AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) Administrator

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Leidos offers a robust benefits package including competitive salaries, 401K Retirement Plan, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible work schedule to allow for life/work balance; tuition reimbursement and more day one! 

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The Treasury Solutions and Development program at Leidos is seeking an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Administrator to join our high-performing team for a long-term engagement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This role will focus on achieving key project objectives and deliverables. You’ll be involved in AEM administration and some software development, debugging, and addressing customer queries across multiple products as we modernize applications and migrate to the cloud. The ideal candidate will manage entire projects or processes spanning multiple technical areas, ensuring smooth progress. Each day will present unique challenges, making it a dynamic and engaging position. If you have a passion for AEM Administration and want to contribute to impactful projects, we’d love to hear from you!

Clearance Requirement:

• Candidates must be a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) with at least three consecutive years of U.S. residency, from the date of legal entry, as an LPR and be Federal Tax compliant and up to date on tax payments; if not, the candidate will not be considered.

Primary Responsibilities:

• AEM administration.

• Administration, troubleshooting, and optimization of AEM instance.

• Collaborate closely with our customers to tackle complex and unique challenges that affect multiple areas and disciplines.

• Develop techniques at a pace that is mission-focused.

• Utilize the latest cloud technologies and how they can be applied to complex problems for the migration of applications to the cloud.

• Design technical solutions using Agile methodology.

• System Testing and verification activities to include test generation, execution, and documentation.

• System Integration activities to include requirements gathering, architecture design, testing, CI/CD, monitoring, documentation, stakeholder communication, training, and support.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) implementing full-cycle Adobe AEM projects. However, an equivalent combination of education, certification(s) and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of bachelor’s degree.

• 4+ years of experience with AEM Administration.

• Developer experience with AEM.

• Experience in migrating legacy on a pre-AEM system to the cloud.

• Solid experience with AEM building blocks, including templates, components, dialogs, widgets, and bundles.

• Unit Testing: Experience in writing and conducting unit tests for code reliability.

• Git: Proficient in using version control systems like Git for code collaboration.

• Professional experience in the design and implementation of complex solutions, ideally both clean-slate projects and updates to legacy code bases.

• Experience in and demonstrated ability to work quickly in an agile environment.

• Strong communication skills to convey technical concepts and collaborate with team members.

• IDEs and Toolchains: Experience with development tools, integrated development environments (IDEs), and toolchains relevant to development boards.

• Proficiency in coding for embedded systems.

• Ability to adapt to new technologies and work in a dynamic environment.

• Ability to analyze problems and come up with effective solutions, and the ability to work effectively within a team to drive success across various technical domains.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI clearance) before starting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current IRS MBI and prior IRS experience is highly desirable.

• Experience in Java Development, specializing in Hibernate.

• Java: Proficient in both application and embedded code development.

• Experience in Java Content Repository (API) suite, Sling web framework and Apache Felix OSGi framework, DAM, and Workflows.

• Microservices knowledge and experience in identifying the need for microservices, developing requirements, programming microservices, and testing.

• Experience with building tools like ANT, Maven, and Gradle.

• Experience in Adaptive forms, a plus.

• AI development, a plus.

• Experience of Communication Protocols to interface with peripheral devices.

• Cloud computing experience with migrating applications to the cloud and developing UI on the front end.

• Knowledge of the latest technologies and how they can be applied to complex problems.

• Demonstrated expertise in interfacing and scripting with Oracle Database to include the creation and modification of tables, queries, and data structures.

• Commitment to code correctness and quality assurance through static analysis, code review, automated testing, and continuous integration.

Salary Range for this position is $120,000 - $137,000 annually.

Leidos is a global leader in the integration and application of information technology, engineering, and science to solve the customers' most demanding challenges.  We deliver mission-focused solutions, including cloud services, enterprise IT solutions, data center modernization, operational technology, and cybersecurity, including end-to-end cyber integration and high-grade encryption.

Innovate and create at Leidos! We have no shortage of challenging technical and research problems. Join the Leidos team and apply your talents to solve them.​ 

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.