About this role

Title: Senior AEM Cloud Architect/Tech Lead

Location: Malvern, PA USA (Hybrid)

Duration: 06+ Month contract role

Position Overview

Must Have Technical/Functional 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: HTL/Sightly, clientlibs, HTML, CSS and modern front-end technologies based on JavaScript/TypeScript, Lit, ReactJS, NextJS etc.
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.
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 certifications.

Roles & 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.
Experience Required: 8-10

Senior AEM Cloud Architect/Tech Lead

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