Technical Lead/Architect – AEM / Commerce / Elastic

Experience: 10–14 years (flexible based on depth of expertise)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut (5 days WFO)

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Technical Lead /Architect with strong expertise in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Commerce, and Elastic Search, who has hands-on experience delivering large-scale, enterprise applications.

The role requires close collaboration with customers, architects, and cross-functional teams to design, build, and optimize high-performance digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities

· Act as a senior individual contributor delivering high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.

· Design and implement enterprise-grade solutions using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).

· Design, implement, and optimize search and indexing solutions using Elastic / Elastic Cloud.

· Create and review low-level and high-level architecture designs.

· Work closely with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify expectations, and provide technical guidance.

· Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and solution walkthroughs with clients.

· Integrate AEM with third-party systems, APIs, and enterprise platforms.

· Ensure application performance, scalability, security, and best practices.

· Mentor junior developers and contribute to code reviews and technical standards.

· Troubleshoot production issues and provide long-term solutions and optimizations.

Required Technical Skills

Core Skills

· Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

· AEM Sites, Templates, Components, Sling Models

· OSGi, Apache Sling, JCR

· Experience with AEM Cloud Service is a plus

Search & Indexing

· Hands-on experience with ElasticSearch / Elastic Cloud

· Search optimization, indexing strategies, performance tuning

Additional Technical Skills (Good to Have)

· RESTful APIs and microservices integration

· CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)

· Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure)

· Experience with headless CMS or AEM CIF

· Performance tuning and security best practices

Customer & Collaboration Skills

· Proven experience working directly with customers on large and complex applications.

· Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

· Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

· Experience working in Agile / Scrum teams.