Enterprise Web Platform Architect for CMS & AI

Appnovation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Appnovation, a global AI product company, seeks a Web Platform Engineer to lead CMS evaluation and platform modernization for a life sciences client. You will prototype capabilities, define the platform layer, and align with infrastructure and product teams to deliver scalable, secure websites.

You will drive architecture while still writing code, with emphasis on AI-assisted content, governance, and compliant, high-performance delivery across regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in web engineering and architecture, including 5+ years with enterprise CMS.
• Hands-on experience with multiple CMS, including AEM and Drupal or headless CMS.
• Proven CMS evaluation, selection or replatforming experience.
• Strong development background with code in GitHub repositories.

Responsibilities

• Lead CMS evaluation and selection, evaluating headless and AI-enabled options.
• Prototype new platform features and provide clear recommendations.
• Shape and evolve the web platform layer with reusable components and templates.
• Define migration approach from legacy Drupal/in-house builders to the selected platform.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering to specify hosting, APIs and integrations.
• Shape AI-enabled content workflows with governance and controls.
• Ensure security, privacy, accessibility, performance and SEO requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and resolve complex platform issues.

Skills

Web architecture

CMS experience

Code prototyping

Git/GitHub

APIs (REST/GraphQL)

CI/CD

Security/compliance

AI-assisted tooling

Life sciences familiarity

Consulting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager

Drupal

Sanity

Contentful

GitHub

AWS/Azure

Job description

Appnovation, a global AI product company, seeks a Web Platform Engineer to lead CMS evaluation and platform modernization for a life sciences client. You will prototype capabilities, define the platform layer, and align with infrastructure and product teams to deliver scalable, secure websites.

You will drive architecture while still writing code, with emphasis on AI-assisted content, governance, and compliant, high-performance delivery across regulated environments.