Cognizant

AEM Technical Architect

Cognizant$130K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
  • Proven track record in managing onsite-offshore delivery models
  • Hands-on expertise with AEM components, templates, and integrations
  • Deep technical skills in Java, Sling, OSGi, and JCR
  • Experience with cloud platforms, especially AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation of AEM components and integrations
  • Drive modernization initiatives for legacy applications
  • Provide technical oversight for deployments and support
  • Manage migration to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)
  • Serve as primary contact for clients and stakeholders
  • Conduct requirement analysis and solution workshops
  • Provide project status updates and risk assessments.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays and Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan with contributions
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced AEM Lead to drive enterprise-scale Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) programs with a strong focus on cloud migration onsite stakeholder management delivery leadership and offshore team governance. The ideal candidate will possess deep AEM product knowledge hands-on technical expertise and proven experience leading distributed teams across geographies. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders product owners architects.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

Role: AEM Tech Lead

Location: Preferred in Fortmill, SC as a hybrid role however remote candidates will be considered. Candidate must be in the U.S

Experience: 12+ Years

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $130,000/Year to $160,000/Year depending on the experience and other qualifications of the candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Responsibilities
• Lead implementation of AEM components, templates, workflows, content models, dispatcher configurations, and integrations.
• Drive modernization initiatives, including legacy application assessment, code remediation, and cloud readiness activities.
• Provide technical oversight for releases, deployments, production support, and platform upgrades.
• Lead migration of AEM platforms from on-premise environments to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) or other cloud-hosted environments.
• Serve as the primary onsite point of contact for clients, business stakeholders, product owners, and leadership teams.
• Lead requirement analysis, technical discussions, solution workshops, and planning sessions.
• Provide regular project status updates, risk assessments, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.

Required Qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience in Adobe Experience Manager.
  • Proven experience managing onsite-offshore delivery models.
  • Experience working directly with business stakeholders and product owners.

Technical Skills
  • AEM Sites, Assets, Workflows, MSM, Dispatcher.
  • AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
  • Java, Sling, OSGi, JCR.
  • REST APIs and integration frameworks.
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure preferred).
  • Git, Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube.

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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