Senior Specialist IT Architecture – Application & Solution Architecture (Adobe & Design Systems)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity:

The Senior IT Architect is responsible for designing and delivering scalable, modern application and solution architectures that support digital and customer experience platforms. This role focuses on hands-on solution design and implementation, with deep expertise in Adobe Experience Cloud and enterprise design systems.

The architect partners with product, UX, and engineering teams to create high-quality, reusable, and performant solutions that enable consistent and engaging digital experiences.

This role exists to enable the delivery of modern, scalable, and consistent digital experiences by bridging business needs, user experience design, and technical execution. The Senior IT Architect ensures that applications and platforms—particularly within the Adobe ecosystem are designed for reusability, performance, and long-term sustainability, while accelerating delivery through design systems and modular architecture.

What You'll Work On:

• Design end-to-end application and solution architectures aligned with business and digital experience needs
• Lead solution architecture and implementation of Adobe Experience Cloud platforms (AEM required)
• Define and implement design systems architecture, including reusable UI components, design tokens, and front-end frameworks
• Architect component-based and headless solutions, integrating AEM with modern front-end technologies (e.g., React)
• Establish scalable integration patterns using APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
• Collaborate closely with product, UX, and engineering teams to deliver solutions from concept through implementation
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on guidance to development teams, including architecture reviews and mentoring
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for performance, scalability, security, and reliability
• Drive adoption of modern development practices, including cloud-native design and DevOps principles
• Define end-to-end architecture for digital marketing platforms
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing Martech ecosystems
• Create reference architectures and integration patterns

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL BRING

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with a strong focus on application/solution architecture
• Proven experience with Adobe Experience Cloud (AEM required; Analytics, Target, Campaign preferred)
• Strong expertise in design systems and component-based architecture
• Hands-on experience with AEM (including AEM as a Cloud Service)
• Hands-on experience with digital marketing platforms (Martech stack strategy), Data & customer 360, Integrations & APIs
• Solid experience with API design, microservices, and integration architectures
• Knowledge of modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or similar)
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across engineering, UX, and business teams
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms
• Adobe certifications (AEM, Experience Cloud)
• Experience with headless CMS and composable architectures.
• Familiarity with design system tools (e.g., Storybook)
• Integration experience with platforms such as Salesforce, SAP, or Veeva
• Experience in Agile and DevOps environments

MISC:

• This is an onsite role based in IL This is NOT a remote role/opportunity.

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is

$113,300.00 – $226,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

IT Services & Solutions Delivery

DIVISION:

BTS Business Technology Services

LOCATION:

United States > Waukegan : J46

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

United States > Chicago : Willis Tower Building 233 S Wacker Dr.

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 15 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf