AEM Cloud Architect — Lead Cloud Migrations & Modernization

Northern Base; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Base is seeking an AEM Cloud Architect in Malvern, PA to lead enterprise migrations and design scalable AEM Cloud solutions. You will drive architecture, development of templates and components, and ensure robust integration with Adobe Experience Cloud and data pipelines.

The role demands hands-on leadership, deep AEM expertise, and the ability to optimize deployment pipelines, CDNs, and headless content delivery for large-scale deployments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of AEM experience, including 3+ years with AEM as a Cloud Service.
• At least one completed AEM Cloud migration from AEM 6.x to AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Expert knowledge of AEM Cloud architecture, Cloud Manager, and deployment pipelines.
• Proficiency with AEM Development building blocks: HTL/Sightly, clientlibs, HTML, CSS and modern front-end technologies (JS/TS, ReactJS, NextJS).
• Knowledge of OSGi services, Sling Models, Servlets, Schedulers, Event Handlers.
• Experience with headless content design using Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration efforts from on-prem AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Design and implement AEM templates, components, and OSGi services.
• Develop HTL templates, Sling Models, custom OSGi configurations, servlets, and schedulers.
• Design omnichannel and headless content delivery using Content Fragments, Experience Fragments and GraphQL.
• Configure Cloud Manager pipelines and repository synchronization.
• Optimize AEM Dispatcher and CDN configurations for performance and reliability.
• Integrate AEM with the Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem.
• Support enterprise DAM implementations and integrations with AEM Sites.
• Establish AI-assisted development workflows for the team.

Skills

AEM Cloud Migration

AEM Cloud Architecture

Cloud Manager

CI/CD Pipelines

Front-end Tech (JS/TS, React, NextJS)

OSGi/Sling

GraphQL

Adobe Experience Cloud Integration

AI Coding Tools

AEM Certifications

Job description

Northern Base is seeking an AEM Cloud Architect in Malvern, PA to lead enterprise migrations and design scalable AEM Cloud solutions. You will drive architecture, development of templates and components, and ensure robust integration with Adobe Experience Cloud and data pipelines.

The role demands hands-on leadership, deep AEM expertise, and the ability to optimize deployment pipelines, CDNs, and headless content delivery for large-scale deployments.