AEM Architect

AEM Architect

Location: Parsippany, NJ– Onsite

Job Description:

Total Experience: 14–20 years overall

AEM Experience: 7–10 years with AEM 6.x and/or AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)

AEM Solution Architecture, AEM 6.x / AEMaaCS, CDN (Akamai/CloudFront/Cloudflare/Fastly), Frontend (React/Angular/Vue), Headless AEM, BFF (Node.js/Java/Spring Boot), GraphQL/REST, Dispatcher, DevOps, CI/CD, Security

Expert level AEM knowledge, including:

• Sling, OSGi, JCR, HTL
• Dispatcher, workflows, MSM

Strong experience across:

• CDN and edge architectures
• Modern Frontend frameworks and SPA patterns
• BFF and API driven architectures
• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments
• Security, authentication, and authorization

Roles & Responsibilities

AEM Architecture & Content Platforms

• Design and own enterprise scale AEM architectures, including:
• AEM Sites, Assets, Headless & Hybrid implementations
• Component and template frameworks
• Content models, taxonomies, and content structures
• Workflows, MSM, localization, and multi site strategies
• Architect Dispatcher, caching strategies, performance tuning, and scalability patterns
• Drive best practices for AEMaaCS, cloud readiness, and platform modernization

CDN & Edge Architecture

• Architect and configure CDN platforms such as:
• Akamai, CloudFront, Cloudflare, Fastly
• Define and optimize:
• Edge caching and routing strategies
• Image optimization and media delivery
• Web Application Firewall (WAF) and bot mitigation
• Partner with security and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability and resilience

Frontend Architecture

• Lead Frontend architecture using:
• React, Angular, Vue
• Design and govern:
• SPA and Micro Frontend patterns
• Integration of Frontend apps with AEM (SPA Editor, Headless APIs)
• Establish performance, accessibility, and UX best practices

Backend for Frontend (BFF) & APIs

• Design and implement BFF layers using:
• Node.