AEM Principal Architect – Client-Facing Consultant

Bounteous is a premier end-to-end digital transformation consultancy dedicated to partnering with ambitious brands to create digital solutions for today’s complex challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. With uncompromising standards for technical and domain expertise, we deliver innovative and strategic solutions in Strategy, Analytics, Digital Engineering, Cloud, Data & AI, Experience Design, and Marketing.

Our Co-Innovation methodology is a unique engagement model designed to align interests and accelerate value creation. Our clients worldwide benefit from the skills and expertise of over 4,000+ expert team members across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. By partnering with leading technology providers, we craft transformative digital experiences that enhance customer engagement and drive business success.

Our industry-recognized Adobe engineering team is looking for an exceptional AEM Principal Architect who combines deep technical expertise with strong consulting acumen. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a client-facing environment, is passionate about delivering high-impact solutions, and enjoys mentoring teams while influencing strategy at an enterprise level.

As an AEM Principal Architect, you'll be at the forefront of driving technical vision and business value for our clients. You will lead mission-critical Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) projects, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and collaborate directly with client stakeholders to uncover opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and long-term growth. This is a strategic role that blends architecture, leadership, and consulting — with a commitment to monthly travel to client sites to build relationships and deliver results.

• Client Consulting & Strategic Engagement
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, shaping their digital strategies and ensuring AEM solutions align with business objectives.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to drive measurable business value through AEM and related technologies.
• Travel to client locations once per month to foster relationships, lead workshops, and provide strategic consultation.
• Guide clients through technical discovery, roadmapping, and solution design with a consultative mindset.

• Architecture & Delivery Leadership
• Architect and lead the development of robust, scalable AEM platforms using AEM Cloud Service or AEM 6.5.
• Oversee and guide the technical discovery, backlog planning, and solution execution phases.
• Serve as technical SME across multiple projects, supporting project architects and development leads as needed.
• Ensure engineering excellence and consistency across projects, establishing tools, standards, and practices for delivery success.
• Write and review clean, efficient, testable code and provide actionable feedback through peer reviews.

• Team Mentorship & Practice Advancement
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and architects, fostering a collaborative learning culture.
• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing initiatives and drive innovation across the engineering practice.
• Lead initiatives to develop reusable assets and IP that give the organization a competitive edge.

• 10+ years of hands-on AEM development experience, with a strong foundation in Java, Sling, OSGi, JCR, and Apache Web Server.
• 5+ years of experience leading AEM architecture and delivery teams in a client-facing consulting environment.
• Proven track record of launching complex, enterprise-level platforms using AEM Cloud Service or AEM 6.5.
• Demonstrated experience integrating AEM with third-party systems (Salesforce, Mulesoft, Commerce, etc.).
• Deep understanding of system architecture including high availability, disaster recovery, caching, CDN, and persistence layers.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills — capable of engaging both executive stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and test-driven development practices.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (bootcamp or self-taught welcome).

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Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria of a job posting. If you have passion and intelligence, and possess a technical knack (even if you’re missing some of the above), we encourage you to apply.

Bounteous is focused on promoting an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate the different viewpoints and experiences our diverse group of team members bring to Bounteous. Bounteous does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

In addition, you have the opportunity to participate in several Team Member Networks, sometimes referred to as employee resource groups (ERGs), that host space with individuals with shared identities, interests, and passions. Our Team Member Networks celebrate communities of color, life as a working parent or caregiver, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, wellbeing, and more. Regardless of your respective identity, there are various avenues we involve team members in the Bounteous community.

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