Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced AEM Architect to lead the migration of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) from On-Premise or Adobe Managed Services (AMS) to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
The role will involve working through the full lifecycle of the migration - from discovery and assessment, solution architecture, to implementation and post-migration support.
The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in AEM (6.x and Cloud), strong understanding of cloud-native paradigms, and a proven track record in successful AEM transformations.
Required Skills and Experience: * 10+ years of experience in AEM BE development and architecture (including 6.x versions).

• At least 1-2 successful end-to-end AEM to AEMaaCS migration projects.
• Strong understanding of AEMaaCS architecture, Cloud Manager, and cloud-native development best practices.
• Deep experience in:
• Editable templates, Core Components, Sling Models
• Dispatcher configuration and optimization
• CI/CD tools including Adobe Cloud Manager
• Java, OSGi, Sling, JCR, Sightly/HTL
• Familiarity with content migration tooling (e.g., Content Transfer Tool, ACS Commons).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and client-facing skills.
• Experience in DevOps tools: Git, Jenkins, SonarQube.

Key Responsibilities:
Discovery Phase

• Engage with business and IT stakeholders to gather and assess current AEM landscape (On-Premise/AMS).
• Conduct technical audits and dependency mapping (code, content, integrations, DevOps).
• Evaluate custom components, workflows, and third-party integrations for cloud readiness.
• Prepare a gap analysis and migration feasibility report based on BPA reports.

Conceive (Planning & Design) Phase

• Define the cloud-native architecture aligned with Adobe best practices.
• Design future-state solution including content migration strategy, refactoring needs, CI/CD pipeline design, and integration patterns.
• Provide recommendations for modernizing legacy code and adopting AEMaaCS development paradigms (e.g., editable templates, Core Components, Sling Models).
• Create a phased migration roadmap with risk mitigation strategies.

Implementation Phase

• Lead and guide development teams during refactoring, re-platforming, and migration execution.
• Oversee the setup of Adobe Cloud Manager, Git repositories, pipelines, and quality gates.
• Coordinate content migration, validation, and post-migration testing.
• Resolve migration issues including dispatcher configurations, replication agents, workflows, and performance tuning.
• Work closely with internal QA, DevOps, and business teams to ensure smooth go-l

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

• Adobe Certified Expert - AEM Sites Architect or Developer (Cloud Service).
• Exposure to integrations with Adobe Analytics, Target, Launch, or other Martech tools.
• Experience working with Adobe I/O, GraphQL, AEM Headless is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Skills Required