Job Description

Company DescriptionOur Toronto-based company is at the forefront of innovation, constantly exploring emerging technologies and advancements in artificial intelligence. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment where creativity and expertise thrive. As we continue to grow and evolve, we are seeking a highly skilled and versatile AEM Architect to join our dynamic team. This role is critical in working with our VP of Technology to keep our company ahead of the curve and ensure our team can tackle technical challenges with confidence and expertise.We are looking for an Architect Adobe Engineer to join our team of bright thinkers and doers. You will translate client requirements into technical designs and define end-to-end architecture for marketing platforms. As an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) subject matter expert (SME), you\xe2\x80\x99ll guide thinking and mentor teams of front- and back-end developers, provide leadership on trade-offs between technology implementation choices, and develop best-in-class solutions to meet our clients\xe2\x80\x99 requirements.What You\'ll Do:

• Innovative Solutions: Translate client requirements into technical designs, including enterprise-level architecture, and implement strategies using components of the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) platform to support multi-site, multi-channel, multi-lingual delivery environments.
• Cutting-Edge Development: Develop digital consumer experiences using Adobe\xe2\x80\x99s AEM product suite, including Web Content Management (WCM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and Social Collaboration.
• Feature Development: Create and implement features such as multi-site and multi-channel delivery, personalization/targeting, content aggregation & syndication, multi-lingual support, automated workflow management, and social media integration.
• Team Leadership: Manage a team of up to 10 developers and quality engineers, ensuring that the solutions developed meet the clients\xe2\x80\x99 requirements to the highest quality standards.
• Agile Practices: Lead team activities like sprint planning, backlog grooming, demos, and retrospectives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Problem Solving: Diagnose and resolve technical problems related to content management implementation, ensuring seamless operation.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct code reviews for ongoing projects to ensure optimal code quality and appropriate design patterns are used.
• Project Ownership: Act as the overall solution owner for your projects, ensuring timeliness and quality of delivery of the projects you oversee.

QualificationsWhat We\'re Looking For:

• Experience: 5+ years of architecting and implementing Adobe solutions.
• Expertise: Proficient in Adobe Experience Manager (required) and at least one of the following: Adobe Advertising, Analytics, Audience, Campaign, Commerce, Content Management, Marketo Engage, Personalization, or Target.
• Certifications: Technical certifications across one or more of the Adobe products mentioned above.
• Technical Skills: Expertise in core web technologies, including XML, HTML5, CSS, client/server-side scripting languages such as JavaScript (preferably using SPA - Single Page Application), and web services development using RESTful implementations.
• Java Mastery: Deep understanding of Java, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Servlets, HTL/Sightly skills combined with a strong understanding of enterprise Java frameworks such as Spring.
• AEM Proficiency: Proficient in Adobe AEM foundational concepts, including core frameworks such as Apache Sling and Apache Felix, with a solid understanding of related building blocks (templates, components, dialogs, widgets, etc.) and the Adobe AEM development and deployment process.
• Content Management: Good understanding of Adobe AEM WCM capabilities, including multi-site manager and Blueprinting, and the use of online marketing components such as advanced targeting/personalization and multivariate testing.
• Lifecycle Knowledge: Proficient knowledge of the end-to-end content lifecycle, web content management, content publishing/deployment, and delivery processes.
• Integration Expertise: Good understanding of integration patterns and content-centric application development patterns using Day CQ / Adobe AEM with or without a Portal, Search, Commerce package, or other platforms is preferred.
• Agile Methodologies: Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies (Agile, SCRUM).

Education: Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related fieldAdditional InformationSaatchi & Saatchi Toronto is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Drawing on valuable perspectives and insights from our unique workforce allows us to continue sharing our best work with the world. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests.

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