AEM Cloud Architect / Technical Lead -------- Malvern/Chalotte/Dallas/Toronto

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Position Overview

 

We are seeking an experienced Senior AEM Cloud Architect / Technical Lead to lead an Adobe Experience Manager transformation from on-premises AEM environments to AEM as a Cloud Service. This role requires a hands-on technical leader with proven AEM Cloud migration experience and deep expertise in enterprise-scale AEM implementations.

 

The architect will design solutions, guide technical teams, and support a successful migration while modernizing content management, digital asset management, and omnichannel content delivery capabilities.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

•            Lead migration efforts from on-prem AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service.

 

•            Design and implement AEM templates, components, and OSGi services.

 

•            Develop HTL templates, Sling Models, custom OSGi configurations, servlets, and schedulers.

 

•            Design omnichannel and headless content delivery using Content Fragments, Experience Fragments and GraphQL.

 

•            Configure Cloud Manager pipelines and GitHub or BitBucket to Cloud Manager repository synchronization.

 

•            Optimize AEM Dispatcher and CDN configurations for performance and reliability.

 

•            Integrate AEM with the Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem.

 

•            Support enterprise DAM implementations and integrations with AEM Sites.

 

•            Establish AI-assisted development workflows and the best practices for the team.

 

Required Skills

 

•            8+ years of AEM experience, including 3+ years with AEM as a Cloud Service.

 

•            At least one completed AEM Cloud migration from AEM 6.x to AEM as a Cloud Service.

 

•            Expert knowledge of AEM Cloud architecture, Cloud Manager, and deployment pipelines.

 

•            Proficiency with AEM Development building blocks:

 

o            HTL/Sightly, clientlibs, HTML, CSS and modern front-end technologies based on JavaScript/TypeScript, Lit, ReactJS, NextJS etc.

 

o            OSGi services, Sling Models, Servlets, Schedulers, Event Handlers

 

•            Knowledge of API integrations(internal and external) with AEM.

 

•            Experience with headless content design and delivery using Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, and GraphQL.

 

•            Experience with enterprise DAM implementations and multi-site architectures.

 

•            Strong understanding of AEM Dispatcher configurations, reverse proxy and load balancers.

 

•            Proficiency with AI coding tools (Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) for development acceleration.

 

Preferred Skills

 

•            Adobe Experience Cloud integrations experience with Adobe Data Collection - Tags, WebSDK, MobileSDK, Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target and AEP.

 

•            Adobe OpenAPI experience for AEM Assets and AEM Sites communication.

 

•            Exposure to AI tools within AEM as a Cloud Service.

 

•            Modern CDN architecture and performance optimization expertise.

 

•            CI/CD pipeline design and DevOps best practices.

 

•            Experience with Adobe I/O and event-driven integrations.

 

•            AEM Developer or Architect