AEM Developer

We are seeking a skilled AEM Developer with over four years of experience to design, develop, customize, and maintain enterprise websites, portals, and content management solutions using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in AEM Sites, component and template development, Java/J2EE, Apache Sling, OSGi, JCR, and modern front-end technologies. This role involves close collaboration with architects, UI/UX teams, business stakeholders, and integration teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing digital experiences in an onsite Islamabad location.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, customize, and maintain websites, portals, and content management solutions using AEM.
- Develop reusable AEM components, templates, dialogs, workflows, Sling Models, and OSGi services.
- Implement responsive and user-friendly digital experiences based on UI/UX specifications.
- Develop and maintain integrations between AEM and external enterprise systems using REST APIs and other integration methods.
- Collaborate with content authors and business teams to create efficient content-authoring experiences.
- Develop and manage Content Fragments and Experience Fragments as needed.
- Ensure AEM solutions adhere to development standards, reusable design patterns, and coding best practices.
- Optimize application performance, caching, content delivery, and overall user experience.
- Troubleshoot and resolve AEM application, integration, deployment, and production issues.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and solution planning.
- Work closely with AEM Architects, Front-End Developers, QA Engineers, DevOps teams, UX/UI Designers, and business stakeholders.
- Support deployments across development, QA, UAT, staging, and production environments.
- Maintain technical documentation for components, integrations, configurations, and development standards.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant software development experience.
- Proven hands-on experience delivering solutions using Adobe Experience Manager.
- Strong expertise in AEM Sites and component development, including components, templates, editable templates, dialogs, Content Fragments, and Experience Fragments.
- Proficient in Java/J2EE, Apache Sling, OSGi, and JCR (Java Content Repository).
- Experience with HTL/Sightly and development of Sling Models, Servlets, Services, Schedulers, and OSGi configurations.
- Solid knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and responsive web development.
- Experience integrating AEM with REST APIs and third-party systems.
- Familiarity with AEM authoring and publishing environments.
- Hands-on experience with Git and standard CI/CD development practices.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service and Adobe Cloud Manager.
- Knowledge of AEM Dispatcher, caching, and CDN concepts.
- Familiarity with headless AEM and GraphQL APIs.
- Understanding of Adobe Experience Cloud products.
- Experience integrating React or Angular frameworks with AEM.
- Awareness of AEM security, permissions, users, and groups.
- Knowledge of automated testing and code-quality tools.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Exposure to DevOps practices and automated deployment pipelines.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with cross-functional teams, contributing to impactful digital experiences using cutting-edge Adobe technologies.