hands-on experience with data governance, consent management, and PII handling

  • Knowledge of data formats and transformation (JSON, Parquet, Avro)

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

  • Client-facing experience with stakeholder management and solution presentations

  • Exposure to CDP evaluation and vendor selection processes

Education & Qualification:

  • Bachelors in Engineering with a specialization in Computer Science, Data , IT

  • Graduate from other fields with good communication and analytical skills.

Certifications if any:

  • AD0-E602 Adobe Real-Time CDP Business Practitioner Professional OR Higher

  • AD0-E607 Adobe Journey Optimizer Business Practitioner Professional OR Higher

  • Other CDP certifications (Salesforce, Treasure Data)

Shift timings: 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM (IST)

Location:

DGS India - Mumbai - Thane Ashar IT Park

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent
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