Adobe AEM Architect

Aptino; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptino is seeking an experienced Adobe AEM Architect in Charlotte, NC, to design, implement, and guide enterprise-scale digital experience solutions using Adobe Experience Manager. The role emphasizes AEM Sites, AEM Assets, and AEM Cloud Service, with extensive integration to CRM, e-commerce, and Adobe Experience Cloud.

You will lead architecture workshops, develop blueprint documents, and drive CI/CD and deployment automation.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of AEM Sites, AEM Assets, and AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Advanced understanding of Java, Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, and REST APIs.
• Proven experience designing enterprise integrations with CRM, e-commerce, and third-party systems.
• Background in CI/CD, DevOps, deployment automation, and cloud-based AEM implementations.
• Experience leading architecture reviews, creating solution blueprints, and providing technical guidance.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement scalable AEM architectures for large enterprise platforms.
• Design solutions using Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, Java, REST APIs.
• Establish architecture standards and technical frameworks for performance and reliability.
• Lead architecture and solution-design workshops with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed solution blueprints, integration designs, and roadmaps.
• Review existing AEM solutions and recommend improvements for security and performance.
• Design and oversee integrations between AEM and CRM, e-commerce, and other enterprise apps.
• Drive CI/CD and deployment automation for AEM environments using DevOps practices.
• Ensure security, access control, and enterprise governance in AEM implementations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to AEM developers.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and product teams to deliver AEM solutions.
• Support pre-sales activities with technical presentations and estimates.

Skills

Adobe Experience Manager

AEM Architect

AEM Sites

AEM Assets

AEM Cloud Service

Java

Sling

OSGi

REST APIs

DevOps

CI/CD

Solution Architecture

Job description

Role: Adobe AEM Architect

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid -- 3 days/week onsite)

**Duration:**12 months

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Adobe AEM Architect to design, implement, and guide enterprise-scale digital experience solutions using Adobe Experience Manager. The ideal candidate will have strong architectural knowledge of AEM Sites, AEM Assets, and AEM as a Cloud Service, along with extensive experience integrating AEM with enterprise applications and modern cloud-based platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and implement scalable AEM architectures for large enterprise digital experience platforms, covering AEM Sites, AEM Assets, and AEM Cloud Service.
• Design solutions using Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, Java, REST APIs, and related AEM technologies.
• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and technical frameworks that support scalability, maintainability, performance, and reliability.
• Lead architecture and solution-design workshops with business, technical, and engineering stakeholders.
• Develop detailed solution blueprints, technical architecture documents, integration designs, and implementation roadmaps.
• Review existing AEM solutions, identify architectural gaps, and recommend improvements to enhance performance, security, and maintainability.
• Design and oversee integrations between AEM and CRM, e-commerce platforms, Adobe Experience Cloud, APIs, and third-party enterprise applications.
• Drive CI/CD and deployment automation for AEM environments using modern DevOps practices.
• Establish strategies for AEM performance optimization, caching, scalability, availability, and efficient content delivery.
• Ensure AEM implementations follow appropriate security, access control, and enterprise governance standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to AEM developers and engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, security, and product teams to ensure successful delivery of AEM solutions.
• Participate in technical and architecture reviews and provide guidance on complex implementation decisions.
• Support pre-sales activities, including solution discussions, technical presentations, estimates, proposals, and customer engagements for AEM implementations.
• Provide architectural guidance during implementation, deployment, production support, and platform modernization initiatives.

Required Expertise:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of AEM Sites, AEM Assets, and AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Advanced understanding of Java, Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, and REST APIs.
• Proven experience designing enterprise integrations involving CRM, e-commerce, Adobe Experience Cloud, and third-party systems.
• Strong background in CI/CD, DevOps, deployment automation, and cloud-based AEM implementations.
• Demonstrated experience with architecture design, solution blueprints, architecture reviews, and technical leadership.
• Strong understanding of AEM performance tuning, scalability, security, and enterprise deployment strategies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring engineering teams and providing technical direction on complex AEM projects.
• Experience supporting client-facing and pre-sales engagements for large-scale AEM solutions is highly desirable.