AEM & Adobe Target Architect at Vonage - Remote — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is listed as fully remote with headquarters described simply as "Remote" and is open to candidates anywhere in the world — an excellent fit for location-independent professionals.
Schedule & Timezone Flexibility: The job description mentions Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) but makes no explicit mention of required core hours or a fixed timezone. However, collaboration with marketing stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and engineering leadership typically implies some overlap with a central timezone (likely US or European business hours). Expect to negotiate a workable schedule overlap rather than being fully async.
Visa Considerations: Since the role is open worldwide, digital nomads can leverage a range of visa options:
- Portugal (Lisbon): Portugal's Digital Nomad Visa (D8) suits remote employees earning above the threshold (~€3,280/month). Lisbon is a top nomad hub with affordable coworking spaces.
- Thailand (Bangkok/Chiang Mai): Thailand's LTR (Long-Term Resident) visa or tourist visa with border runs. Cost of living is very low — an architect-level salary goes extremely far here.
- Colombia (Medellín): Colombia's digital nomad visa (up to 2 years) is easy to obtain. Medellín offers a growing tech scene and low costs.
Practical Notes: No travel perks, coworking stipends, or equipment allowances are mentioned explicitly. Given Vonage's enterprise scale and global client base (Airbnb, WhatsApp, Snapchat), the role likely involves occasional virtual meetings with distributed teams. Confirm async-friendliness during the interview.
Headquarters: Remote
Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide!
Primary Role:
Responsible for leading the technical design and development of projects, guiding the engineering team, ensuring code quality, and aligning solutions with business goals and technical standards. Collaborate with project managers and business stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions for the development team. Implement A/B Tests in Adobe Target based on the requirements.
Education and Experience:
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 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 client-facing applications.
Proven Skills and Abilities:
- Lead the design and implementation of AEM-based architectures to support digital marketing strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AEM solutions with existing systems.
- Design caching and security strategies (Dispatcher, firewall, CDN).
- Define strategies to support multi-site and multi-language web applications by fully leveraging the capabilities of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
- Create and manage A/B and multivariate tests with Audience Segmentation from 6sense using Adobe Target. Leverage A4T to enhance analytics data captured by A/B Tests.
- Demonstrate experience in integrating with third-party applications (SalesForce, OneTrust, 6sense) and Adobe products (Target, Launch, Analytics and CJA) with AEM.
- Experienced in provisioning access using Adobe Admin Console, using Adobe Support as needed and handling production deployments using Adobe Cloud Manager.
- Deep understanding and experience in working with Adobe Suite of products including Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Target, Adobe Launch, Adobe Analytics and Customer Journey Analytics.
- Extensive hands-on experience in full-stack development, with a strong ability in both system and application design.
- Develop and oversee OSGI bundles, AEM templates, HTL/Sightly components and services, AEM launches, workflows, localization features, AEM Mobile and Forms applications and the AEM DAM.
- Strong hands-on experience of Components, Templates, Taxonomy, metadata management, Forward and Reverse Replication, Workflows, Content Publishing and unpublishing, Tagging, Deployment (Maven) and Content migration/planning.
- Experience working with Single Page Application (SPA) frameworks such as Vue.js and React, along with comprehensive knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and its backend frameworks of OSGI, Sling, Sightly etc.
- Provide expert guidance on AEM system engineering and support engineering best practices providing future-proof solutions.
- Deep understanding of system architecture including high availability, disaster recovery, caching, CDN, and persistence layers.
- Work closely with the Marketing team to understand their needs and translate them into effective technical solutions.
- Proven track record of launching complex, enterprise-level platforms using AEM Cloud Service or AEM 6.5.
- Provide on-going technical support to business as well as a team of AEM engineers, functional SMEs, and business analysis across the organization.
- 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.
There's no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you.
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Who we are:
Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today.
Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/vonage-aem-and-adobe-target-architect
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