eClerx - Adobe Experience Manager Architect

The candidate must possess in-depth functional knowledge of the process area and apply it to operational scenarios to provide effective solutions.

He/she must be able to identify discrepancies and propose optimal solutions by using a logical, systematic, and sequential methodology.

It is vital to be open-minded towards inputs and views from team members and to effectively lead, control, and motivate groups towards company objects.

Additionally, he/she must be self-directed, proactive, and seize every opportunity to meet internal and external customer needs and achieve customer satisfaction by effectively auditing processes, implementing best practices and process improvements, and utilizing the frameworks and tools available.

Goals and thoughts must be clearly and concisely articulated and conveyed, verbally and in writing, to clients, colleagues, subordinates, and supervisors.

Roles and responsibilities:

- Cloud-Native Architecture: Design and architect scalable digital platform solutions leveraging AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) for global enterprises.

- Modern Paradigms: Define and implement traditional, hybrid, and headless/composable architectures using AEM Content Fragments, GraphQL APIs, and modern frontend frameworks.

- Integration Ecosystem: Architect seamless integrations between AEM and third-party systems, microservices, and modern middleware using Adobe App Builder and Adobe I/O Events.

- Multi-Site & Global Governance: Establish foundational blueprints for Multi-Site Management (MSM), Blueprints, and Live Copy strategies across complex multi-brand, multi-lingual enterprise setups.

- Personalization & Analytics: Partner with marketing teams to design and implement advanced personalization, content targeting, and analytics scenarios using Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, and Adobe Experience Platform (AEP / Real-Time CDP).

- Asset Management: Optimize digital asset lifecycles, metadata schemas, and smart tagging workflows, incorporating AEM Assets and Adobe GenStudio / Firefly (Generative AI) capabilities.

- Hands-on Leadership: Act as a hands-on architect capable of building core frameworks, developing proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and establishing strict coding blueprints (Sling Models, Core Components).

- Modern DevOps: Oversee automated deployment pipelines using Adobe Cloud Manager, defining CI/CD governance, quality gates, and automated testing strategies.

- Performance & Security: Lead optimization strategies for CDN configurations (Fastly/Cloudflare), Dispatcher caching rules, and overall platform performance, security, and Core Web Vitals.

- Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate complex architectural designs, risks, and trade-offs to both technical engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Technical and Functional Skills:

- Minimum 12+ years of IT experience, with at least 6+ years dedicated to architecting and leading large-scale enterprise Web Content Management (WCM) solutions.

- Proven track record of architecting and successfully delivering at least 2 large-scale implementations on AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) or migrations from AEM 6.x to Cloud Service.

- Demonstrated experience in consulting environments, managing complex deliverables, scoping technical requirements, and managing client expectations.

- Deep AEM Expertise: Mastery of Apache Sling, JCR (Oak), OSGi R7+, Core Components, Context-Aware Configurations, and Sling Models.

- Modern Frontend Frameworks: Strong understanding of single-page application (SPA) architectures and frameworks like React, Next.js, or Vue.js, alongside standard HTML5/CSS3/SASS.

- Cloud & Microservices: Practical experience with cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies. Robust understanding of RESTful microservices built via Node.js or Spring Boot.

- Agile Delivery: Expert knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies, leading technical grooming sessions, and driving sprint velocity.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

- Adobe Certified Master - Adobe Experience Manager Architect (Strongly Preferred).

- Additional certifications in Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, or Adobe Experience Platform are a major plus.

- Experience implementing Edge Delivery Services (EDS) or Franklin within the AEM ecosystem.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability to author high-quality technical blueprints, system architecture documentation, and delivery roadmaps.