AEM Architect

Title: AEM Architect Location: Denver, CO (Onsite) Duration: 6 months + (possibility of an extension)

Detailed Job Description:

• Own and evolve the overall AEM solution architecture, including authoring, publishing, dispatcher/CDN, and content delivery layers.
• Lead the migration to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) - Oak index strategy, repository and package structure, content compatibility, custom workflows, and Cloud Manager CI/CD pipelines.
• Define component and template architecture for the SPA-based homepage redesign, establishing reusable, authorable patterns and design-system alignment.
• Architect search and content discovery (Elastic/AEM Search), including indexing strategy, relevancy, faceting, and performance.
• Design personalization, targeting, and permissioning models that respect content security and audience segmentation.
• Establish integration architecture with enterprise systems - authentication/SSO, user sync, database-backed services, and analytics instrumentation.
• Set and enforce engineering standards: coding guidelines, code review practices, performance budgets, accessibility (WCAG) compliance, and security remediation.
• Partner with product, design, QA, and DevOps to translate roadmap priorities into sound technical designs and phased delivery plans.

Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the candidate to shoulder and execute:

• Stake holder communication
• AEM Cloud
• Java