Technical Lead - Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) at Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways; Doha; On-site; QAR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Airways seeks a seasoned Technical Lead for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) to steer development and management of digital platforms in Doha. You will bridge architecture with hands-on engineering, guiding teams through scalable, secure experiences and cloud transformation.

You will mentor engineers, drive AEM best practices, and collaborate with product owners to shape future-ready web solutions. Expect an impactful role in a globally renowned airline with a strong digital agenda.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in developing and leading Ecommerce / Digital solutions.
• Experience leading development teams in large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Hands‑on experience with AEM and cloud migrations (AEMaaCS).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, security, and performance optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural blueprints and technical leadership for AEM sites.
• Create high-level AEM solution specifications focusing on integration, performance and feasibility.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and product owners to deliver high‑quality implementations.
• Enforce code quality gates and prevent technical debt.
• Mentor engineering teams and drive cloud innovations via Adobe Cloud Manager.
• Deliver solution architecture, document assumptions, and estimate effort for features.
• Design and implement robust external integrations (APIs, GraphQL) with AEM.

Skills

AEM

Java

GraphQL

CI/CD

Cloud Manager

Headless CMS

Sling Models

JCR Queries

OSGi

Angular

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AEM

Adobe Cloud Manager

AEM Dispatcher

Job description

Apply for Technical Lead - Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) at Qatar Airways in Doha, DAW, QA. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

General Information Ref # 236370

Location Qatar-Doha

Job family Corporate & Commercial * Closing Date: 2026-09-13

Job Purpose:

You will be leading a team focusing on the development and management of websites and applications using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). You will be performing technical leadership as well as playing a key role in Qatar Airways' cloud transformation and innovation initiatives. As an AEM Technical Lead, you will bridge the gap between high-level architecture and hands‑on engineering, ensuring the delivery of highly scalable, secure, and resilient digital experiences.

Role and Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership:

Provide architectural blueprints, diagrams, and technical leadership to the development team on the Adobe Experience Manager Sites platform.

Solution Specification:

Create high-level AEM solution specifications with close attention to system integration, performance, and feasibility.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

Work closely with developers, architects, and business product owners to ensure an effective, intuitive, and high-quality implementation.

Governance & Best Practices:

Ensure Adobe Experience Manager best practices are strictly followed, enforcing code quality gates so that no technical debt gets introduced during the project.

Innovation & Mentorship:

Mentor engineering teams and drive the adaptation of cloud innovations across different development streams using Adobe Cloud Manager.

Product Support:

Assist Product Owners by providing solution architecture, documenting technical assumptions, and delivering accurate effort estimations for upcoming features.

System Integration:

Design and implement robust external integrations (APIs, GraphQL, etc.) with AEM solutions while maintaining a deep understanding of security, risk, and compliance management processes.

Be part of an extraordinary story: Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community. Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. Together, everything is possible.

Qualification About You:

Education & Experience:

High School Qualification / Vocational Qualification / Diploma or Equivalent OR a Bachelor's degree with an overall experience of about 8+ years in developing and leading Ecommerce / Digital solutions for highly scalable, highly available systems.

AEM Expertise:

Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on experience on AEM, with a proven track record of leading development teams in large‑scale enterprise environments.

AEM Cloud Migration:

Proven hands‑on experience executing AEM Cloud migrations, transforming legacy on‑premise or managed services architectures into modern AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) instances.

Cloud Manager & CI/CD Pipelines:

Expert‑level mastery of Adobe Cloud Manager for managing environments, repositories, configuring CI/CD pipeline automation, validating custom code through quality gates, and troubleshooting deployment failures.

Cross‑Platform Architecture:

Ability to execute cross‑platform designs across the Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem (AEM, Target, and Analytics) to translate business requirements into headless, hybrid, and traditional WCM design patterns.

Core AEM Building Blocks:

Deep understanding of AEM building blocks including templates, components, core components, touch UI dialogs, content fragments, experience fragments, and CUGs.

Headless & GraphQL CMS:

Comprehensive knowledge of headless CMS paradigms, designing content fragments, and building, optimizing, and exposing enterprise‑grade GraphQL schemas and queries.

Technical Stack:

Deep understanding of Sightly (HTL), Sling Models, JCR Queries, OSGi services, and components.

Cloud Infrastructure Setup:

Direct experience with configurations within Adobe Experience Manager cloud services, setting up and configuring the AEM Dispatcher, and implementing SSO integrations.

Next-Gen Frameworks:

Experience with Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS), boilerplate structures, document-based authoring, and modern frontend integration tools like Adobe App Builder.

Web Technologies:

Advanced proficiency in Java, HTML5, CSS3, JSON, XML, XHTML, and client/server‑side technologies.

Scripting & Frameworks:

Strong experience in frontend scripting (JavaScript, JSP), web services (RESTful/SOAP), and modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular.

Testing & Quality:

Experience in Java unit testing using Mockito, JUnit, etc., along with a solid grasp of caching, infrastructure setup, capacity planning, performance optimization, and load testing.

Standards & Methodology:

Good understanding of SEO, Web Accessibility (WCAG), and hands‑on experience identifying technology opportunities using modern Agile methodologies.

About Qatar Airways Group:

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.