AEM Architect

Role : AEM Architect

Company : Code and Theory

Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka (Remote)

Employment Type : Full-time

Job Description :

The role requires deep expertise in AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS), cloud-native architectures, headless CMS implementations, Adobe Experience Cloud integrations, enterprise content management strategies, and large-scale digital transformation programs.

The successful candidate will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, UX teams, developers, DevOps engineers, and solution architects to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing customer experience platforms.

Key Responsibilities :

Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership :

- Define end-to-end architecture for enterprise AEM implementations across web, mobile, and omnichannel digital experiences.

- Design scalable, secure, and high-availability AEM solutions aligned with business and technology objectives.

- Establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, and development best practices.

- Lead technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and solution validation activities.

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development, DevOps, and QA teams.

Adobe Experience Manager Architecture :

- Architect and implement solutions using AEM Sites, Assets, Forms, and AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).

- Design reusable content models, component frameworks, editable templates, workflows, and content governance structures.

- Define content architecture using Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, and headless CMS patterns.

- Establish multi-site, multi-brand, and multi-region AEM deployment strategies.

- Design enterprise-grade content authoring and publishing workflows.

Cloud & Platform Engineering :

- Lead cloud-native AEM deployments using Adobe Cloud Manager and CI/CD pipelines.

- Define infrastructure and deployment strategies for development, staging, and production environments.

- Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployments, monitoring, logging, and platform management.

- Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud automation best practices.

- Optimize platform performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Integration Architecture :

- Design and oversee integrations between AEM and enterprise platforms.

- Architect integrations with Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, Adobe Campaign, Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), CRM systems, E-commerce platforms, REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, and third-party enterprise applications.

- Define API governance and integration security standards.

Headless & Edge Delivery Architecture :

- Design headless CMS solutions using Content Fragments and GraphQL.

- Architect Edge Delivery Services implementations for high-performance digital experiences.

- Drive omnichannel content delivery strategies across web, mobile applications, kiosks, and emerging channels.

- Establish content reuse and content distribution frameworks.

Security & Governance :

- Define platform security architecture and access control models.

- Implement enterprise security best practices, authentication, authorization, and compliance controls.

- Conduct architecture reviews to ensure security, scalability, and maintainability.

- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

Performance Optimization :

- Architect solutions for optimal application performance and scalability.

- Optimize dispatcher configurations, caching strategies, CDN integrations, and content delivery mechanisms.

- Improve Core Web Vitals and overall digital experience performance.

- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management :

- Mentor developers, technical leads, and architects.

- Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical assessments.

- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

- Provide effort estimation, risk assessment, and technical roadmap planning.

- Support pre-sales activities, solution proposals, and technical presentations when required.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

Experience :

- 10 - 15 years of overall software engineering experience.

- 7+ years of hands-on Adobe Experience Manager experience.

- Proven experience architecting large-scale enterprise AEM implementations.

- Experience leading distributed teams and enterprise transformation.

Adobe Experience Manager Expertise :

- Strong Java/J2EE development background.

- Expertise in RESTful APIs and GraphQL.

- Experience with microservices architecture and enterprise integrations.

- Knowledge of React, Angular, Next.js, or other modern front-end frameworks.

- Understanding of headless CMS and composable architecture principles.

Cloud & DevOps :

- Experience with Adobe Cloud Manager.

- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

- Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, SonarQube, and automated testing frameworks.

- Knowledge of containerization technologies and cloud-native deployments.

Security & Compliance :

- Experience implementing enterprise security standards.

- Knowledge of authentication, authorization, SSO, OAuth, and identity management solutions.

- Understanding of compliance frameworks and secure software development practices.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Adobe Experience Manager Architect certification.

- Experience with Adobe Experience Platform (AEP).

- Experience with Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, and Adobe Campaign.

- Exposure to Edge Delivery Services and modern composable architectures.

- Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and GenAI coding assistants.

- Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Skills

AEM, AEM Architect, Cloud Services, AEM Integration, System Implementation, Solution Design, AEM Sites, AEM Forms, Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Target, Adobe Campaign