AEM Solutions Engineer Lead

Job Title: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Solutions Engineer Lead
Location: Brooklyn, NY (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Work Hours: 35hrs/week

Job Summary: Looking for an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Solutions Engineer Lead who will be responsible for leading all AEM development activities related to the NYC Design System and its rollout across  guided experiences. The lead will design, develop, and maintain AEM components, templates, workflows, jobs, and integrations while ensuring stability and performance across environments. This role involves troubleshooting Dispatcher configuration, caching, system performance, and supporting CI/CD pipelines including Cloud Manager operations.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in AEM development; strong hands-on experience with AEM Sites, Assets, Sling Jobs, and workflows.
• Provide technical leadership to development teams, including mentoring, conducting code reviews, and promoting industry best practices (DevOps, Cloud, Agile).
• Collaborate with business teams to define requirements, identify risks, and define maintainable solutions within the AEM platform.
• Design, develop, and support AEM components, integrations, and applications for building websites.
• Expertise in Java, Sling, OSGi, HTL (Sightly), and front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Strong knowledge of Dispatcher configs, caching techniques, and performance tuning.
• Experience deploying websites to AEM Cloud Service and on-premises installations.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven, Jenkins, or other DevOps tools.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience resolving production issues in AEM environments.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and team collaboration tools.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Adobe Target is a plus.
• Experience integrating Adobe Analytics with AEM is a plus.
• Experience with Akamai Content Delivery Network for websites.
• Experience with language translation tools such as Smartling or Transperfect.
• Experience with search engines such as Coveo or Solr.