RQ00651 - Sr. Software Developer
6-month contract (122 business days) - possible extension
ONSITE up to 5 days onsite (subject to HM's discretion) - 525 University Avenue
Must Haves:
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8+ years of experience designing and building scalable AEM solutions, including custom components and templates using reusable, enterprise-grade patterns
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8+ years developing and configuring OSGi services with dependency injection
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Understanding of Apache Sling request lifecycle and architecture
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8+ years of own full SDLC lifecycle: requirements, development, debugging/testing, documentation, and release
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Platform fundamentals: Sling/JCR/CRX understanding, WCM/DAM concepts, and content modeling approach.
Nice-to-have:
The Agency is seeking a highly skilled Senior Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer with 8+ years of overall IT experience and deep expertise in AEM. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience designing, developing, administering, and supporting enterprise-scale AEM solutions, with a proven ability to take ownership of complex deliveries across the full software development lifecycle.
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AEM Solution Design & Component Development
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Design and build scalable AEM solutions, including custom components and templates using reusable, enterprise-grade patterns
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Backend Development & AEM Architecture
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Develop and configure OSGi services with dependency injection
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Implement servlets, event handlers/listeners, and workflows
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Deep understanding of Apache Sling architecture and request processing lifecycle
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Content Management & Platform Administration
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Expertise in JCR/CRX, content modeling, and WCM/DAM fundamentals
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Skilled in AEM Author/Publish environments, including setup, administration, and troubleshooting
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Integration, Performance & Security
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Configure Dispatcher and Apache for caching, performance optimization, and security filtering
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Integrate external systems using SOAP-based web services
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End-to-End Delivery & Stakeholder Management
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Own full SDLC lifecycle: requirements, development, debugging/testing, documentation, and release
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Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment, transparency, and successful delivery
Responsibilities:
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Design, develop, and implement AEM components, templates, workflows, and services using industry best practices
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Develop and maintain OSGi services, servlets, event handlers, and workflow components
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Build dynamic and reusable components using HTL/Sightly, Sling Models, and AEM APIs
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Install, configure, and administer AEM Author and Publish instances
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Configure and manage Dispatcher and Apache for performance, caching, and security
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Work closely with business stakeholders, UX teams, and architects to translate requirements into scalable AEM solutions
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Perform troubleshooting, debugging, testing, and performance optimization across environments
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Support user/group administration, permissions, and content governance within AEM
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Integrate AEM with external systems via SOAP based web services
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Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation
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Proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and take ownership of assigned deliverables
Desired Skills:
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Experience working in large scale, enterprise AEM implementations
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Exposure to performance tuning and security best practices in AEM
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Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Required Skills:
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8+ years of hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
- Strong expertise in:
- AEM Template Development and Component Development
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HTL/Sightly, Sling Models, and AEM APIs
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OSGi frameworks, Servlets, Workflows, and Event Handlers
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CRX (Content Repository Extreme), WCM, DAM, Components, and Widgets
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Apache Sling architecture and principles
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Dispatcher and Apache configuration
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Solid expertise of SOAP-based web services
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Strong expertise in AEM architecture, installation, administration, and troubleshooting
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Social collaboration features and Users/Groups Administration in AEM
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Analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
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Excellent communication, teamwork, and interpersonal abilities
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Ability to collaborate effectively across cross functional teams
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Quick learner with the ability to adapt to emerging technologies and frameworks
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Comfortable presenting technical concepts to technical and non technical audiences
Deliverables Include (Deliverables resource is responsible for):
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AEM component library: HTL components, Sling Models, dialogs, client libraries
- Templates & editable template structure: policies, style system usage, fragment patterns (as applicable)
- Custom OSGi bundles: services, servlets, schedulers/event handlers + configs/logging
- Workflow implementations: custom steps, launchers, content/asset processing flows
- Dispatcher & Apache configuration: cache rules, invalidation strategy, filters, env configs
- AEM environment setup: Author/Publish configuration, runbooks, deployment-ready packages
- Integration layer: SOAP clients, mappings, error handling, integration test evidence
- Security & access model: users/groups, permission matrix, governance guidelines
- Quality artifacts: unit/integration tests, test plans, defect fixes, performance results
- SDLC documentation: design notes/specs, release notes, knowledge transfer to support teams
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Support development for other platforms and solutions as required including but not limited to Adobe Analytics and Discourse.
INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)
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$118.28/hr - $141.79/hr Inc.
T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)
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$94.62/hr - $113.43/hr T4
