AEM Solution Lead

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• We are seeking an experienced AEM Solutions Lead to design, develop, and maintain scalable Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions.
• This role involves acting as a bridge between technical execution and business, leading development efforts, ensuring platform performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital experiences.
• Oversee platform governance and guide development teams to ensure successful digital transformations.

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Design:

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of AEM Sites, AEM Assets (DAM), and integrations with the broader Adobe Experience Cloud.

Technical Leadership:

• Guide and mentor development teams, conduct code reviews, and enforce AEM development best practices (Java, Sling, OSGi, HTL).
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, oversee platform governance, and guide development teams to ensure successful digital transformations.
• Design, develop, and maintain AEM components, templates, workflows, and integrations. Lead and promote best practices in AEM development, DevOps, and Agile methodologies.

Client & Stakeholder Alignment:

• Act as a strategic technical advisor, leading requirement-gathering workshops and aligning technical solutions with business goals.
• Work with stakeholders across product, UX, content, and engineering teams. Advise leadership on architectural tradeoffs, technical debt, and the long-term implications of platform decisions.

Governance & Performance:

• Establish guidelines for templates, component structures, user roles, caching strategies (Dispatcher), and platform scalability. Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Ensure platform stability, performance, and scalability across environments. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Dispatcher configuration, caching, and system performance. Support CI/CD pipelines, including automated builds, deployments, and testing. Monitor application health and implement observability and diagnostic solutions.

Integration Strategy:

• Oversee the integration of AEM with third-party platforms such as CRMs, Marketing Automation tools, and custom APIs.

Do you have experience in Web applications?, * Experience: 8 - 10+ years of hands-on AEM experience and 4+ years leading technical implementations or architecture, ideally with exposure to AEM as a Cloud Service.

• Experience in migrating from another CMS platform to Adobe AEM as Cloud Services.

Technical Proficiency:

• Strong hands-on experience with AEM Sites, Assets, Sling Jobs, and workflows.
• Deep understanding of Java, Sling, OSGI, HTL (Sightly), HTML, JavaScript frameworks, CSS, CI/CD DevOps pipelines, and modern web application development.
• Strong knowledge of Dispatcher configuration, caching strategies, and performance tuning
• Experience with AEM Cloud Service and on-premises deployments
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Maven, Jenkins, or similar DevOps tools
• Proven experience troubleshooting and resolving production issues in AEM environments
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring developers, and conducting code reviews
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and collaboration tools Communication: Exceptional client-facing and team-leadership skills with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience integrating with Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics with AEM
• Familiarity with content delivery networks such as Akamai
• Experience with translation tools such as Smartling or TransPerfect
• Experience with search platforms such as Coveo or Solr

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $43.92/hour - $68.62/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.