Sr. AEM Engineer Denver USA

Arrow Electronics•Denver, CO

40d•Onsite

About The Position

Senior Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer / Architect 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 cloudbased optimizations, with a deep understanding of best practices for security, performance, and scalability.

Requirements

10+ years of overall experience in software development, with at least 8+ 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, 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.