Senior Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Architect

Overview

Client is seeking a Senior Adobe Experience Manager Architect to design, build, and optimize AEM solutions supporting customer-focused digital experiences. This role requires deep hands-on AEM architecture, component development, cloud implementation, performance optimization, and technical leadership experience.

Core Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable AEM components following Adobe best practices.
• Lead AEM template, workflow, and dispatcher configurations to support high availability and performance.
• Guide AEM Cloud implementations aligned with Adobe cloud-native capabilities.
• Collaborate with system administrators, DevOps, and security teams on deployments, optimizations, and system upgrades.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers.
• Troubleshoot complex authoring, performance, and integration issues across the AEM platform.
• Oversee and optimize AEM integrations with Adobe CJA Analytics, Adobe Launch, and third-party services.
• Define and enforce security, accessibility, SEO, UX, and analytics best practices.
• Lead code reviews, technical design sessions, and solution architecture discussions.
• Maintain and evolve technical documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to align AEM capabilities with business goals.
• Provide leadership in Agile/Scrum environments, including sprint planning and execution.

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Technologies

• 10 years of overall software development experience.
• 8 years of hands-on Adobe Experience Manager experience.
• Minimum 2-3 years of recent architecture experience.
• Extensive experience with AEM core technologies, including Apache Sling, OSGi, JCR/CRX, AEM Workflows, and AEM Dispatcher.
• Expertise in AEM as a Cloud Service and modern cloud deployment strategies.
• Strong experience with HTL/Sightly, Java, JavaScript, ReactJS, NextJS, and NodeJS.
• Strong understanding of J2EE architecture and scalable web application design.
• Experience with server-side rendering, caching strategies, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
• Ability to lead technical design, architecture discussions, and code reviews.

Preferred Skills or Experience

• Azure Kubernetes Service knowledge.

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.