AEM Architect

Job Description - AEM Architect Experience: Min 8 years of experience with AEM application design & development Responsibilities:  Design and implement solutions based on Adobe Digital stack  Lead development for major client projects, including enterprise-level AEM/AEP design and development work.  Responsible for System design, application architecture, data design, defining content lifecycles, setup and deployment of production environments while addressing performance and security concerns.  Define content model for content/assets using AEM.  Serve as a technical expert across teams, clients and vendors. Work with alliances and partnerships to ensure deep understanding of the technologies.  Act as liaison between business units, technology teams and support teams and collaborate with developers, external vendors and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision.  Start POCs and do early risk assessments.  Identify system deficiencies and implements effective solutions.  Training, Mentoring & Coaching of team members to create a solid implementation team well versed in technical and development methodology of Web Application solutions  Research new products and technologies to determine fit with the technology roadmap.  Develop project technology strategy by understanding key client objectives; diagnosing and mapping client requirements; articulating solution risks and barriers; recommending project approaches; preparing time and cost estimates; planning full project life cycle.  Lead pre sales support activities for Adobe based opportunities and provide solutioning, effort estimation, and preparation of statement of work.  Assist in strategic sales efforts from a technical perspective. Suggest alternative technical solutions to meet client requirements more efficiently, and with greater reusability.  Lead Adobe Solutions, integrations, validation & alignment Knowledge and Skill:  8+ years of Hands-on experience with AEM, AEM assets or AEP and very strong concepts of OSGi, Apache Sling, Apache Sightly, Apache Oak and Adobe Dispatcher  Develop and oversee OSGI bundles, AEM templates, HTL/Sightly components and services, AEM launches, workflows, localization features, AEM Mobile and Forms applications and the AEM DAM.  Significant exposure of working with ClientLibs, Java Content Repository (API), Sling Web Framework and Apache Felix OSGi framework.  Expertise in Hands-on implementation of Java technologies, Java EE, Servlets, JSP, JSTL and Tag libraries  Strong hand on experience of Components, Templates, Taxonomy, metadata management, Forward and Reverse Replication, Workflows, Content Publishing and unpublishing, Tagging, Deployment and Content migration/ planning.  Expertise in AEM capabilities including Multi-site manager and Blueprinting, and the use of Online marketing components such as advanced targeting/personalization, and multi-variate testing, is preferred  Experience on one or more other Adobe marketing cloud products like Dynamic Tag Manager, Target, Analytics, AEM Forms, Adobe Campaign  Excellent communication and teamwork skills  Experience working on the Latest Adobe Cloud Platform and its SaaS offerings  Experience in setting up and configuring DAM system  Experience in migration from other CMS to AEM.  Experience with AEM version upgrade.  Should be able to solution architect Adobe suite of products  Should be able to comprehend clients business requirements and provide solutioning which includes AEM and or with a combination of other suite of products(Analytics, Target, DTM, Campaign, Audience Manager)  Knowledge of using AEM in a cloud environment like Adobe Cloud, AWS, or other  Experience with Java, JavaScript, J2EE, CSS and related technologies  Experience with front end frameworks such as Angular, React, and Bootstrap.  Working knowledge and understanding of the following: Apache, App server logs, RESTful web services, Javascript and jQuery  Experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.)