AEM Architect
Remote
Contracted
Experienced
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Position Type: REMOTE part-time, but ON-SITE in PA as needed
Contract Length: Long-term with annual extensions
Position Overview:
Seeking an experienced AEM Solution Architect to evaluate a complex, vendor-built Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud implementation and establish a clear, sustainable long-term support strategy. This role begins with a deep architectural assessment and transitions into a strategic advisory position, guiding governance, platform decisions, and support model execution.
Required Skills:
Position Type: REMOTE part-time, but ON-SITE in PA as needed
Contract Length: Long-term with annual extensions
Position Overview:
Seeking an experienced AEM Solution Architect to evaluate a complex, vendor-built Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud implementation and establish a clear, sustainable long-term support strategy. This role begins with a deep architectural assessment and transitions into a strategic advisory position, guiding governance, platform decisions, and support model execution.
Required Skills:
- 10 years of experience in Enterprise Content Management, Digital Platform Architecture, or closely related roles
- Deep hands-on expertise with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) across architecture, implementation, and support
- Strong knowledge of Java, Sling, dispatcher, and front-end integration
- Proven experience assessing complex, highly customized enterprise platform environments and identifying supportability risks
- Experience working with vendor-built systems and evaluating transition readiness
- Demonstrated ability to develop technical assessments, support models, and documentation strategies
- Experience using collaboration and delivery tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, or Azure DevOps
- Conduct comprehensive assessment of the current AEM Cloud implementation, identifying risks, over-customization, and opportunities for simplification and stabilization
- Define and design a sustainable support model, including internal, contractor, and vendor responsibilities, along with transition planning
- Develop and standardize platform documentation while facilitating knowledge transfer from incumbent vendors to internal teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, UX, engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders
- Lead AEM architecture design across Sites, Assets, Forms, including components, templates, workflows, and content models
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and architecture
- Establish governance frameworks, standards, and guardrails to ensure long-term platform maintainability and alignment with best practices
- Provide ongoing architectural guidance on performance, security, code quality, and deployment strategies
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences
- Identify platform risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs, supporting leadership in informed decision-making
- Oversee and evaluate vendor and contractor contributions, helping define scopes, roles, and accountability standards
- Produce detailed assessments, recommendations, and supporting artifacts to guide future platform direction
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