First seen by Alion on Nov 14, 2026. Lumen Technologies scores B on the Alion truth index.
The Role:
We are hiring an AEM Full Stack Developer to drive the end-to-end modernization of our lumen.com portal on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). This role combines front-end and back-end expertise to migrate custom components, standardize architecture, and optimize performance. The ideal candidate will work on cloud migration, AI integration, and CI/CD pipeline development while ensuring responsive, accessible, and scalable digital experiences. Collaboration with architects, designers, and content authors is critical to delivering high-quality solutions.
The Main Responsibilities:
- Migrate custom components (e.g., navigation, forms, carousel, search) to AEM Core Components.
- Develop and standardize front-end architecture using React, HTL (Sightly), and Storybook for reusable components.
- Build and optimize back-end services, workflows, and APIs using Java, Apache Sling, and OSGi.
- Create structured content models with Content Fragments and Experience Fragments.
- Optimize DAM workflows and implement AI-driven features for tagging, search, and personalization.
- Enhance performance through lazy loading, caching, CDN tuning, and image optimization.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with quality gates for reliable deployments and monitoring.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate front-end and back-end solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and troubleshooting across AEM environments.
- Knowledge of AI integration for content management or personalization (good to have).
- Familiarity with DevOps tools like Jenkins, Maven, or Terraform.
- Understanding of web accessibility (WCAG), SEO, and performance testing tools (e.g., Lighthouse).
- Experience with Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, or other Adobe Experience Cloud tools.
What We Look For in a Candidate:
Essential Skills:
- 8+ years of experience in full stack development, with at least 4 years working on AEM.
- Proficiency in Java, Apache Sling, OSGi, JCR, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and HTL (Sightly).
- Experience with React or similar front-end frameworks and AEM Core Components.
- Knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and headless CMS architectures.
- Familiarity with AEM Sites, AEM Assets, AEM Forms, and AEM as a Cloud Service.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerization tools (e.g., Docker).
- Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
- Experience with Storybook for component library development.
- Adobe Certified Expert in AEM (Developer or Architect).
Skills
AEM, Adobe Experience Manager, Java, React, React.js

