Senior AEM Developer/Architect

Arrow Electronics•Mexico, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow Electronics guides innovation forward for over 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2024 sales of $27.9 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. The company maintains 228 locations worldwide with over 85 countries served. A Fortune 154 company with 21,500 employees worldwide, Arrow brings technology solutions to a breadth of markets, including telecommunications, information systems, transportation, medical, industrial, and consumer electronics. Arrow provides specialized services and expertise across the entire product lifecycle. Arrow does this by connecting customers to the right technology at the right place, time, and price. Arrow provides extraordinary value to customers and suppliers - the best technology companies in the world - and connects them through the company's industry-leading services. This role is responsible for designing, building, and optimizing Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions to power Arrow Digital’s customer-focused digital experience. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in AEM architecture, component development, and cloud-based optimizations, with a deep understanding of best practices for security, performance, and scalability. This candidate should be experienced AEM Headless Architect with deep expertise in React-based front-end architectures, Server-Side Rendering (SSR), and API-driven integrations using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) as a pure headless CMS.

Requirements

11+ years of overall experience in software development, with at least 7+ years of hands-on AEM experience.
Extensive experience in AEM core technologies (Apache Sling, OSGi, JCR/CRX, AEM Workflows, AEM Dispatcher).
Expertise in AEM as a Cloud Service, including modern cloud deployment strategies.
Strong experience with HTL (Sightly), Java, JavaScript, ReactJS, NextJS, and NodeJS.
In-depth understanding of J2EE architecture and scalable web application design.
Strong experience with SSR, caching strategies, and performance optimizations.
Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.

Nice To Haves

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

Architect end-to-end headless solutions using AEM as a content source and React/Next.js for rendering.
Design SSR and SSG architectures leveraging Next.js or similar frameworks for high-performance and SEO-friendly sites.
Define and implement AEM Headless content models (Content Fragments, Models, and APIs) that support omnichannel delivery.
Architect, develop, and maintain scalable AEM components following Adobe best practices and focusing on reusability.
Lead AEM template, workflow, and dispatcher configurations, ensuring high availability and performance.
Guide AEM Cloud implementations, ensuring alignment with Adobe’s evolving cloud-native capabilities.
Collaborate with system administrators, DevOps, and security teams on deployments, optimizations, and system upgrades.
Serve as a technical leader, providing mentorship to developers and ensuring adherence to AEM development standards.
Troubleshoot complex authoring, performance, and integration issues across the AEM platform.
Oversee and optimize AEM integrations with Adobe CJA Analytics, Adobe Launch, and third-party services.
Define and enforce security, accessibility, SEO, UX, and analytics best practices.
Lead code reviews, technical design sessions, and solution architecture discussions.
Maintain and evolve comprehensive technical documentation.
Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams, aligning AEM capabilities with business goals.
Provide leadership in Agile/Scrum environments, ensuring efficient sprint planning and execution