AEM Solutions Lead

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Role : AEM Solutions Lead
Type: Contract | Hybrid (3 Days office, 2 days WFH)
Location: Brooklyn, NY

Interview: 1-teams and 2-f2f

NOTE : ONLY LOCALS FROM NY METROPOLITAN and NJ AREA WILL BE CONSIDERED (Please check Commutable distance before applying for the position)

MANDATORY
8-10/ + years building with AEM, with strong hands-on experience across AEM Sites, Assets, and Sling Jobs/workflows
3+ years of custom application development outside of AEM or Adobe Cloud
An AEM certification Sites Architect, Sites Lead, DevOps, or Sites Developer
A track record of technical leadership: mentoring developers, running code reviews, and championing DevOps, Cloud, and Agile best practices
Comfort partnering directly with business stakeholders to shape requirements and identify risks early
Fluency in Java, Sling, OSGi, HTL (Sightly), and front-end fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Real depth in Dispatcher configuration, caching strategy, and performance tuning
Experience deploying to both AEM Cloud Service and on-prem environments
Hands-on work with CI/CD tooling Git, Maven, Jenkins, or similar
A troubleshooter's instinct for resolving production issues under pressure
Familiarity with Agile teams and collaboration tools
Nice to Have
Adobe Target experience
Adobe Analytics integration with AEM
Akamai CDN for websites
Translation tooling such as Smartling or TransPerfect
Search platforms like Coveo or Solr

About the Role : New York City is redesigning how millions of residents experience nyc.gov and we need an AEM Solutions Lead to help build it. You'll take the lead on the NYC Design System's AEM implementation, shaping the components, templates, and workflows that power guided digital experiences across the city's flagship website. This is a chance to bring deep AEM expertise to a project with real, visible civic impact, while growing into a technical leadership role that mentors the next generation of developers.
What You'll Do
Design, build, and maintain AEM components, templates, workflows, and integrations that are stable and performant across environments
Take ownership of Dispatcher configuration, caching, and system performance and be the person the team turns to when something needs troubleshooting
Support CI/CD pipelines, including Cloud Manager operations, automated builds, deployments, and testing
Partner with Architects and Product Owners to turn requirements into scalable technical solutions
Lead code reviews and mentor junior developers, helping raise the bar on AEM development practices across the team
Connect AEM to third-party systems CRM, DAM, analytics tools, and custom APIs to expand what the platform can do
Monitor application health and build out observability and diagnostics so issues get caught early
Stay ahead of the curve on AEM features, cloud services, and the broader Adobe Experience Cloud roadmap

Why This Role
Your work will directly shape how New Yorkers interact with their city online from finding services to navigating guided digital experiences on nyc.gov. You'll have real technical ownership, a hybrid schedule that respects work-life balance, and a seat at the table with architects and product leaders shaping the city's digital future.