Senior Engineer - Enterprise Content Management System (Adobe Experience Manager) – Architecture As Code ( AAC)

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Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.

The Chief Technology Officer Organization’s vision is to raise the bar for technical excellence, talent, strategy, and standards across Technology. It also seeks to cultivate and foster technical innovation, as well as elevate and amplify the technical heartbeat of the organization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead high level solutioning as well as detailed design of Adobe Experience Manager ( AEM)  based Content Management System with emphasis in high availability and low latency.
• Define and revise architectural guiding principles to steer our platform and solution development together with our other solution architects.
• Experience on migration of Adobe Experience Manager to Public Cloud (AWS)
• Conduct proof of concept to validate the feasibility and performance of proposed solutions aligning with project goals and requirements.
• Engage and work with multi-functional leaders to understand and help define business principles, goals, and strategy within scope of responsibility. Stay ahead of with industry trends and emerging technologies in Content Management & Digital Asset Management domain!
• Expertise in the definition and implementation of effective software engineering practices and processes that result in high speed to market: i.e., open-source style project maintainers, PR review process, issue triage, code reviews, code contribution metrics definition, test automation strategy, CI/CD optimization, etc. 
• Mentor and guide other engineers in the team. Lead by example and be a role model for other full time as well as vendor resources.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Adobe Experience Manager ( AEM)  Developer with 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise-level solutions using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). 
• Expertise of Adobe Experience Manager ( AEM)  architectural concepts - such as design, deployment, scaling & security
• Proficient in developing custom components, editable templates, and integrating Digital Asset Management (DAM) for optimized content management!
• Expertise in OSGi, Apache Sling, and JCR to enhance system performance, leading to measurable improvements in efficiency and error reduction. 
• Skilled in using GraphQL and REST APIs for seamless content delivery in headless Adobe Experience Manager ( AEM) setups. 
• Adept in React SPA components, Sling Models, and multilevel workflows, ensuring robust, responsive, and efficient web applications. 
• Strong experience with agile methodologies and optimizing Adobe Experience Manager ( AEM) platforms for better performance, accessibility, and user engagement.
• Experienced in deploying, migrating and managing Adobe Experience Manager ( AEM) applications in cloud environments.
• Skilled in CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud-native architectures

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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