AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) Solution Architect
Posted 2 days ago by NovaLink Solutions
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The AEM Solution Architect plays a crucial role in evaluating and shaping the future of the Adobe Experience Manager platform by collaborating with various stakeholders. This position involves leading architecture and solution design for AEM tools while providing ongoing architectural advisory. The candidate must possess deep AEM expertise and strong communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Responsibilities include guiding development teams on best practices and ensuring adherence to standards during deployment and governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate the current state of the AEM platform and shape its future direction.
- Lead architecture and solution design for AEM tools, including AEM Sites, Assets, and Forms.
- Provide ongoing architectural advisory during transition activities.
- Guide internal and external development teams on security and performance best practices.
- Conduct code reviews and enforce standards.
- Support deployment and governance strategies.
Key Skills:
- 8-10 years in enterprise content management, digital platform architecture, or closely related roles.
- Deep hands-on Adobe Experience Manager expertise across architecture, implementation, and support.
- Deep knowledge of Java, Sling, dispatcher, and front-end integration.
- Experience assessing complex, highly customized enterprise platform environments and identifying supportability risks.
- Experience working with vendor-built systems and evaluating transition readiness.
- Demonstrated ability to develop technical assessments, support models, and documentation strategies.
- Strong written communication skills for executive audiences.
- Experience with collaboration and delivery tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, or Azure DevOps.
Salary (Rate): £72,000 yearly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
The AEM Solution Architect partners with leadership, engineering, operations, procurement, and the current technical vendor to evaluate the platform's current state and shape its future. The work begins as a diagnostic engagement and evolves into ongoing architectural advisory as transition activities get underway. Lead architecture and solution design for relevant AEM tools, including: AEM Sites, Assets, Forms, and others.
This role requires deep AEM expertise, the judgment to distinguish standard practice from over-customization, and the communication skills to make complex technical realities legible to executive and non-technical audiences. The candidate will be responsible for guiding internal and external development teams on security and performance best practices as well as code review, enforcement and creation of standards, and support deployment/governance strategies.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 8 10 years in enterprise content management, digital platform architecture, or closely related roles.
- Deep hands-on Adobe Experience Manager expertise across architecture, implementation, and support.
- Deep knowledge of Java, Sling, dispatcher, and front-end integration.
- Experience assessing complex, highly customized enterprise platform environments and identifying supportability risks.
- Experience working with vendor-built systems and evaluating transition readiness.
- Demonstrated ability to develop technical assessments, support models, and documentation strategies.
- Strong written communication, including assessments and recommendations written for executive audiences.
- Experience with collaboration and delivery tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, or Azure DevOps.