AEM Solution Architect

At Cognizant Netcentric, we come to work every day with the mission of leveraging cutting-edge technology to create memorable digital experiences for the world’s leading brands. And we do it as a diverse, global community of over 1550+ Adobe experts collaborating across countries, cultures, languages and technologies.

We’re energized by an inclusive and responsive organizational culture that brings together the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup with the resources, growth opportunities and stability of a larger global organization. Holacracy is the cornerstone of how we work, empowering every individual with the power to make an impact within our organization. All this encourages us to learn and grow as individuals, and unite as a team to build innovative digital experiences that touch people’s lives.

We are looking for a workmate who is following their vocation to spend time with web development and work with open source frameworks. You are a good fit if you consider yourself as a passionate techie who is willing to take over responsibility and share his expertise with others. Cognizant Netcentric may probably feel like home for you if you are developing and want to develop together with us. AEM make you curious.

You will be responsible for the entire delivery of a project. You will work closely together with the project manager to ensure a delivery exceeding the client's expectations. Main tasks are:

• defining the architecture of the solution, interacting with the client's architects
• write and refine technical specifications, provide effort estimations for requirements
• leading the development team (mostly distributed among various locations), reviewing code, coaching and guidance
• respect infrastructure requirements, synchronise with the project's lead system engineer
• ensuring quality and performance requirements are met, synchronise with the test manager
• release management
• development of critical parts of the systems
• ensuring reliable work environment for developers (IDE setup, Maven, CICD, Docker, SonarQube)

What do we require?

• Hands-on experience with AEM
• Experience in leading a team, both technically and people management
• Great communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and business users
• 5+ years experience working in an international organisation and environment
• Strong knowledge of Java, especially in web projects
• Strong capacity to identify requirements and define technical solutions
• Extensive experience in leading Java based web projects
• Knowledge of Patterns and Good Practices to design and develop quality and clean code
• Experience developing RESTful Web Services
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript including frameworks like Vue or React
• Experience with testing at all levels: unit, integration, functional and performance
• Ability to extend existing products and leverage their APIs to create a customised web experience
• Familiarity with build tools, including Maven
• Knowledge of version control tools, especially Git
• Familiarity with task management, bug tracking, and wiki-based documentation tools like JIRA
• A proactive mind-set, ability to share your ideas and bring them to life
• Enthusiasm
• An open mind which is looking for continuous improvement
• Receiving and giving feedback is familiar to you, something you are not afraid of
• Cognizant Netcentric will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

Additional Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience with Test Driven Development
• Familiarity with the Java Content Repository API (Jackrabbit / CRX)
• Knowledge of OSGi and its Declarative Services
• Ability to extend existing products and leverage their APIs to create a customized web experience
• Experience in professional development environments, such as Eclipse IDE
• Strong capacity to identify requirements and define technical solutions

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com