About the Role

Bounteous, a Platinum Adobe partner and Anthropic Claude Preferred Services Partner, is strengthening its Adobe Digital Experience (DX) Practice in India. We are seeking an AEM Architect who combines deep technical mastery of Adobe Experience Manager with the solution-selling instincts of an Enterprise Architect.

This role is a dual-track position: you will lead AEM modernization engagements (On-Premise / AMS to AEMaaCS) for enterprise clients, while simultaneously evolving into a Headless CMS and Edge Delivery Services (EDS) architect as Adobe's composable DXP strategy matures. You will be a key practice-builder — shaping offerings, guiding pre-sales, scoping engagements, and mentoring delivery teams.

Why This Role Stands Out

- Architect — not just develop. You own the technical vision from discovery through go-live and hypercare.
- Pre-sales partnership with Adobe's India alliance team — joint pursuits, RFP responses, and CXO-level conversations.
- Headless / EDS growth path — formal progression to Headless CMS Architect with exposure to GraphQL, AEM Headless APIs, Universal Editor, and EDS.
- Platform breadth — work across Adobe Experience Cloud: AEM Sites, Assets DAM, Commerce, and integrations with Analytics, Target, CDP (RTCDP), and Journey Optimizer.
- India practice-building mandate — contribute to CoE development, capability frameworks, and talent scaling.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. Solution Architecture & Pre-Sales

- Lead architectural discovery workshops with CXO, VP Engineering, and Digital Experience stakeholders at enterprise clients.
- Translate business requirements into future-state solution blueprints encompassing CMS, DAM, personalization, analytics, and commerce integrations.
- Own technical scoping, effort estimation, and solution narrative in RFP/RFI responses and proposal creation.
- Conduct technical solutioning sessions with Adobe's Qualified Services and partner teams to craft joint go-to-market propositions.
- Present architecture recommendations and risk mitigation strategies at the executive level.

1. 2. AEM Migration & Cloud Transformation

- Drive end-to-end AEM migrations: On-Premise (6.x) and AMS to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) — discovery, architecture, implementation, and hypercare.
- Conduct BPA (Best Practices Analyzer) assessments, technical audits, and cloud-readiness evaluations covering custom components, OSGi services, workflows, replication, and integrations.
- Design cloud-native architectures: immutable deployments, Adobe Cloud Manager pipelines, RDE (Rapid Development Environment), and tier-based environments.
- Lead content migration strategy using Adobe's Content Transfer Tool (CTT), ingestion pipelines, and validation frameworks.
- Architect Dispatcher, CDN, and cache strategies aligned with AEMaaCS constraints and Adobe-managed CDN (Fastly).
- Modernize legacy code: migrate to Core Components, Sling Models, HTL (Sightly), Context-Aware Configurations, and editable templates.

1. 3. Headless CMS & Edge Delivery Services Architecture

- Design headless and hybrid delivery architectures using AEM Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, GraphQL Persisted Queries, and the Assets Delivery API.
- Architect AEM Headless integrations with SPA frameworks (React, Next.js, Vue) using the AEM SPA Editor SDK or fully decoupled patterns.




- Lead Edge Delivery Services (EDS / Document-Based Authoring) engagements: Franklin architecture, Helix pipelines, blocks, and Sidekick configuration.
- Evaluate and recommend composable DXP patterns — when to use AEMaaCS vs. EDS vs. hybrid, and how to integrate headless commerce (Magento / Adobe Commerce) and CDP.
- Govern Universal Editor adoption for visual editing in headless implementations.

1. 4. Technical Leadership & Delivery Governance

- Lead, mentor, and code-review onshore and offshore AEM development teams (5–20 engineers).
- Define engineering standards: Git branching strategy, WKND-aligned component architecture, CI/CD quality gates, unit test coverage (AEM Mocks / JUnit5), and dispatcher validation.
- Drive performance engineering: AEM query optimization (Oak indexes), Dispatcher TTL tuning, CDN configuration, and lazy-loading patterns.
- Manage integration patterns with Adobe Analytics (Launch/Tags), Adobe Target (A/B, XT, AP), Adobe Campaign, Marketo, and third-party systems via Adobe I/O Events and App Builder.
- Participate in architecture review boards (ARBs) and present technical designs to client enterprise architecture teams.

1. 5. Practice & CoE Development

- Contribute to Bounteous' AEM practice collateral: accelerators, reference architectures, migration playbooks, and reusable component libraries.
- Define and maintain a Headless CMS and EDS competency roadmap for the India practice.
- Support hiring and skills assessment for AEM developer and architect roles.
- Author thought-leadership content (blogs, white papers, webinars) in alignment with Bounteous' Adobe partner positioning.

