Senior AEM Developer

Cognizant; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced AEM Architect to lead discovery sessions, design scalable AEM architectures, and guide clients on digital marketing infrastructure. The role emphasizes metadata strategy, architecture diagrams, and translating complex requirements into actionable roadmaps.

You will oversee implementations and help grow the Adobe Practice within Cognizant. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in AEM, strong leadership, and advanced communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering successful AEM implementations, including multiple AEM Assets implementations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Discovery sessions to gather requirements.
• Develop AEM technical architecture and solution designs meeting industry best practices.
• Guide clients on digital marketing infrastructure and metadata strategy.
• Translate requirements and strategies into roadmaps and backlogs.
• Oversee implementations ensuring excellence in execution and delivery.
• Guide internal strategy and team development for Adobe Practice.

Skills

AEM architecture

Requirements gathering

Discovery workshops

Stakeholder alignment

Communication

Project leadership

Code management

Solution design

JavaScript

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe AEM

Adobe Launch

Adobe Target

JavaScript

CSS

Job description

• Conduct Discovery sessions to gather all requirements
• Develop AEM technical architecture and solution designs that maximize value, deliver against requirements and meet industry best practices
• Guide clients on optimal approaches to digital marketing infrastructure
• Guide clients on metadata strategy and design
• Translate requirements, solution design and client strategies into both actionable roadmaps and prioritized backlogs
• Oversee implementations to ensure excellence in execution and delivery
• Guide internal strategy and team development for Adobe Practice

Responsibilities

• Conduct Discovery sessions to gather all requirements
• Develop AEM technical architecture and solution designs that maximize value, deliver against requirements and meet industry best practices
• Guide clients on optimal approaches to digital marketing infrastructure
• Guide clients on metadata strategy and design
• Translate requirements, solution design and client strategies into both actionable roadmaps and prioritized backlogs
• Oversee implementations to ensure excellence in execution and delivery
• Guide internal strategy and team development for Adobe Practice

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience delivering successful AEM implementations, including multiple AEM Assets implementations
• Diverse track record of successful AEM integrations
• 5+ years of experience managing implementation teams
• Deep understanding of current marketing technology ecosystem
• Proven ability to conduct impactful discovery workshops for enterprise clients
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
• Proven ability to unwind complex challenges into scalable solutions
• Proven ability to develop advanced architecture diagrams
• Fluency in key languages and technologies including JavaScript, CSS, etc.
• Expertise in code management principles

Must Have Skills

• Adobe certified architect with minimum 10+ yrs experience
• Experience in design and developing AEM websites
• Extensive experience to core AEM features –sites, assets, workflows, tagging, User control etc.
• Good understanding of AEM administration activities
• Hands-on experience in Adobe AEM 6.0 to 6.5
• Good understanding on Adobe Launch and Adobe Target and its integration with AEM

Salary And Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $ 95,000– $ 170,000 CAD depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.