AEM Architect

Job title: AEM Architect

Job Location: Parsippany, NJ - Onsite

Job Type: Fulltime

Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Total Experience: 14–20 years overall
• AEM Experience: 7–10 years with AEM 6.x and/or AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)
• AEM Solution Architecture, AEM 6.x / AEMaaCS, CDN (Akamai/CloudFront/Cloudflare/Fastly), Frontend (React/Angular/Vue), Headless AEM, BFF (Node.js/Java/Spring Boot), GraphQL/REST, Dispatcher, DevOps, CI/CD, Security

Expert level AEM knowledge, including:

• Sling, OSGi, JCR, HTL
• Dispatcher, workflows, MSM

Strong experience across:

• CDN and edge architectures
• Modern Frontend frameworks and SPA patterns
• BFF and API driven architectures
• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments
• Security, authentication, and authorization

Roles & Responsibilities

AEM Architecture & Content Platforms

• Design and own enterprise scale AEM architectures, including:
• AEM Sites, Assets, Headless & Hybrid implementations
• Component and template frameworks
• Content models, taxonomies, and content structures
• Workflows, MSM, localization, and multi-site strategies
• Architect Dispatcher, caching strategies, performance tuning, and scalability patterns
• Drive best practices for AEMaaCS, cloud readiness, and platform modernization

CDN & Edge Architecture

Architect and configure CDN platforms such as:

• Akamai, CloudFront, Cloudflare, Fastly

Define and optimize:

• Edge caching and routing strategies
• Image optimization and media delivery
• Web Application Firewall (WAF) and bot mitigation
• Partner with security and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability and resilience

Frontend Architecture

Lead Frontend architecture using:

• React, Angular, Vue

Design and govern:

• SPA and Micro Frontend patterns
• Integration of Frontend apps with AEM (SPA Editor, Headless APIs)
• Establish performance, accessibility, and UX best practices

Backend for Frontend (BFF) & APIs

Design and implement BFF layers using:

• Node.js, Java, Spring Boot

Integrate BFF services with:

• AEM Headless APIs (GraphQL, REST, Sling Models)
• Define API contracts, orchestration patterns, and scalability strategies

Enterprise Integrations

Architect integrations with:

• CRM and commerce platforms
• Identity and access management systems (OAuth2, SAML, JWT)
• Analytics, personalization, and marketing cloud platforms
• Ensure secure, performant, and maintainable integration patterns

Preferred Qualifications

• Adobe Certifications (AEM Architect / Developer or equivalent)
• Hands on experience with AEMaaCS migrations
• Multi brand, multi region, and multi-language platform architectures
• Experience with Dynamic Media, image/video optimization
• Personalization and analytics integrations (Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics)

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Provide architectural leadership across delivery teams
• Lead design reviews, technical decisioning, and governance forums
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and guide root cause analysis
• Mentor developers and architects; uplift engineering maturity
• Work in Agile delivery models, partnering with Product, QA, and DevOps teams
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for US customers and stakeholders
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills for US customers

Education

• B. Tech or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Information Technology