AEM Architect

Location: Harrisburg, PA
Position Type: REMOTE part-time, but ON-SITE in PA as needed
Contract Length: Long-term with annual extensions

Position Overview:
Seeking an experienced AEM Solution Architect to evaluate a complex, vendor-built Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud implementation and establish a clear, sustainable long-term support strategy. This role begins with a deep architectural assessment and transitions into a strategic advisory position, guiding governance, platform decisions, and support model execution.

Required Skills:

• 10 years of experience in Enterprise Content Management, Digital Platform Architecture, or closely related roles
• Deep hands-on expertise with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) across architecture, implementation, and support
• Strong knowledge of Java, Sling, dispatcher, and front-end integration
• Proven experience assessing complex, highly customized enterprise platform environments and identifying supportability risks
• Experience working with vendor-built systems and evaluating transition readiness
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical assessments, support models, and documentation strategies
• Experience using collaboration and delivery tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, or Azure DevOps

Duties:

• Conduct comprehensive assessment of the current AEM Cloud implementation, identifying risks, over-customization, and opportunities for simplification and stabilization
• Define and design a sustainable support model, including internal, contractor, and vendor responsibilities, along with transition planning
• Develop and standardize platform documentation while facilitating knowledge transfer from incumbent vendors to internal teams
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, UX, engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders
• Lead AEM architecture design across Sites, Assets, Forms, including components, templates, workflows, and content models
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and architecture
• Establish governance frameworks, standards, and guardrails to ensure long-term platform maintainability and alignment with best practices
• Provide ongoing architectural guidance on performance, security, code quality, and deployment strategies
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences
• Identify platform risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs, supporting leadership in informed decision-making
• Oversee and evaluate vendor and contractor contributions, helping define scopes, roles, and accountability standards
• Produce detailed assessments, recommendations, and supporting artifacts to guide future platform direction