Required Qualifications

Experience

- 10+ years of hands-on AEM development and architecture (AEM 6.3 through AEMaaCS).
- At least 2 full-lifecycle AEM to AEMaaCS migration projects delivered (discovery through hypercare).
- 3+ years in a Solution Architect or Lead Architect role with direct client engagement, pre-sales, and proposal ownership.
- Demonstrated experience in enterprise-scale AEM implementations (global multi-site, multi-language, high-traffic).

Core AEM Technical Skills

- AEMaaCS architecture: immutable vs. mutable content, Cloud Manager pipelines (Full Stack, Web Tier, Config), RDE, and environment tiers.
- Java / OSGi (Felix/SCR annotations), Apache Sling, JCR / Oak (TarMK, SegmentStore, MongoMK), and HTL (Sightly).
- Core Components (WCM), Sling Models, Sling Servlets, Context-Aware Configurations, and Editable Templates.
- Dispatcher (Apache httpd + Dispatcher module): configuration, cache invalidation, URL rewriting, and vanity URLs.
- CI/CD: Adobe Cloud Manager, Git (multi-branch, monorepo), Maven Archetype, SonarQube, and Jacoco test coverage.
- Content migration: Content Transfer Tool (CTT), ACS AEM Commons, Groovy Console, and custom migration scripts.
- AEM Assets (DAM): metadata schemas, asset workflows, dynamic media, Image Serving, and Smart Crop.

Headless & Integration Skills

- AEM Content Fragments,



Experience Fragments, GraphQL Persisted Queries, and the Headless SDK.
- AEM SPA Editor (React / Next.js), decoupled CMS patterns, and JSON Exporter.
- Adobe I/O: Runtime (serverless), Events, API Mesh, App Builder, and Experience Cloud integrations.
- RESTful API design, OpenAPI, and webhook-based integration patterns.

Pre-Sales & Architecture Skills

- Executive stakeholder management and C-suite communication.
- Solution scoping, effort estimation, and T-shirt / story-point modelling for large programs.
- Risk identification, mitigation planning, and architectural decision records (ADRs).
- Familiarity with Adobe's partner deal-registration and co-sell motion.

Skills Proficiency Overview

- AEM (6.x & AEMaaCS): Expert — must-have; deep Java/OSGi, Oak, Sling.
- AEMaaCS Cloud Migration: Expert — 2+ end-to-end migrations required.
- Adobe Cloud Manager & CI/CD: Expert — Full Stack + Web Tier pipelines.
- Dispatcher & CDN Architecture: Advanced — cache strategies, Fastly integration.
- AEM Headless / GraphQL: Advanced — Content Fragments, Persisted Queries.
- Edge Delivery Services (EDS): Advanced — Franklin, Helix, Document-Based Authoring.
- AEM SPA Editor (React / Next.js): Advanced — decoupled & hybrid CMS patterns.
- Adobe I/O (App Builder, API Mesh): Advanced — serverless integrations.
- Adobe Analytics & Target: Proficient — Launch/Tags implementation exposure.
- Solution Architecture & Pre-Sales: Expert — C-suite, scoping, proposals, RFPs.
- Enterprise Integrations (REST / Events): Advanced — API design, webhooks, middleware.
- Adobe Commerce / Magento Headless: Proficient — nice-to-have; composable commerce exposure.

Preferred Qualifications

- Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) — AEM Sites Architect, AEM Sites Developer, or Cloud Service Specialist.
- Exposure to Adobe RTCDP (Real-Time Customer Data Platform) and Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) integration patterns.
- Hands-on experience with Universal Editor and its role in headless/hybrid AEM implementations.
- Experience with Adobe Commerce (Magento) headless / PWA Studio for composable commerce architectures.
- Familiarity with Agile / SAFe delivery frameworks, story mapping, and PI planning.
- Prior experience in a Global Systems Integrator (GSI), Adobe Professional Services, or Adobe Consulting Services (ACS).
- Understanding of GDPR, data residency requirements, and AEM security hardening (Sling ACLs, CSRF, CSP headers).
- Exposure to multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) in the context of AEM-adjacent services.

What Sets Bounteous Apart

- Adobe Platinum Partner status with certified expertise across AEM Sites, Assets, Commerce, Analytics, Target, and AJO.
- Anthropic Claude Preferred Services Partner — AI-augmented DX practices blending GenAI, personalization, and content intelligence.
- Global delivery with a strong India practice — direct client access, not subcontracting.
- Access to Adobe's professional services frameworks, Sand Dune accelerators, and joint GTM programs.
- Flat, collaborative culture with direct access to CXO leadership and investment in certifications, training, and conference participation.

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📌 AEM Architect - Adobe practice (Bengaluru)
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