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Apple Solution Architect: Java/J2EE AEM Lead in Austin, Texas
Solution Architect: Java/J2EE AEM Lead
Austin,Texas,United States
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Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple’s consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences. Marcom's Interactive Engineering team works on high-impact projects that serve various Apple lines of business. We use modern technologies to evolve and deliver solutions on a worldwide scale. Working with a variety of multi-functional teams, Interactive Engineering delivers experiences with an excellent group of software engineers while having fun along the way. The team is exciting and fast-paced; it’s a great place for people with exacting standards who want their work to matter. We are currently seeking a highly motivated Java/J2EE Architect/Lead with deep experience in full stack web application development, specifically with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). This role is critical to the evolution of Apple’s brand as you will be working with the teams taking apple.com to the next phase of its evolution. In addition to a strong technical background, the ideal candidate must possess outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills. The position requires excellence in communication and building consensus among peers and across teams, motivating team members to do their best work, and the ability to work well with partners from a wide range of backgrounds with varying levels of technical knowledge.
Description
The Architect/Lead will work closely with business stakeholders to understand their requirements, define solutions, and determine future strategies for architecture and application development. You will work with members of multiple teams diagnosing, debugging, and upgrading complex systems, and participating in investigating build, deployment, and operational issues. You will collaborate with other technical teams on DevOps responsibilities for application deployment, performance, monitoring, reliability and scalability. Responsibilities include but will not be limited to: - Leading teams of developers in a fast paced environment where multiple releases daily are a fact of life in tight deadlines - Forging trusting relationships within a diverse team and across organizations - Maintaining outstanding attention to details and a deep commitment to excellence within the team - Working within tight timelines to solve critical issues - Working equally well with people in creative and technical positions
Minimum Qualifications
At least 10 years of professional software development experience designing and developing complex, highly available and scalable enterprise web/mobile based applications using Java/J2EE technologies
5+ years of validated experience designing and developing large scale enterprise level Content Management Systems using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or any other similar CMS software with next generation Hybrid/Headless implementations
A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience, with a focus on fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and object-oriented design
Deep understanding of core web technologies including XML, HTML5, CSS, client/server-side-scripting languages such as JavaScript along with the ability to build a reliable, efficient, good-looking SPA and web services development using RESTful implementations.
Solid understanding of software development lifecycles, testing methodologies, and solid QA automation processes.
Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Maven, Docker, and configuration management systems such as Kubernetes or similar grid computing technologies, CI build tools such as Jenkins, and distributed logging and monitoring tools like Splunk, Grafana
Experience with any modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Vue/Angular), as well as designing and architecting SQL/NoSQL databases for scalable database schema designs
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Deep understanding of core technology frameworks such as GraphQL, Apache Web, Apache Sling, Apache Felix and OSGI.
Experience with multi-caching solutions for real-time content delivery
Experience in AWS/Cloud Technologies, and deep knowledge of source version control software (Git)
An appreciation for quality with experience writing unit tests and collaborating with quality engineering to develop test plans
Adobe certified AEM architect is a plus
The ability to synthesize stakeholder requirements with new and innovative technologies to formulate unique and elegant yet simple solutions.
A focus on pushing the envelope while being data-driven and consistently adhering to high standards
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
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