AdTech and Privacy Compliance Architect

Who We Are

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world's top multinational corporations, law firms, banks, and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk, and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

At FTI Consulting, you'll work side-by-side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you'll be an an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You'll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development, and, most importantly, you.

Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role

FTI is seeking an AdTech and Privacy Compliance Architect to support our AdTech & Digital Marketing Risk Management Services team. This individual will help drive our AdTech solution offerings to meet our client's technical development and advisory needs. This client-facing role will work across Web, Marketing, IT, and Privacy Compliance teams to define product architecture, develop front-end suppression, and configure Martech technologies in line with privacy compliance requirements.

What You'll Do

• Engineer front-end tools to capture and analyze cookies, local/session storage, beacons, trackers, and other client-side data flows.
• Instrument browsers (via Playwright, Puppeteer, or similar frameworks) to log and replay user journeys.
• Reverse-engineer and analyze third-party scripts, trackers, and AdTech payloads.
• Build dashboards and developer tools for monitoring network requests and consent signals.
• Contribute to backend services (Node.js preferred) to store, process, and enrich captured data.
• Collaborate with compliance engineers to detect consent management platform (CMP) behavior and IAB TCF signals.
• Continuously optimize monitoring approaches to avoid bot detection and ensure accuracy.

How You'll Grow

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You'll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.

As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

Basic Qualifications - What You Will Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Marketing Analytics, Data Science, or related fields.
• 5 years of experience in a Front End Engineering role.
• Deep Browser Expertise: Advanced JavaScript (ES6+), DOM APIs, event handling, and async behavior.
• Understanding of browser storage (cookies, localStorage, sessionStorage, IndexedDB).
• Strong experience with Chrome DevTools Protocol, Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium.
• Knowledge of how iframes, service workers, and beacons operate in the browser.
• Network Traffic Analysis: Skilled at inspecting, intercepting, and analyzing HTTP/HTTPS requests and payloads.
• Understanding of CORS, caching, headers, and request lifecycle.
• Familiarity with packet inspection tools (e.g., mitmproxy, Charles, Fiddler).
• Superior communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience leading client workshops and presentations.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to distill complex technical topics for non-technical stakeholders.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer on a full-time basis; this position does not provide visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building browser extensions or custom devtools.
• Contributions to open-source tools related to network analysis or web automation.
• Familiarity with bot detection and evasion techniques.
• AdTech/Compliance Knowledge: Experience with consent management platforms (OneTrust, TrustArc).
• Familiarity with IAB TCF, GDPR/CCPA requirements, and privacy tech.
• Understanding of how AdTech trackers, tags, and programmatic systems operate.
• Backend & Data Handling: Experience with Node.js or Python for automation and backend services.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, WebSockets, and data storage (SQL/NoSQL).
• Comfortable designing data pipelines to store and query large volumes of network data.

Total Wellbeing - Benefits

Our goal is to support the wellbeing of you and your families-physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer comprehensive benefits such as the following:

• Competitive total compensation, including bonus earning potential.
• Full package of benefits plans, including medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• Company matched 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Potential for flexible work arrangements.
• Generous paid parental leave with available planning tools, virtual expert coaching services and flex return support.
• Family care benefits, including back-up child/elder care.
• Employee wellness platform.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Paid time off for volunteering in your community.
• Corporate matching for charitable donations most important to you.
• Make an impact in our communities through company sponsored pro bono work.
• Professional development and certification programs.
• Free in-office snacks and drinks.
• Free smartphone and cellular plan (if applicable).
• FTI Perks & Discounts at retailers and businesses.
• Upscale offices close to public transportation.

Key skills/competency

• AdTech
• Privacy Compliance
• Front-End Engineering
• JavaScript
• Browser Automation
• Network Analysis
• Node.js
• GDPR/CCPA
• Consent Management Platforms (CMPs)
• Stakeholder Management