Blue Acorn iCi

AEM Technical Architect (hybrid)

Posted 9 Days Ago

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Bellevue, WA

Senior level

eCommerce • Analytics

The Role

The AEM Technical Architect will lead Adobe Experience Manager projects, providing technical leadership and guidance to project teams. The role involves analyzing technical requirements, developing solutions, setting up AEM environments, and ensuring high-quality code delivery. The Architect will also be responsible for integrating AEM with various enterprise systems and mentoring team members.

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POSITION SUMMARY:
Blue Acorn iCi is looking for an AEM Technical Architect with Alpine JS experience who is able to work on-site one or two weeks per month in Bellevue, WA (near Seattle, WA).
The AEM Technical will be responsible for ensuring code quality, SOPs, and best practices are followed before code is merged and handed off for QA. They have a responsibility to validate and enhance designs from a Solutions Architect to ensure technical feasibility and best development practices within a technical domain. The TA should have a deep understanding of how to configure AEM, as well as how to use OSGi layer, and have the ability to integrate into other marketing and IT systems. They are also expected to be aware of the entire Adobe Experience Cloud set of offerings and have some experience integrating with some of those tools.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Able to work on-site one or two weeks per month in Bellevue, WA (near Seattle, WA)
Coding leverage front-end framework (e.g., Alpine JS, Vue.js)
Coding using pub/sub patterns, including the ability to fire and handle custom events within the application to facilitate component communication and data exchange.
Employ TypeScript for type-safe and efficient code development, ensuring strong typing practices through interfaces.
Able to provide unit test code coverage using Jest. A commitment to achieving and maintaining high test coverage (80%+) in the codebase
Analyze the technical requirements of enterprise scale projects based on business requirements received from multiple client departments. Develop and document technical solutions and plans for those problems.
Define all integration points between AEM and whatever enterprise systems are found within a client technology ecosystem. For example, integrations with e-commerce platforms (Magento a plus), CRM, ERP, Search, and etc.
Develop, implement, and configure web content management solutions using AEM and technologies such as Java, HTML/DHTML, XML, JavaScript, and web services
Setup and configuration of AEM development environments
Setup and configuration of AEM Author and Publish instances and ensuring all code works in both environments
Setup and configuration of dispatcher or proxy to run in front of AEM
Translating business requirements into technical details relevant to AEM
Ensure quality of code is high for themselves and other team members
Designing reusable AEM components for authoring content
Understand the client’s technical environment and how they use technology to provide the best, focused advice Provide input into estimating engagement activities and execute engagements following the Agile methodology including SCRUM

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science and/or equivalent experience in the development industry
5+ years’ experience with Adobe Experience Manager version 6.0 or above (version 6.5 a plus)
Full Stack SME with very strong Front End skills UI and the ability to support API integrations
Familiarity with essential frontend tooling, including Webpack and/or Vite.

Experience coding leverage front-end framework (e.g., Alpine JS, Vue.js)
Java development skills to write sling models and unit tests
Skilled in working with modular code structures and working within a design system
Experience with GraphQL queries and mutations.

Experience with Javascript, utilizing promises, async/await, and the Fetch API.
Working knowledge and understanding of the following: JCR, Apache Sling, Apache Felix, OSGi, REST, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, HTML, CSS

B2C experience is preferred
PII knowledge and experience with ensuring data security
AEM Developer or Architect certification preferred
Experience in Telecom is a plus

About Us
Blue Acorn iCi is a digital consultancy focused on delivering innovative solutions across customer experience, commerce, and data. Our team of over 400 experts enable clients to navigate large-scale, digital transformation programs.
Whether it’s a digitally savvy consumer brand or a legacy manufacturer, Blue Acorn iCi empowers businesses with digital scalability to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer experience. With services that include strategy, analytics, design, and engineering, we elevate global brands across industries such as media, consumer goods & retail, financial services, manufacturing, technology and more.
Join our innovative and collaborative team as we deliver extraordinary digital experiences for some of the world’s largest brands!