CMS Engineering Manager: Lead Platform & Architecture

AARP; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Company-funded pension

Health, dental, vision plans

Job summary

AARP is seeking a Manager of CMS Engineering in a hybrid Washington, DC area role. You will lead a team of engineers, own architecture and lifecycle for enterprise CMS platforms, and ensure implementation quality aligned with business objectives.

You will coach engineers, drive technical roadmaps, and collaborate across audits, security, and production operations while advancing cloud-native approaches and Adobe tools to deliver value-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent
• 8+ years of application or software engineering experience with Java or similar
• 5+ years leading engineering teams including people management
• 2+ years hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
• 3+ years experience in cloud environments such as AWS

Responsibilities

• Establish a technical roadmap for the platform or capability with value-based outcomes
• Ensure sound integration, data, security, and architecture design across the lifecycle
• Provide rapid delivery of technical solutions aligned with platform outcomes
• Lead audits, disaster recovery, and production support activities
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within platform systems
• Drive continuous improvements of methodologies and offerings
• Participate in Community of Interest to share knowledge
• Mentor and manage engineers to meet goals and competencies

Skills

Java

Enterprise development

Leadership

Team coaching

Cloud environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

AEM (Adobe Experience Manager)

Adobe Experience Cloud

AWS

Job description

AARP is seeking a Manager of CMS Engineering in a hybrid Washington, DC area role. You will lead a team of engineers, own architecture and lifecycle for enterprise CMS platforms, and ensure implementation quality aligned with business objectives.

You will coach engineers, drive technical roadmaps, and collaborate across audits, security, and production operations while advancing cloud-native approaches and Adobe tools to deliver value-driven solutions.