AEM solution Architect- Technical Leader

AEM solution Architect
*Looking for a technical leader with 15+ years of experience and 4+ years as a solution Architect with excellent communication as this role will be reporting to Europe team
This is for contractual role for 1 year and extendable with Hybrid role in Bangalore*
Main Technology: Adobe Experience Cloud, OneTrust, Mulesoft.
• Mandatory Skills: (Must Have Skills): Adobe Experience Manager, software development governance including , including solution design, coding practices, testing, CI/CD, release management, observability, performance, and operational readiness
• Optional Skills: (Good to Have Skills): Adobe Experience suite - including Adobe Experience Platform, RT-CDP, Website Development & OneTrust consent management
• Roles & Responsibilities: Listed in the attached JD
Lead Solution Architect – ExtWeb (Adobe Experience Cloud)
Department: Veeva & Ecosystems - CET GBS Bangalore, India
Job Location: Bengaluru
Are you an expert in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Adobe Experience Cloud looking to take the next step in your career? Would you like to play a key role in shaping scalable digital experiences, driving architectural excellence, and transforming content management at Novo Nordisk?
Join our dynamic team as an Adobe Experience Manager Solution Architect and help shape the future of our digital experience ecosystem while enabling impactful customer engagement.
The Position
As an Adobe Experience Manager Architect, you will:
Design and evolve scalable, secure, and resilient solutions across the ExtWeb and Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem, ensuring alignment with business requirements, enterprise architecture principles, and the ExtWeb technology roadmap.
Lead technical architecture and solution-design discussions with business stakeholders, System Management, Enterprise Architects, vendors, and development teams for new capabilities, migrations, integrations, and platform modernization initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and subject-matter expertise across Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and relevant Adobe Experience Cloud capabilities, defining architectural patterns, standards, and development best practices.
Define and govern ExtWeb software development standards, including solution design, coding practices, testing, CI/CD, release management, observability, performance, and operational readiness.
Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for security, compliance, scalability, availability, maintainability, and performance, proactively identifying technical risks and driving remediation.
Own and guide the technical integration of ExtWeb with Adobe Experience Cloud, enterprise platforms, APIs, identity solutions, analytics, consent management, and other internal/external systems.
Partner closely with System Management, Product Owners, development teams, and vendors to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and ensure architectural standards are consistently applied.
Drive technical assessments, architecture reviews, impact assessments, and technology recommendations for enhancements, migrations, upgrades, and platform changes.
Proactively identify technical debt, duplicate or obsolete solutions, platform risks, and optimization opportunities, and establish roadmaps for remediation and continuous improvement.
Support the stability and operational excellence of ExtWeb, including root-cause analysis of complex technical issues and implementation of preventive measures to reduce recurring incidents.
Provide technical oversight of Adobe/vendor partners and development teams, challenging proposed solutions where necessary and ensuring quality, value realization, and adherence to ExtWeb standards.
Maintain current knowledge of Adobe Experience Cloud capabilities, product roadmaps, security developments, architectural patterns, and industry trends, and assess their relevance and potential value for ExtWeb.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree is an advantage.
15+ years of overall technology experience, including significant experience in enterprise web platforms and at least 4 years in AEM solution architecture or technical leadership roles.
Proven experience as an AEM Architect, Adobe Experience Cloud Architect, Technical Architect, or similar role, with strong knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager and enterprise web solutions.
Deep understanding of AEM architecture, including Sites, Assets, components, templates, workflows, content models, caching, publishing, and deployment patterns.
Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service and modern Adobe Experience Cloud architecture and integration patterns.
Good understanding of the broader Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem, including integration with platforms such as Adobe Analytics, Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Customer Journey Analytics (CJA), Journey Optimizer, and Real-Time CDP.
Strong understanding of web technologies, APIs, web services, authentication/authorization, and enterprise integration patterns.
Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing, release management, monitoring/observability, and modern software development practices.
Strong understanding of web security and secure software development principles, including vulnerability management and security-by-design practices.
Experience defining and governing technical standards, architecture principles, development guidelines, and solution design patterns across multiple development teams and vendors.
Demonstrated ability to conduct architecture reviews, technical assessments, impact analysis, root-cause analysis, and technical risk assessments.
Experience working with Agile/DevOps delivery models and collaborating across Product, Engineering, Operations, Security, Architecture, and business teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder-management, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to provide technical leadership and influence without direct authority, effectively challenging solutions and driving alignment across internal teams and external partners.
Ability to work effectively both independently and in a global, cross-functional and multi-vendor environment.
Adobe certification in AEM or relevant Adobe Experience Cloud technologies is preferred.

Work arrangement
Hybrid