AEM EDS Lead/ Architect

Job Description

Role: AEM EDS Lead/ Architect

Location: Stamford, CT (Hybrid)

Type: Long term contract

Exp: 12 - 15+ Years

Job Description:

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• We are seeking an Adobe Edge Delivery Services Solution Architect to provide technical and architectural ownership for enterprise digital implementations.
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• The role combines solution architecture, EDS design, engineering standards, integrations, performance, accessibility, CI/CD, technical mentoring and delivery leadership.
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• The Solution Architect partners with architects, product owners, UX, developers, QA, DevOps and business stakeholders to make practical, scalable technical decisions and ensure successful implementation of enterprise EDS solutions.
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Required Technical Skills

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• Strong hands-on AEM Edge Delivery Services (EDS) knowledge and enterprise implementation experience.
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• Expert HTML5, CSS3 and modern JavaScript/web architecture skills.
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• Strong understanding of EDS blocks, block modeling, composition, authoring and content architecture.
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• Strong understanding of Universal Editor and Document-Based Authoring.
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• Experience with Git/GitHub, CI/CD and engineering governance.
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• Strong understanding of REST/JSON integration architecture and security considerations.
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• Strong understanding of performance/Core Web Vitals (CWV), SEO, accessibility/WCAG and scalable front-end architecture.
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• Experience with automated testing, browser testing, monitoring and production troubleshooting.
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Core Responsibilities

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• Own the solution architecture and technical implementation approach for enterprise EDS projects and workstreams.
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• Lead technical discovery, solution design and EDS architecture decisions.
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• Define reusable block, content-model and implementation patterns.
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• Establish coding, review, testing, accessibility, performance and security standards.
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• Determine the appropriate authoring approach, including Universal Editor and/or Document-Based Authoring.
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• Lead integration architecture for APIs, Adobe services and third-party systems.
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• Guide developers through complex technical issues and conduct design and code reviews.
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• Identify technical risks, dependencies and mitigation strategies; support estimation and release planning.
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Architecture & Technical Leadership

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• Define EDS architecture, project structure, reusable block strategy and content-modeling principles.
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• Translate business and experience requirements into scalable technical designs and non-functional requirements.
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• Decide what belongs in authored content, block implementation, APIs, Adobe services or edge functionality.
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• Establish integration, caching, performance, security and accessibility patterns.
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• Prevent unnecessary block proliferation through reuse standards, governance and design-system alignment.
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• Review architectural trade-offs and maintain technical decision records where appropriate.
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• Define performance budgets and Core Web Vitals objectives and review implementation against them.
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• Establish technical SEO and accessibility requirements as part of the Definition of Done.
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• Define CI/CD quality gates covering linting, tests, accessibility, browser validation and release readiness.
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• Establish Git/GitHub branching, pull-request and code-review standards.
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• Ensure unit, integration, end-to-end, accessibility, performance and regression testing are appropriately applied.
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• Lead complex production investigations and drive root-cause remediation.
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Stakeholder & Team Leadership

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• Lead architecture and technical discussions with architects, product owners, UX, business and engineering stakeholders.
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• Mentor Senior Developers and establish consistent engineering practices across teams.
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• Provide technical estimates, identify dependencies and communicate delivery risks.
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• Explain technical trade-offs in business-friendly language and challenge unnecessary complexity.
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• Evaluate relevant Adobe/EDS capabilities and recommend adoption where they provide measurable value.
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• People management is not mandatory; the primary leadership responsibility is technical and architectural ownership.
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