Dentsu

AEM Technical Architect

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21 days ago
Pune, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Architect secure, scalable AEM solutions across Sites, Assets, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, headless CMS, GraphQL/OpenAPI integrations, and Edge Delivery Services.
  • Act as the CMS technology subject matter expert and primary technical point of contact for clients, providing proactive platform guidance and recommendations.
  • Define modernization roadmaps for AEM 6.5, AMS, and AEM as a Cloud Service, including Universal Editor, Edge Delivery Services, content modeling, and API-first delivery.
  • Lead cross-functional technical teams, guide frontend, backend, and delivery architecture decisions, and mentor developers, business analysts, and DevOps team members.
  • Lead proofs of concept and create reusable frameworks, accelerators, block libraries, starter kits, and reference architectures.
  • Design and implement integrations using REST, GraphQL, SOAP, Adobe I/O, middleware, cloud-native services, message brokers, and composable enterprise APIs.
  • Optimize solutions for performance and scale using Dispatcher, CDN, Edge Delivery Services, observability, and sound data-flow architecture.
  • Enforce architecture, coding, security, privacy, accessibility, content, release, and Cloud Manager quality standards.
  • Use AI-assisted and agentic development practices for code quality, migration analysis, content modeling, troubleshooting, and delivery workflows while retaining human review and architectural ownership.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering or solution architecture, with significant hands-on Adobe Experience Manager and modern digital experience platform experience.
  • Deep knowledge of AEM Sites, Assets, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, headless CMS, GraphQL, Universal Editor, Edge Delivery Services, and AEM as a Cloud Service operating models.
  • Strong expertise in Java, Sling, OSGi, HTL, JCR, Dispatcher configuration, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Frontend experience with React, Angular, Vue, or similar technologies, plus understanding of web performance, accessibility, Core Web Vitals, and framework-agnostic authoring patterns.
  • Backend integration experience using REST, SOAP, middleware tools, and message brokers.
  • Understanding of database technologies, cloud platforms, Adobe Cloud Manager, CI/CD automation, observability, DevOps practices, and deployment governance across AWS, Azure, or equivalent cloud environments.
  • Experience with migration and modernization programs, including AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service, component refactoring, content model redesign, performance remediation, and platform rationalization.
  • Experience working in Agile delivery models with rapid value delivery and iterative design.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
  • Preferred experience includes Adobe Workfront, Adobe Express, DAM workflows, Adobe Experience Cloud products, Adobe I/O, App Builder, OpenAPI, personalization, experimentation, analytics integration, AI-assisted workflows, agentic AEM concepts, and other CMS platforms such as Contentful, Sitecore, or Drupal.
  • Strong communication, storytelling, strategic problem-solving, collaboration, leadership presence, and ability to influence clients and cross-functional stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Full-time permanent position.
  • Location: DGS India, Pune, Indiqube Orchid.
  • Brand: Merkle.

Tech Stack

AngularAWSAzureDrupalGraphQLJavaReactSOAPVue.js

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Dentsu

About Dentsu

10,000+ employees

Dentsu is a global advertising and marketing services group that plans and buys media, develops creative campaigns, and builds data- and technology-led customer experiences for brands. It earns revenue from agency fees and media services across a network that includes Carat, iProspect, and Merkle. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Tokyo, Dentsu is publicly traded in Japan and serves clients across many sectors worldwide.

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