AEM Cloud Architect - Lead Delivery, Hybrid Plano

Staff Perm, LLC; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Perm, LLC is seeking an Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Architect for our Plano, TX practice. You will lead backend AEM work, including Java, OSGi, Sling, JCR/Oak, and Cloud Manager, guiding delivery for enterprise clients.

This direct placement role requires senior leadership of architects and engineers, plus collaboration with client teams. The hybrid schedule will be three in-office days in Plano, with emphasis on architecture excellence.

Qualifications

• 10 years in software engineering, including 8 years as an AEM architect with AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Deep backend AEM experience including Java, OSGi, Sling, JCR/Oak, Sling Models, Dispatcher and CDN caching, and Cloud Manager pipelines.
• 2 years managing engineers directly, including hiring, feedback, and performance management of distributed or offshore teams.
• Proven client-facing technical leadership with experience leading architecture discussions and managing scope or schedule changes with data.
• Demonstrated success in turning around a project with measurable results.
• Clear and confident communication skills with executives and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery to ensure every AEM project ships on time, on budget, and works in production.
• Lead and manage lead architects, engineers, and vendor development teams including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
• Manage weekly operating cadence including status updates, RAID logs, sprint capacity, and staffing.
• Serve as first call for delivery escalations and production incidents, managing after-hours and on-call coverage.
• Maintain technical standards through design reviews, code quality checks, and architecture standards.
• Lead technical conversations with client product, architecture, and security teams, holding project managers and partners accountable.
• Support pre-sales activities including technical discovery, estimates, and solution design, and contribute to building the AEM accelerator.

Skills

AEM Architect

Java

OSGi

Sling

JCR/Oak

Dispatcher/CDN

Cloud Manager pipelines

People management

Client-facing leadership

Architectural design

Tools

Edge Delivery Services

GraphQL

Headless AEM (Content Fragments)

AEM Cloud Service tooling

Job description

Staff Perm, LLC is seeking an Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Architect for our Plano, TX practice. You will lead backend AEM work, including Java, OSGi, Sling, JCR/Oak, and Cloud Manager, guiding delivery for enterprise clients.

This direct placement role requires senior leadership of architects and engineers, plus collaboration with client teams. The hybrid schedule will be three in-office days in Plano, with emphasis on architecture excellence.