We are seeking a highly experienced AEM Architect to lead the migration of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) from On-Premise or Adobe Managed Services (AMS) to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).

The role will involve working through the full lifecycle of the migration from discovery and assessment, solution architecture, to implementation and post-migration support.

The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in AEM (6.x and Cloud), strong understanding of cloud-native paradigms, and a proven track record in successful AEM transformations.

Required Skills And Experience :

- 10+ years of experience in AEM BE development and architecture (including 6.x versions).

- At least 12 successful end-to-end AEM to AEMaaCS migration projects.

- Strong understanding of AEMaaCS architecture, Cloud Manager, and cloud-native development best practices.

Deep experience in :

- Editable templates, Core Components, Sling Models.

- Dispatcher configuration and optimization.

- CI/CD tools including Adobe Cloud Manager.

- Java, OSGi, Sling, JCR, Sightly/HTL.

- Familiarity with content migration tooling (e.g., Content Transfer Tool, ACS Commons).

- Excellent communication, leadership, and client-facing skills.

- Experience in DevOps tools: Git, Jenkins, SonarQube.

Key Responsibilities :

Discovery Phase :

- Engage with business and IT stakeholders to gather and assess current AEM landscape (On-Premise/AMS).

- Conduct technical audits and dependency mapping (code, content, integrations, DevOps).

- Evaluate custom components, workflows, and third-party integrations for cloud readiness.

- Prepare a gap analysis and migration feasibility report based on BPA reports.

Conceive (Planning & Design) Phase :

- Define the cloud-native architecture aligned with Adobe best practices.

- Design future-state solution including content migration strategy, refactoring needs, CI/CD pipeline design, and integration patterns.

- Provide recommendations for modernizing legacy code and adopting AEMaaCS development paradigms (e.g., editable templates, Core Components, Sling Models).

- Create a phased migration roadmap with risk mitigation strategies.

Implementation Phase :

- Lead and guide development teams during refactoring, re-platforming, and migration execution.

- Oversee the setup of Adobe Cloud Manager, Git repositories, pipelines, and quality gates.

- Coordinate content migration, validation, and post-migration testing.

- Resolve migration issues including dispatcher configurations, replication agents, workflows, and performance tuning.

- Work closely with internal QA, DevOps, and business teams to ensure smooth go-l.

Preferred Additional Qualifications :

- Adobe Certified Expert AEM Sites Architect or Developer (Cloud Service).

- Exposure to integrations with Adobe Analytics, Target, Launch, or other Martech tools.

- Experience working with Adobe I/O, GraphQL, AEM Headless is a plus.

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.