AEM Architect

AEM Architect

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Total Experience: 14 20 years overall

AEM Experience: 7 10 years with AEM 6.x and/or AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)

AEM Solution Architecture AEM 6.x / AEMaaCS CDN (Akamai/CloudFront/Cloudflare/Fastly)

Frontend (React/Angular/Vue) Headless AEM BFF ( Boot) GraphQL/REST

Dispatcher DevOps CI/CD Security

Expert level AEM knowledge including:

o Sling OSGi JCR HTL

o Dispatcher workflows MSM

Strong experience across:

o CDN and edge architectures

o Modern Frontend frameworks and SPA patterns

o BFF and API driven architectures

o DevOps CI/CD pipelines cloud deployments

o Security authentication and authorization

Roles & Responsibilities

AEM Architecture & Content Platforms

Design and own enterprise scale AEM architectures including:

o AEM Sites Assets Headless & Hybrid implementations

o Component and template frameworks

o Content models taxonomies and content structures

o Workflows MSM localization and multi site strategies

Architect Dispatcher caching strategies performance tuning and scalability patterns

Drive best practices for AEMaaCS cloud readiness and platform modernization

CDN & Edge Architecture

Architect and configure CDN platforms such as:

o Akamai CloudFront Cloudflare Fastly

Define and optimize:

o Edge caching and routing strategies

o Image optimization and media delivery

o Web Application Firewall (WAF) and bot mitigation

Partner with security and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability and resilience

Frontend Architecture

Lead Frontend architecture using:

o React Angular Vue

Design and govern:

o SPA and Micro Frontend patterns

o Integration of Frontend apps with AEM (SPA Editor Headless APIs)

Establish performance accessibility and UX best practices

Backend for Frontend (BFF) & APIs

Design and implement BFF layers using:

o Java Spring Boot

Integrate BFF services with:

o AEM Headless APIs (GraphQL REST Sling Models)

Define API contracts orchestration patterns and scalability strategies

Enterprise Integrations

Architect integrations with:

o CRM and commerce platforms

o Identity and access management systems (OAuth2 SAML JWT)

o Analytics personalization and marketing cloud platforms

Ensure secure performant and maintainable integration patterns

Preferred Qualifications

Adobe Certifications (AEM Architect / Developer or equivalent)

Hands on experience with AEMaaCS migrations

Multi brand multi region and multi language platform architectures

Experience with Dynamic Media image/video optimization

Personalization and analytics integrations (Adobe Target Adobe Analytics)

Generic Managerial Skills If any

Provide architectural leadership across delivery teams

Lead design reviews technical decisioning and governance forums

Troubleshoot complex production issues and guide root cause analysis

Mentor developers and architects; uplift engineering maturity

Work in Agile delivery models partnering with Product QA and DevOps teams

Act as a trusted technical advisor for US customers and stakeholders

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills for US customers