AEM Solutions Lead / Adobe Experience Manager Lead Developer

We are seeking an experienced Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Solutions Lead to support a major NYC.gov redesign initiative. The selected consultant will lead AEM development activities related to the NYC Design System and its rollout across guided digital experiences.

This role requires a strong hands-on AEM professional who can design, develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize AEM solutions while also providing technical leadership to development teams., * Design, develop, and maintain AEM components, templates, workflows, jobs, and integrations.

• Support the rollout of the NYC Design System across nyc.gov guided experiences.
• Troubleshoot and resolve AEM-related issues across environments.
• Manage and optimize Dispatcher configurations, caching, and system performance.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, Cloud Manager operations, automated builds, deployments, and testing.
• Work closely with architects, product owners, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Follow coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Integrate AEM with third-party systems such as CRM, DAM, analytics platforms, and custom APIs.
• Monitor application health and implement diagnostics and observability practices.
• Stay current with AEM features, cloud services, and Adobe Experience Cloud advancements.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in AEM development.
• Strong experience with AEM Sites, AEM Assets, Sling Jobs, and workflows.
• Expertise in Java, Sling, OSGi, HTL / Sightly.
• Front-end development experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Strong knowledge of Dispatcher configurations, caching techniques, and performance tuning.
• Experience deploying websites to AEM Cloud Service and/or on-premises AEM environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven, Jenkins, Cloud Manager, or similar DevOps tools.
• Strong troubleshooting experience in production AEM environments.
• Experience designing and supporting AEM components, integrations, and web applications.
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and team collaboration tools.

Preferred Skills

• Adobe Target experience.
• Adobe Analytics integration with AEM.
• Akamai CDN experience.
• Experience with translation tools such as Smartling or TransPerfect.
• Experience with search engines such as Coveo or Solr.