Technical Lead - Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Job Purpose :

This is a highly specialized role for a seasoned technical lead to design and implement solutions across the Adobe Experience Cloud (AEC), specifically focusing on architecture of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) (Content Management) and Adobe Commerce / Magento. This role requires deep technical knowledge, and the ability to bridge two distinct technology stacks to deliver a unified customer experience.

Key Responsibilities :

Architecture & Solution Design :

• Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end digital experience solutions spanning both AEM and Adobe Commerce.
• Define the unified experience architecture, ensuring seamless content delivery (via AEM) and transactional functionality (via Commerce).
• Architect reusable components, APIs, and templates that enable scalable, personalized, and high-performance experiences.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and performant technical solutions across the AEC stack.
• Design and optimize data flow and system integrations between AEM, Adobe Commerce, and back-end systems (e.g., ERP, CRM), particularly for real-time synchronization of customer data, inventory, and orders.
• Drive adoption of headless and API-first architectures for future-ready digital platforms.
• Ensure that architectural concepts, including performance, capacity planning, network / infrastructure planning, and security architecture, are applied consistently across both platforms.

Delivery & Technical Leadership :

Education :

Computer science or Engineering - graduate or postgraduate degree.

Experience :

General Architectural & Professional Expertise :

Specialized Technical Expertise :

○ Deep understanding & proven experience of Adobe Commerce Cloud architecture,

module development, and customizations.

○ Proficiency in PHP, MySQL, and REST / GraphQL APIs.

○ Experience in implementing product data models, catalog rules, checkout flows, and integration with payment / shipping providers.

○ In-depth knowledge of the Adobe Commerce platform capabilities, including customization and extension development.

○ Proven experience in Java and Web technology, preferably with implementation experience of AEM as a content management system.

○ Strong command over OSGi, Sling Models, AEM Components, and workflows.

○ Familiarity with the Java Content Repository API and knowledge of OSGi and its Declarative Services.

○ Experience with AEM Developer tools such as Apache Sling, Jackrabbit, and CRXDE.

○ Experience with Java-based development and the implementation of web frontend templates in AEM JSP templates.

○ Familiarity with SPA Editor, headless delivery, and frontend integration (React / Angular).

○ Experience optimizing Dispatcher caching and CDN configurations.

○ Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (including libraries like jQuery or ReactJS).

○ Familiarity with building tools (e.g., Maven) and version control (e.g., Git).

○ Experience with CI / CD and DevOps for Adobe stack