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Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Solution Architect – Sitecore Migration / EDS / DAM
ICONMA, LLC
🇺🇸 United States
Remote
Manager or above
6 days ago
$57.14 – $64.29 / hour
- Adobe
- AEM
- CMS
- Adobe Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Devops
- CI/CD
- SEO
- Semrush
- REST API
- Git
6 days ago
Responsibilities:
- This individual will work closely with business stakeholders, UX teams, development teams, marketing teams, and enterprise architects to establish a scalable and future-ready digital experience platform.
- Guide the design, implementation, and optimization of our digital experience platform as we migrate from Sitecore to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
- This role will also provide advisory guidance on Digital Asset Management (DAM), analytics integration strategy, content governance, platform performance optimization, and Adobe ecosystem adoption.
- AEM Platform Architecture & Implementation
- Define the overall AEM platform architecture supporting enterprise websites and digital experiences.
- Lead migration strategy from Sitecore to Adobe Experience Manager.
- Design and implement:
- AEM templates
- Editable templates
- Custom and Core Components
- Experience Fragments
- Content Fragments
- Content Models
- Reusable component frameworks
- Establish business-safe authoring capabilities enabling marketing teams to manage content independently.
- Define best practices for component governance, scalability, and maintainability.
- CMS & Content Architecture
- Evaluate and recommend:
- Traditional AEM Sites (HTL)
- SPA-based architectures
- Headless CMS approaches
- Hybrid delivery models
- Define enterprise content authoring standards.
- Implement content lifecycle management processes.
- Design content governance, permissions, role separation, and approval workflows.
- Establish content taxonomy, metadata strategy, and information architecture.
- Edge Delivery Services (EDS) Advisory
- Assess suitability of Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) for business needs.
- Recommend future-state content delivery architecture.
- Provide architectural guidance on:
- EDS adoption strategy
- AEM Sites vs EDS decision framework
- Migration implications
- Performance optimization
- Ensure architectural decisions minimize future platform rework and migration efforts.
- Digital Asset Management (DAM)
- Define enterprise DAM strategy and operating model.
- Design metadata structures and asset taxonomy.
- Establish asset lifecycle and governance processes.
- Recommend Dynamic Media and asset optimization strategies.
- Define integration patterns between:
- AEM Sites
- AEM Assets
- AEM Forms
- Third-party marketing platforms
- Analytics Integration Strategy
- Collaborate with business and analytics teams to define the enterprise data layer.
- Design integration frameworks supporting:
- Adobe Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Adobe Target
- Ensure analytics requirements are incorporated into component and page design.
- Support implementation teams in establishing analytics-ready architectures.
- Note: This role focuses on analytics architecture and integration strategy rather than dashboard development or report configuration.
- Performance & Cost Optimization
- Advise on Adobe consumption and content request optimization.
- Design caching and performance strategies.
- Establish best practices for:
- Dispatcher configuration
- CDN strategy
- Asset optimization
- Rendition management
- Content delivery optimization
- Minimize unnecessary backend content requests and platform operating costs.
- Adobe Cloud Service & DevOps
- Define AEM Cloud Service deployment strategy.
- Establish:
- Cloud Manager pipelines
- Environment management standards
- CI/CD best practices
- Release governance processes
- Support development teams in troubleshooting and utilizing Adobe Cloud debugging tools.
- Guide platform monitoring and operational readiness.
- Search & SEO Optimization
- Define enterprise search strategy and content discoverability standards.
- Establish:
- Metadata governance
- Taxonomy standards
- Structured content models
- SEO best practices
- Guide integration with tools such as:
- Semrush
- Site auditing solutions
- Search optimization platforms
- Support Generative Search and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) readiness.
Requirements:
- Top Skills:
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Solution Architecture & Development
- AEM Sites, Components, Templates, Experience Fragments, Content Fragments, Workflows
- Sitecore to AEM migration experience
- Headless, Traditional CMS, and Hybrid architecture patterns
- Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) & Digital Experience Architecture
- EDS assessment and implementation guidance
- SPA vs HTL vs Headless architecture decisions
- Enterprise content delivery and performance optimization strategies
- Adobe Digital Asset Management (DAM) & Analytics Integration
- AEM Assets/DAM architecture and governance
- Content taxonomy, metadata, and asset lifecycle management
- Data layer design and integration with Adobe Analytics and Google Analytics
- The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in AEM Sites, Adobe Experience Manager Assets, Edge Delivery Services (EDS), CMS architecture, content authoring workflows, and Adobe Cloud Service best practices.
- Experience:
- 10+ years in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP).
- 7+ years of Adobe Experience Manager experience.
- Proven experience leading Sitecore-to-AEM migrations.
- Experience designing enterprise DAM solutions.
- Experience defining analytics integration strategy.
- Experience evaluating and implementing Edge Delivery Services (EDS).
- Strong stakeholder management and consulting experience.
- Required Skills
- Adobe Experience Manager
- AEM Sites
- AEM Assets (DAM)
- AEM Cloud Service
- Experience Fragments
- Content Fragments
- Editable Templates
- MSM
- Dispatcher
- Dynamic Media
- Workflow Development
- Content Governance
- Adobe Ecosystem
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Target
- Adobe Forms (preferred)
- Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS)
- Architecture
- Headless CMS Architecture
- Traditional CMS Architecture
- Hybrid Architecture
- SPA Architecture
- REST APIs
- Experience-Led Design
- DevOps & Cloud
- Cloud Manager
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Git
- CDN Strategy
- Caching Architecture
- Environment Management
- Search & Optimization
- Enterprise Search Strategy
- SEO
- Metadata Management
- Content Taxonomy
- Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
- Years of Experience:
- 14.00 Years of Experience
Why Should You Apply?
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Solution Architect – Sitecore Migration / EDS / DAM · ICONMA, LLC