AEM Architect – AEM as a Cloud Service / Java / Technical Leadership | Remote | Fulltime

Project overview

We are looking for an experienced AEM Architect to translate business requirements into detailed technical solutions and guide their implementation through to production. This hands-on leadership role combines architectural design, low-level specifications, technical governance and mentoring.

Responsibilities

Required qualifications

Technical stack

AEM as a Cloud Service, Java, OSGi R7+, Apache Sling, JCR/Oak, Dispatcher, CDN caching (Fastly/CloudFront), REST/SOAP integrations, Maven, Git Flow and CI/CD.

Preferred qualifications

Project:

This project is provided by IT-Projektgenossenschaft eG. Please apply with your current CV, certificates, references and your hourly rate.

• Create detailed Low-Level Design Documents (LLDs), specifying Sling Model logic, JSON output structures, component dialog requirements and API contracts for frontend consumption.
• Break down large features into actionable Jira tickets with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with business analysts to align technical solutions with business requirements.
• Design the overall system architecture, including content models, workflows and integrations with CRM, Commerce and DAM systems.
• Develop proof of concepts, complex OSGi services and core frameworks.
• Proactively investigate the codebase to identify technical debt, API bottlenecks and delivery risks.
• Define and enforce AEM development standards through code reviews and security audits.
• Improve performance through Dispatcher/CDN caching strategies, query optimization and prevention of Java memory leaks.
• Verify solutions in staging, oversee performance testing and ensure existing functionality remains intact.
• Mentor senior and mid-level developers through code reviews and pair programming.
• Resolve complex issues across AEM, Dispatcher, CDN and integrated APIs.
• At least 10 years of professional experience, including a minimum of 5 years as an AEM Architect or Lead Developer.
• Expert Java/J2EE knowledge within the OSGi context, including thread safety, singleton handling and memory leak analysis using heap dumps.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AEM as a Cloud Service, OSGi, Apache Sling, JCR/Oak and Dispatcher.
• Proven experience designing robust, fault-tolerant integrations with third-party systems using REST/JSON APIs.
• Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines in Adobe Cloud Manager or Jenkins.
• Strong ownership of solutions throughout the lifecycle, from design and implementation to production.
• Adobe Certified Master – Architect certification.
• Experience designing headless CMS architectures using GraphQL and Content Fragments.
• Experience migrating legacy on-premise AEM instances to AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Start: December '26
• Location: Full remote
• Workload: 100%
• Working hours: 40h/wk US timezone
• Contract type: Freelance

Project details

• Start: date 12/2026
• Duration: 12 months
• Remote: remote
• Location: Plano, USA, US