AEM Technical Lead Developer

We are looking for a senior AEM Technical Architect / Lead Developer to drive the architecture and implementation of a new public-facing enterprise website under a Lilly subdomain. The role will be approximately 60% architecture/technical leadership and 40% hands-on design and implementation. The resource should have strong expertise across AEM, headless architecture, React/Next.js, integrations, content modelling, localisation, and enterprise web platforms.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

AEM and Solution Architecture:

• Define the target AEM architecture, including AEM Sites, AEM as a Cloud Service, Headless AEM, AEM Assets/DAM, and Edge Delivery Services where applicable.
• Design integration patterns across AEM, React/Next.js, Node.js, and enterprise platforms.
• Evaluate AEM-hosted, Lilly-hosted, and hybrid architecture options.
• Define reusable AEM components, templates, content models, and authoring experiences.
• Establish content publishing, approval, versioning, and workflow strategies.
• Support Cloud Manager, CI/CD, environment setup, deployment, and troubleshooting.

Localisation and Global Content:

• Define architecture for multi-country and multilingual websites.
• Design AEM MSM/language-copy and translation-management strategies.
• Establish global-master and market-local content governance.
• Ensure scalability for future brand, indication, and geographic expansion.

Project Responsibilities:

The resource will initially lead:

• AEM architecture assessment and solution recommendation
• AEM platform, license, and environment-readiness assessment
• CMS, DAM, localisation, analytics, and marketing architecture
• React/Next.js, Node.js, and AEM integration architecture
• Scout and CRM integration design
• AEM component and content-model definition
• Environment, deployment, and hosting design
• Development estimation and dependency identification
• Technical leadership during implementation
• Go-live, performance, and production architecture review

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and enterprise web implementations.
• Experience with AEM Sites, AEMaaCS, Headless AEM, AEM Assets/DAM, Content Fragments, and reusable components.
• Strong understanding of React/Next.js, Node.js, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience with AEM Cloud Manager, CI/CD, deployment, localisation, and multilingual implementations.
• Ability to provide technical direction while remaining hands-on during design and early implementation.