Adobe Experience Manager Architect

About the role

Verndale is a digital experience agency dedicated to driving growth by helping businesses create meaningful human connections in an increasingly digital world. We partner with marketing and technology leaders to deliver personalized web, mobile, and ecommerce solutions that elevate customer experiences.

We thrive on collaboration and innovation, offering a full range of services that span strategy, design, development, personalization, SEO, analytics, and digital advertising. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, striving to create a climate of respect essential for both individual and company success.

Responsibilities

• Consult with client business and technical teams on current AEM implementation and areas for improvement.
• Lead hands-on AEM architecture and development across components, templates, policies, styles, and content models for enterprise websites.
• Diagnose and fix broken or poorly implemented AEM components, improving overall quality, maintainability, and authoring flexibility.
• Design and build new reusable components and page-building patterns that support scalable content authoring.
• Convert flat or hard-coded page experiences into reusable AEM components, templates, and libraries so authors can manage content directly in the platform.
• Partner with cross-functional teammates and client stakeholders to assess technical requirements, recommend implementation approaches, and guide execution.
• Produce technical documentation, implementation guidance, estimates, and proof-of-concept work as needed to unblock delivery teams and reduce risk.
• Mentor engineers and serve as the senior technical point of contact on AEM implementation decisions, code quality, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities where AI-assisted workflows can accelerate component generation or content transformation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of AEM architecture and/or development experience, with demonstrated depth in enterprise-scale implementations.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining AEM components, templates, policies, styling systems, and authoring patterns — including AEM 6.x and/or AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
• Proven ability to work as both architect and builder, balancing solution design with direct implementation in code.
• Experience troubleshooting legacy or inconsistent implementations and refactoring them into scalable, maintainable patterns.
• Strong front-end fundamentals: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and component-based, standards-based web development.
• Experience collaborating with designers, front-end and back-end engineers, QA, and client stakeholders in agency or consulting environments.
• Ability to estimate work, identify risks, document technical decisions, and communicate tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort operating across large, complex organizations where governance, scale, and stakeholder coordination matter.
• Adobe certifications or other relevant AEM credentials.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools or agentic workflows that can accelerate component generation, content transformation, or delivery support.
• Experience working in distributed delivery teams alongside US-based stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Passionate about creating impactful digital experiences.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Skills

• AEM Architecture and Development
• Component-Based Web Development
• Enterprise-Scale Implementation
• AI-Assisted Development Tools
• Agentic Workflows
• Collaboration and Communication

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Regular Training and Professional Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Employee and Client Satisfaction Metrics
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Monthly Perks
• RRSP Savings Plan

Pay

In accordance with applicable law, the salary range is Verndale's reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. The actual amount may vary, based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Schedule

Verndale offers a flexible schedule that can be either hybrid or remote, depending on the role and location.