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# Principal Architect - Distributed Systems & Agentic AI Security, Governance Organization

- **Company:** Adobe Systems
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $190,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Decision-Making Software, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, OAuth, OpenID, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Security Software, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Privacy Controls, Multi-Agent Systems, Apache Spark, Adobe, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Virtual Agents, Serverless Computing
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/principal-architect-distributed-systems-agentic-ai-security-governance-san-jose-ca--e40e99fe-bb37-4e69-8c08-ef47d8134bc0

## About the Role

* 15+ years of experience in software engineering and security architecture, with a strong focus on distributed systems, platform engineering, and enterprise-scale access control. Recent experience in Agentic AI Security

 * Deep understanding of agentic AI architecture patterns: agent orchestration, tool/function calling, reasoning and planning loops, and multi-agent coordination, along with the risks specific to each.

 * Expert-level knowledge of identity and access management, authorization models, and credential/secrets management (e.g., OAuth/OIDC, SAML, workload identity, policy-as-code approaches such as OPA/Rego or Cedar-class engines).

 * Demonstrated ability to lead ambiguous initiatives involving multiple functions across security, product, legal/privacy, and infrastructure teams, and to influence org-wide standards without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Practical experience withagent-lifecycle governance, including audit evidence generation and anomaly/incident response for autonomous systems.

 * Familiarity with privacy and compliance frameworks relevant to AI systems (e.g., data residency, consent management, and sectoralregulatory expectations for automated decision-making).

 * Experience building or governing developer platforms, cloud-native services, or streaming data platforms (e.g., Kafka, Spark) at enterprise scale.

 * Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Security, or related technical field.

 * Experience standing up or contributing to an enterprise Architecture Review Board or equivalent governance function.

Success Profile

 * Strong systemsthinkerwho can simplify genuinely hard problems - you make governancetransparentwithout making itburdensome.

 * Comfortable operating at both hands-on technical depth and strategic, executive-facing leadership.

 * High ownership, high bias for execution, anda track recordof turning a working draft into a production-grade, adopted standard., Access Authorization, Access Control, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Product Family, Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Processes, Cloud Computing, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Science, Computer Security, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Distributed Computing, Documentation, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Protection, Evangelism, Identity Data Management, Large-Scale Systems, Leadership, Legal, MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional, Management Strategy, Memory Hardware, Mentoring, OAuth, Privacy Controls, Regulatory Compliance, Resident Retention, Security Architecture, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Security Software, Software Engineering, Standards Organizations, System Architecture, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Thought Leadership, Threat Modeling

## Description

At Adobe, we are buildingenterprise-grade Agentic-AI systems that automate large-scale data access and workflow execution for business processes.These systems not only embody foundational enterprise security and privacyconsiderationsbut alsoprovide robust and safety-preserving capabilities in the emerging world of agent identity, delegated accesscontroland human-in-the-loop execution models.

This is amulti-fluency role: you need thedistributed systemsand Agentic-AI depth to architect howagentsreason, plan, and act at scale, and the security-and-compliancemechanisms that manage safe and trustworthy execution.You will partner with engineering, product, legal/privacy, and security leadership to turn fast-moving agentic AIcapabilitiesinto a governed, enterprise-ready platform., Agentic AI Architecture

 * Define and drive the end-to-end reference architecture for how AI agentsareauthenticated andauthorizedtoaccess enterprise data, tools, and systems across Adobe'sCustomerExperience Platform - covering agent lifecycle management, interaction protocols, memory/context handling, and action-execution frameworks.

 * Evaluate and select frameworks, protocols, and platforms (e.g., agentic orchestration frameworks, MCP-style tool systems, policy engines such as OPA/Cedar-class authorization) that best support secure, governed multi-agent systems at Adobe's scale.

Security, Compliance & Privacy by Design

 * Own the security architecture for agent-to-system and agent-to-agent interactions: identity and workload authentication, least-privilege authorization, secrets and credential mediation, network egress controls, runtime isolation, and telemetry/audit evidence sufficient to satisfy internal audit and external regulators.

 * Embed privacy-by-design and compliance requirements (data governance, consent, data residency, retention) directly into the agent architecture rather than bolting them on after the fact; partner with Legal/Privacy to keep architecture decisions ahead of regulatory expectations for autonomous AI systems.

Cross-Organizational Leadership & Standards

 * Lead architectural reviews and set standards for scalability, resiliency, observability, and cost efficiency - with security and compliance treated as first-class, non-negotiable design constraints rather than downstreamsignoffs.

 * Contribute to or lead anArchitecture Review Board function for agentic AI, ensuring new capabilities are evaluated consistently against Adobe's governance bar before they ship.

Technical Leadership, Mentorship & Evangelism

 * Serve as Adobe's senior technical authority and encouraging leader on secure agentic AI architecture. Mentor senior engineers and architects. Elevate security and privacy proficiency across the broader engineering organization.

 * Create andmaintainarchitecture documentation, decision records, and threat models that are equally useful to implementation teams and to senior leadership.

Executive & Customer Engagement

 * Represent Adobe's agentic AI security and governance posture to executive leadership, enterprise customers, and - where relevant - regulators and standards bodies, with clear, bounded claims about maturity, open risks, and the evidencebefore broader rollout.

 * Provide thought leadership across theorganizationwhere agentic AI access governance is heading, and shape Adobe's roadmap accordingly.


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