Position: AEM Architect
Location: Charlotte, NC - Hybrid Duration - 14 months
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced AEM Architect to design, develop, and lead enterprise Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AEM architecture, Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, Java, REST APIs, and modern CI/CD practices.
The candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, solution architects, DevOps teams, and other technical teams to design scalable, secure, high-performance digital experience platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and define enterprise AEM architecture and technical solutions.
- Develop scalable and maintainable AEM applications using Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, and Java.
- Define AEM application architecture, content architecture, component frameworks, templates, workflows, and integrations.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party systems with AEM.
- Design reusable AEM components, services, servlets, models, schedulers, and workflows.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to AEM development teams.
- Review existing AEM implementations and recommend improvements for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Design integrations between AEM and enterprise applications, APIs, and external platforms.
- Establish development standards, coding practices, design patterns, and architectural guidelines.
- Work with DevOps teams to implement and improve CI/CD pipelines for AEM applications.
- Support automated build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
- Troubleshoot complex AEM production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
- Participate in architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and code reviews.
- Ensure AEM solutions follow enterprise security, performance, and development standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the complete SDLC.
- Mentor developers and provide guidance on AEM best practices and architecture.
Required Skills
- 8+ years of experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) development and architecture.
- Strong hands-on experience with AEM architecture and application development.
- Strong knowledge of Apache Sling and OSGi.
- Strong experience with HTL/Sightly and AEM component development.
- Strong Java/J2EE development experience.
- Experience developing REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
- Strong understanding of AEM Sling Models, Servlets, OSGi Services, Workflows, Templates, and Components.
- Experience with AEM Dispatcher and caching concepts.
- Strong understanding of AEM repository/JCR concepts.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture and design patterns.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
CI/CD & DevOps
- Experience implementing modern CI/CD practices for AEM applications.
- Experience with tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Experience with automated build, deployment, testing, and release management.
- Knowledge of Maven and automated code-quality tools.
- Experience with cloud-based AEM deployments is preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
- Experience with Adobe Cloud Manager.
- Knowledge of Adobe Experience Cloud and related Adobe products.
- Experience with GraphQL or modern API-based integrations.
- Knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or other modern frontend technologies.
- Experience with Docker and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Knowledge of CDN, caching, and performance optimization.
- Experience leading large-scale AEM implementations and migrations.
- Experience with AEM upgrades and migration from legacy versions to modern AEM platforms.
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