Application Specialist (CMS - AEM & ArcXP Certified)

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Application Specialist with deep expertise in Content Management Systems (CMS)—specifically Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and ArcXP—to support a mission-critical migration project. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the re-architecture, development, and migration of legacy AEM-based CMS instances to the ArcXP platform. This is a hybrid role based in Toronto.

All candidates must be certified in both AEM and ArcXP to meet the timelines and complexity of the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a lead CMS backend developer for large-scale enterprise web applications.
• Architect and design technical solutions to support migration and new feature development.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams: content, product, business, IT, and infrastructure.
• Redesign and rebuild CMS functionality originally developed in legacy AEM.
• Support data migration efforts from AEM to ArcXP.
• Drive enhancements, provide ongoing support, and resolve defects for CMS platforms.
• Develop prototypes, demos, and technical documentation to support business needs.
• Participate in requirement gathering, storyboarding, and effort estimation.

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on AEM development (v6.5+).
• Deep knowledge of AEM building blocks: templates, components, bundles, widgets, HTL/Sightly, JSP, Java, JavaScript, XML, JSON, and HTML5.
• Hands-on experience integrating AEM with external systems and web services.
• Proven knowledge and hands-on development experience in ArcXP, including:
• Page Builder, Composer, Web Sked, Exchange
• Node.js and serverless architecture
• AWS services

• Strong experience with containerization and Docker (build and compose files).

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools: GitHub, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline.
• Experience with SPA frameworks like React or Vue.js.
• Competency in version control using tools like Git, Bitbucket, SourceTree.
• Strong understanding of responsive design principles.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.

Assets (Nice-to-Have):

• Prior experience in media/publishing environments.
• Adobe Certified Expert (AEM Developer).
• ArcXP Development Partnership/Certification.

Working Conditions:

• Type of job: Temporary Contractor – 1 year with the possibility to extend
• Work hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
• Location: Toronto, ON