AEM Technical Lead
Core
Technical Lead responsible for driving architecture, delivery, and hands-on backend engineering for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud Service and Edge Delivery Services (EDS) solutions.
Role type
Senior Technical Lead (AEM & Edge Delivery Services)
Builds
Scalable, secure, high-performing digital experience platforms and headless/omnichannel architectures
Domain
Digital Experience Platforms, Cloud Native, Backend Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
AEM Cloud Service, Edge Delivery Services (EDS), Java (11+/17), Sling, OSGi, JCR, Oak, GraphQL APIs, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, Cloud observability, Dispatcher/CDN optimization, Security (OAuth2/OIDC/SAML), Performance tuning
Preferred skills
Adobe I/O Runtime, API gateways, GraphQL federation, Terraform, Adobe Target/Launch/Analytics integrations
Technologies
AEM, Java, Sling, OSGi, JCR, Oak, GraphQL, REST, Kafka, Azure Service Bus, Cloud Manager, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Datadog, New Relic, Kibana, Terraform, Fastly, Akamai, CloudFront, Vault, KMS
Responsibilities
Define solution architecture and technical standards for AEM/EDS; Lead backend development using Sling, OSGi, and GraphQL; Own CI/CD pipelines and code quality; Optimize caching and performance; Enforce security best practices; Mentor engineers and lead delivery planning
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership