Lead Product Engineer

Absa Group Limited; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Randburg is seeking a Lead Product Engineer to deliver Adobe Experience Manager solutions. Responsibilities include developing high-quality AEM architectures, mentoring junior developers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in Information Technology and significant experience in AEM and Java. This position offers opportunities for professional growth in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Strong problem-solving skills in an agile environment.
• Familiarity with cloud-based AEM tooling.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality AEM solutions based on business requirements.
• Contribute to the AEM development lifecycle from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance technical products.

Skills

AEM Development

Critical Thinking

Java

Agile Methodologies

DevOps Tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AEM as a Cloud Service

Job description

Job title : Lead Product Engineer

Job Location : Gauteng, Randburg

Deadline : October 31, 2025

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Job Summary

• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills across all phases of the AEM development lifecycle to design, build, and maintain high-performing, scalable, and maintainable Adobe Experience Manager solutions.
• Produce well-structured, optimised, and fully documented code that adheres to AEM best practices and enterprise development standards.

Job Description

Development & Delivery

• Apply critical thinking, design thinking, and problem-solving skills in an agile environment to deliver high-quality AEM solutions (Author, Publish, Dispatcher).
• Contribute to all phases of the AEM development lifecycle including requirements analysis, design, component development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Evaluate business requirements and translate them into scalable and maintainable AEM architectures that align with enterprise standards.
• Develop well-structured, optimized, and documented code following AEM and Java best practices.
• Ensure all AEM components, templates, and integrations adhere to principles of scalability, reusability, and performance.
• Apply design patterns and modular development principles to deliver robust AEM solutions.
• Support and enhance CI / CD pipelines for AEM deployments (using Jenkins, Cloud Manager, or similar), automating build and deployment processes across multiple environments.
• Implement observability practices—monitoring AEM logs, performance metrics, and error tracing via tools like New Relic, Splunk, or CloudWatch.
• Automate repetitive tasks and environment setups using scripting or DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, AEM as a Cloud Service tooling).
• Debug, optimize, and maintain AEM components, OSGi services, and integrations with external systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (front-end developers, DevOps engineers, architects, and designers) to evolve technical products and services.
• Align all AEM development with enterprise architecture, security, and infrastructure guidelines.
• Participate in release planning, testing, integration, and performance tuning activities.
• Continuously learn and adopt emerging Adobe and web development practices (e.g., SPA Editor, Headless AEM, GraphQL, AEM Cloud Service).

People

• Conduct peer reviews, testing, and collaborative problem-solving within and across the AEM and broader digital teams.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior developers on AEM standards, patterns, and deployment processes.
• Support business and change management teams with user adoption material and technical documentation.

Risk & Governance

• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the AEM development and release cycle.
• Maintain up-to-date technical documentation and solution design artifacts aligned with organizational governance standards.
• Participate in incident management and disaster recovery activities, applying analytical and technical expertise to resolve AEM production issues.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

End Date: October 21, 2025