Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer

Job Description:

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer Summary:

Signature Consultants has an opportunity for an Adobe Experience Manager Developer in Chicago, IL.  The AEM Developer is a hands-on development position. In this role the candidate will design and develop architectural approaches and solutions on the enterprise AEM platform based on business needs/requirements and develops implementation plans, estimates, and budgets in conjunction with the PM, BA and other team members.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure and drive the success of AEM enterprise-level integration and development efforts affecting upstream and downstream legacy systems.
• Work with functional groups (e.g., project management, network operations, etc.) in order to provide tightly integrated solutions between the web applications and the legacy backend systems.
• Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders and work with product owners to develop and maintain an enterprise-wide, prioritized AEM roadmap in conjunction with the legacy retirement roadmap.
• Ensures quality and on-time delivery on projects with associated documentation, user training, and operationalization.
• Drives engineering best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Practice ownership and accountability for delivering quality outcomes that balance technical, business and operational goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or relegated field
• Deep knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager and AEM Core components (Example: Sling, OSGI, JCR, Dispatcher)
• Strong knowledge and experience in integration with components of Adobe Marketing Cloud (including Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, and Campaign) and Adobe Social
• Well-versed with AEM workflows setup and maintenance as well as User and Group Management
• Ability to fine-tune AEM application for optimal performance, including configuring Threads, Heap, GC Policy. FEO, JS and CSS minification and optimization. Should be familiar with application profilers
• Strong Java (OSGi, JSP, Servlets) and web development (HTML, JS, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap, etc.) background with experience building cutting edge web & responsive mobile experiences. Hands-on experience with Sightly (AEM Templating language) and CoralUI/TouchUI frameworks
• Proven track record to delivering enterprise initiatives working across organizational boundaries and building strong technical delivery teams
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a commitment to delivering quality outcomes that balance technical and business goals
• Broad web and digital knowledge, an aptitude for troubleshooting and problem solving as well as mentoring/guiding other members of the team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to establish goals and set clear expectations, prioritize activities, and follow through to completion

About Signature Consultants, LLC

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the seventh consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” and is now the 16th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 25 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients’ technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com