Senior Architect Adobe Experience Manager

Timebox Pro; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Timebox Pro is looking for a Senior AEM Architect to oversee the design and governance of Adobe Experience Manager architecture in Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ. The role requires extensive experience in AEM and involves leading cross-functional teams to implement best practices across digital platforms.

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in web engineering, oversee multi-site deployments, and ensure compliance with SEO, GEO, and personalization standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise web/digital platforms engineering.
• 7+ years hands-on AEM development and architecture.
• Experience in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of AEM architecture.
• Ensure SEO compliance and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

AEM Sites & Assets

Multi-Site Manager (MSM)

Content Fragments / GraphQL

SEO Technical Architecture

Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO)

Java / HTL / Sling Models

React / Next.js / Angular

Education

Adobe Certified Expert – AEM Sites Developer or Architect

Adobe Certified Master – AEM Architect

AWS / Azure / GCP Professional Cloud Architect

Tools

Apache Sling / OSGi / Felix

Cloud Manager / CI-CD

Git / GitHub Actions / Jenkins

Kubernetes / Docker (AEMaaCS)

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Senior AEM Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of our Adobe Experience Manager-based digital platform. You will serve as the technical authority for content architecture across web, mobile, and headless channels — ensuring our experiences are scalable, performant, and compliant with SEO, GEO, and personalization best practices.

You will work closely with Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams to translate business objectives into robust AEM solutions, including multi-site management, content fragment models, headless APIs, and Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) integrations.

Key Responsibilities

AEM Platform Architecture

• Design and own end-to-end AEM architecture across AEM Sites, Assets, and Forms for multi-brand, multi-region deployments.
• Architect and govern Multi-Site Manager (MSM) configurations — blueprints, live copies, rollout strategies, and inheritance models.
• Define component architecture (Core Components, SPA Editor, Universal Editor) aligned with composable DX principles.
• Lead AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) adoption, migration planning, and Cloud Manager pipeline strategy.
• Establish coding standards, OSGi configuration governance, Sling model patterns, and AEM DevOps best practices.

Headless CMS & Content Delivery

• Design headless and hybrid delivery architectures using Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, GraphQL Persisted Queries, and the Assets HTTP API.
• Define content fragment models and structured content schemas for omnichannel consumption (web, mobile, kiosk, third‑party).
• Integrate AEM with CDN layers (Fastly, Akamai, CloudFront) and edge delivery services for optimal performance.
• Evaluate and guide adoption of Edge Delivery Services (EDS) / Franklin for document‑based authoring at scale.
• Collaborate with front‑end teams on decoupled SPA frameworks (React, Next.js, Angular) consuming AEM headless APIs.

Content Governance & Workflow

• Establish content governance frameworks: authoring standards, replication topologies, publish/preview environments, and rollback strategies.
• Design DAM taxonomy, metadata schemas, smart tagging, and asset lifecycle management for enterprise‑scale libraries.
• Define user roles, permissions models, and workflow orchestration across author instances and MSM hierarchies.
• Lead content audit processes, archival policies, and version management strategies.
• Partner with legal, compliance, and brand teams to enforce content quality gates and approval workflows.

SEO & GEO Architecture

• Architect technical SEO foundations: URL structures, canonical tags, hreflang, structured data (schema.org), and XML sitemaps within AEM.
• Design and implement internationalisation (i18n) and localisation (l10n) frameworks, including language copies and live‑copy inheritance in MSM.
• Define GEO‑targeting strategies: geo‑redirect logic, CDN geo‑routing rules, and market‑specific content variants.
• Ensure AEM page templates and components emit Core Web Vitals‑optimised markup (LCP, INP, CLS).
• Integrate AEM with SEO analytics platforms (Google Search Console, Adobe Analytics, BrightEdge, Conductor) for performance monitoring.
• Stay current on Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) trends and guide content structures optimised for LLM discoverability and AI‑generated answer inclusion.

Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) & Personalization

• Architect integration between AEM and Adobe Journey Optimizer for triggered, journey‑based web and email personalization.
• Design offer decisioning models using AJO + Adobe Target / Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) for segment‑driven content variations.
• Define event schemas, XDM data models, and audience segments in AEP that feed AJO personalization journeys.
• Implement web channel actions and code‑based experiences in AJO surfaced through AEM‑rendered pages.
• Govern consent, data privacy, and cookie compliance (GDPR, CCPA) across the personalization stack.

Stakeholder Leadership & Governance

• Act as the primary technical liaison between business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering squads.
• Produce and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), solution design documents, and platform roadmaps.
• Lead proof‑of‑concept engagements with Adobe.
• Mentor senior developers, conduct architecture reviews, and establish centre‑of‑excellence (CoE) practices.
• Represent the platform in steering committee and executive briefings.

Experience 10+ years in enterprise web / digital platforms engineering, 7+ years hands‑on AEM development and architecture, Proven delivery of multi‑site, multi‑region AEM implementations, Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS), Deep MSM design and rollout governance experience, Headless CMS implementation experience (AEM or comparable), AJO or Adobe Target personalization implementations, Experience in regulated or large‑scale enterprise environments.

Technical Skills

• AEM Sites & Assets
• AEM as a Cloud Service
• Multi‑Site Manager (MSM)
• Content Fragments / GraphQL
• Edge Delivery Services
• AJO (Adobe Journey Optimizer)
• Adobe Experience Platform
• Adobe Target / Offer Decisioning
• Apache Sling / OSGi / Felix
• Java / HTL / Sling Models
• React / Next.js / Angular
• GraphQL & REST APIs
• Cloud Manager / CI‑CD
• CDN Architecture (Fastly/Akamai)
• SEO Technical Architecture
• Hreflang / i18n / l10n
• Core Web Vitals Optimisation
• GEO / AI Search Optimisation
• Adobe Analytics / Launch
• GDPR / CCPA Compliance
• DAM Taxonomy & Metadata
• Git / GitHub Actions / Jenkins
• Kubernetes / Docker (AEMaaCS)
• Adobe IMS / OAuth / SAML

Certifications (Preferred)

• Adobe Certified Expert – AEM Sites Developer or Architect
• Adobe Certified Master – AEM Architect
• AWS / Azure / GCP Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Professional Data Engineer (for AEP/data modelling advantage)

Nice to have

• Experience with Adobe Commerce (Magento) and AEM-Commerce integration (CIF)
• Familiarity with Adobe Workfront for creative ops and DAM workflow automation.
• Exposure to headless commerce or DXP composable architectures (MACH Alliance principles).
• Knowledge of AI/ML-assisted content tagging, smart crop, or auto‑translation pipelines within AEM Assets.
• Experience with travel, hospitality, or rental industry digital platforms.