AEM Architect - Adobe practice

Bounteous, a Platinum Adobe partner and Anthropic Claude Preferred Services Partner, is expanding its Adobe Digital Experience (DX) Practice in India and seeking an experienced AEM Architect with 10 to 15 years of expertise. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical mastery of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and strong solution-selling skills akin to an Enterprise Architect. This dual-track role involves leading AEM modernization projects—from On-Premise and AMS migrations to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)—while evolving into a Headless CMS and Edge Delivery Services (EDS) architect as Adobe’s composable DXP strategy advances. The position offers a unique opportunity to shape practice offerings, guide pre-sales efforts, scope engagements, and mentor delivery teams within a growing India practice.

Key Responsibilities

- Solution Architecture & Pre-Sales: Lead discovery workshops with CXO and senior stakeholders to translate business needs into comprehensive solution blueprints covering CMS, DAM, personalization, analytics, and commerce integrations. Own technical scoping, effort estimation, and proposal development. Collaborate with Adobe Professional Services and partners to develop joint go-to-market strategies and present architecture recommendations at the executive level.

- AEM Migration & Cloud Transformation: Drive end-to-end migrations from On-Premise (6.x) and AMS to AEMaaCS, including discovery, architecture, implementation, and hypercare. Conduct best practice assessments, technical audits, and cloud readiness evaluations. Design cloud-native architectures using Adobe Cloud Manager pipelines and rapid development environments. Lead content migration strategies and architect Dispatcher, CDN, and cache configurations aligned with Adobe-managed CDN (Fastly). Modernize legacy codebases by adopting Core Components, Sling Models, HTL, and editable templates.

- Headless CMS & Edge Delivery Services Architecture: Design headless and hybrid delivery models using AEM Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, GraphQL Persisted Queries, and Assets Delivery API. Architect integrations with SPA frameworks such as React, Next.js, and Vue using AEM SPA Editor SDK or fully decoupled approaches. Lead EDS engagements involving Franklin architecture, Helix pipelines, and Sidekick configuration. Evaluate composable DXP patterns and govern Universal Editor adoption for visual editing in headless implementations.

- Technical Leadership & Delivery Governance: Mentor and lead onshore and offshore AEM teams (5–20 engineers), define engineering standards including Git branching, component architecture, CI/CD quality gates, and unit testing. Drive performance optimization through query tuning, Dispatcher TTL, CDN configuration, and lazy-loading. Manage integrations with Adobe Analytics, Target, Campaign, Marketo, and third-party systems. Participate in architecture review boards and present designs to enterprise architecture teams.

- Practice & CoE Development: Contribute to practice collateral such as accelerators, reference architectures, migration playbooks, and reusable components. Define and maintain Headless CMS and EDS competency roadmaps for the India practice. Support hiring and skills assessment processes. Author thought leadership content aligned with Bounteous’ Adobe partner positioning.

Required Qualifications

- 10+ years of hands-on AEM development and architecture experience (AEM 6.3 through AEMaaCS).
- Successful delivery of at least two full-lifecycle AEM to AEMaaCS migration projects.
- Minimum 3 years in a Solution Architect or Lead Architect role with direct client engagement, pre-sales involvement, and proposal ownership.
- Proven experience in enterprise-scale AEM implementations involving global multi-site, multi-language, and high-traffic environments.
- Expertise in AEMaaCS architecture, Java/OSGi, Apache Sling, JCR/Oak, HTL, Core Components, Dispatcher configuration, and CI/CD pipelines using Adobe Cloud Manager.
- Strong skills in content migration tools and AEM Assets (DAM) management.
- Proficiency with Headless CMS technologies including Content Fragments, GraphQL, SPA Editor, Adobe I/O integrations, and RESTful API design.
- Demonstrated ability in executive stakeholder management, solution scoping, risk mitigation, and familiarity with Adobe’s partner co-sell processes.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) credentials in AEM Sites Architect, Developer, or Cloud Service Specialist.
- Experience with Adobe RTCDP and Journey Optimizer integration patterns.
- Hands-on knowledge of Universal Editor in headless/hybrid AEM implementations.
- Exposure to Adobe Commerce (Magento) headless or PWA Studio for composable commerce.
- Familiarity with Agile and SAFe delivery frameworks, including story mapping and PI planning.
- Background in Global Systems Integrators, Adobe Professional Services, or Adobe Consulting Services.
- Understanding of GDPR, data residency, and AEM security hardening practices.
- Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) related to AEM services.

Bounteous stands out as an Adobe Platinum Partner with certified expertise across AEM Sites, Assets, Commerce, Analytics, Target, and Journey Optimizer. The company embraces AI-augmented digital experience practices through its partnership with Anthropic Claude. With a strong global delivery model and a direct client engagement approach in India, Bounteous offers access to Adobe’s professional services frameworks, accelerators, and joint go-to-market programs. The organization fosters a flat, collaborative culture with direct access to CXO leadership and invests heavily in certifications, training, and conference participation.