AEM Senior Developer (AEM Engineer/Full-Stack - AEM Focus)
About The Position
Blue Acorn iCi is seeking an experienced AEM Senior Developer to support large-scale enterprise implementations for a global financial services client. This role will focus on designing, developing, and maintaining Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions, working closely with architects, UX teams, and backend engineers to deliver scalable, high-quality digital experiences. While this role includes front-end exposure, it is AEM-centric and requires strong hands-on experience across AEM components, services, integrations, and deployment environments, rather than a pure front-end or JavaScript-only profile.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on AEM development experience
- Strong knowledge of AEM Sites, including: Components Templates Workflows OSGi services Sling Models Sightly / HTL
- Solid understanding of: JCR Apache Sling OSGi RESTful services
- Experience working with: Java / J2EE JavaScript HTML5 / CSS3
- Experience with AEM Author & Publish setups
- Familiarity with dispatcher configuration and caching strategies
- Experience working in enterprise, regulated environments preferred
- Strong Git experience and version control best practices
- Ability to collaborate across distributed and cross-functional teams
- Working knowledge of modern front-end practices
- Experience with: JavaScript frameworks (React preferred, but not mandatory) CSS preprocessors (SASS / LESS) Responsive design principles
- Ability to work closely with FE specialists and UX teams rather than owning FE architecture end-to-end
Nice To Haves
- Experience with: Adobe Analytics / tagging implementations
- Accessibility standards (ADA / WCAG)
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Prior experience supporting financial services or large enterprise clients
- AEM certifications
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain AEM components, templates, workflows, and services
- Participate in enterprise-level AEM implementations, enhancements, and upgrades
- Collaborate with AEM Architects, UX/UI designers, and backend developers to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Translate business and functional requirements into technical AEM solutions
- Develop reusable, scalable AEM components following best practices
- Configure and support AEM Author and Publish environments
- Work with dispatcher configurations, caching strategies, and performance optimization
- Integrate AEM with external systems and APIs (REST, JSON, SOAP)
- Ensure solutions are compatible across devices and responsive layouts
- Participate in Agile / Scrum ceremonies, estimations, and sprint execution
- Support testing, deployment, and post-release stabilization activities
- Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing across teams
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- life insurance
- disability
- paid time off
- 401(k)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
