AEM Technical Lead

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values -driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.

The opportunity

At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.

We are proud of

The work we do and the innovation we drive

Our values of share, care a nd dare

A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy

Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration

The role

Please note, we are only accepting applicants from the provinces of Ontario and Québec for this role. For Québec-based candidates, fluency in English is necessary because the position entails collaboration with teams based in the rest of Americas and occasionally in Europe.

As a Technical Lead – AEM & Edge Delivery Services (EDS) , you are responsible for driving the technical vision, architecture, and delivery excellence of digital experience platforms built on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud Service and Edge Delivery Services .

You bring deep backend expertise combined with leadership capabilities , guiding engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions. You will play a critical role in shaping solution architecture, enforcing best practices, and mentoring developers , while remaining hands-on in complex implementations.

You will thrive in this role if you are

A curious problem solver who challenges the status quo

A collaborator who values teamwork and knowledge-sharing

Excited by the intersection of technology, creativity and data

Experienced in Agile methodologies and consulting (a plus)

Role responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Own and drive solution architecture for AEM Cloud Service and EDS implementations

Define technical standards, best practices, and development guidelines

Establish and enforce non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security, resiliency)

Lead design decisions across backend architecture, APIs, and integrations

Partner with Architects to align technical solutions with business objectives

Backend Engineering (Hands-on)

Lead development of AEM backend solutions using:

Sling Models

OSGi services

Custom workflows

Content Fragment Models & GraphQL APIs

Design and deliver headless and omnichannel architectures using EDS

Implement integrations with CRM, PIM, DAM, marketing tech, and identity systems

Oversee API strategy (REST/GraphQL) ensuring scalability and maintainability

Cloud, DevOps & Quality Ownership

Own and guide CI/CD pipelines (Cloud Manager, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)

Define and enforce code quality standards, automated testing, and release processes

Establish observability frameworks (monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting)

Optimize Dispatcher/CDN caching strategies (Fastly, Akamai, CloudFront)

Ensure DevOps maturity and cloud-native best practices across teams

Security, Performance & Compliance

Define and enforce security best practices (OWASP, OAuth2/OIDC, secure APIs, secrets management)

Lead initiatives for performance optimization (caching, indexing, query tuning, asset delivery)

Ensure compliance with data privacy, PII handling, and governance standards

Conduct technical risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies

Team Leadership & Delivery

Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentoring to backend engineers

Own technical backlog refinement and support estimation and planning

Act as the main technical point of contact for stakeholders

Collaborate closely with Product Owners, QA, Frontend teams, and Architects

Drive delivery excellence , ensuring solutions meet quality and timeline expectations

Must have qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications:

8–12+ years of experience in software engineering

6+ years of experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

4+ years working with AEM as a Cloud Service and Edge Delivery Services (EDS)

Proven experience in a Technical Lead or Senior Lead role

Technical Expertise

Strong expertise in:

Java (11+/17)

Sling, OSGi, JCR, Oak

AEM Core Components

Content Fragments & GraphQL APIs

Experience with Universal Editor and EDS delivery models

Deep understanding of:

API design (REST/GraphQL)

Integration patterns & event-driven architectures

Messaging systems (Kafka, Azure Service Bus)

DevOps & Cloud

CI/CD pipelines and release management (Cloud Manager, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)

Experience with cloud observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, Kibana)

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform is a plus)

Strong experience with Dispatcher/CDN configuration and optimization

Security & Performance

Authentication & authorization (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, Adobe IMS)

Secrets management (Vault, KMS)

Deep knowledge of:

Performance optimization

Caching strategies

Query/index tuning

Nice to have qualifications