AEM & Forms Lead Developer

Cognizant

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Work type: On-site
Location: Wilmington, DE
Salary: $160,000–$180,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

Cognizant currently has 33 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · AEM & Forms Lead Developer

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The AEM & Forms Lead Developer will join the team to design and govern enterprise-scale solutions for global clients in the high tech domain. This role involves architecting and delivering end-to-end AEM Sites and AEM Forms solutions, including Adaptive Forms and Document Services, while ensuring security and scalability. The developer will provide technical leadership, conduct code reviews, and manage engineering best practices for local and offshore teams. Key responsibilities include designing RESTful APIs, OSGi bundles, and Sling services to connect AEM with CRM and ERP systems. Required technical skills include Core Java, Apache Sling, JCR, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, and Dispatcher configurations. Candidates must also possess expertise in React, Angular, Vue, HTML5, CSS3/SASS, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Maven, SonarQube, and Adobe Cloud Manager.

Skills

Adobe Experience Manager AEM Forms Java Apache Sling OSGi JCR HTL Sightly REST GraphQL React Angular Vue HTML5 CSS3 SASS Jenkins GitLab CI/CD Maven SonarQube Adobe Cloud Manager Dispatcher CI/CD

What you'll do

Architect and deliver end-to-end AEM Sites and AEM Forms solutions for enterprise scalability and security.
Provide hands-on technical direction and code reviews for local and offshore engineering teams.
Enforce engineering best practices, design patterns, and continuous integration pipelines.
Design and maintain RESTful APIs, OSGi bundles, and Sling services to connect AEM with CRM and ERP systems.
Translate complex business objectives into scalable technical execution plans with product and UX teams.
Drive technical refactoring, platform upgrades, and performance tuning for AEM Cloud Service.
Implement automated testing initiatives to maintain web reliability and platform integrity.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
7+ years of progressive experience in software development.
4+ years of experience dedicated to AEM Sites and AEM Forms solution delivery.
Proven experience serving in a technical lead or senior architectural capacity on enterprise web applications.
Adobe Certified Expert / Master – AEM Developer or Architect certification.
Deep technical proficiency in Apache Sling, JCR, OSGi frameworks, HTL/Sightly, Core Components, and Dispatcher configurations (preferred).
Hands-on mastery of Adaptive Forms, Form Data Model (FDM), workflow design, and backend document processing services (preferred).

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