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The Opportunity
The Technical Consultant designs and delivers end-to-end digital experience and commerce solutions using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Adobe Commerce. Acting as a technology advisor, this role guides clients in architectural decisions, platform integrations, and implementation strategies for measurable business impact. This role is a key member of a larger delivery team, collaborating with business consultants, project managers, and engineering teams to ensure alignment with client objectives and Adobe standard processes.

Focusing on content and commerce, the Senior Technical Consultant unifies content management and commerce across channels, defines integration patterns, and leads technical frameworks to deliver seamless omnichannel experiences. The role also supports sales teams with solution estimation and prioritization, requiring deep technical expertise, leadership, and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain responsive, accessible, and high-performance web applications using modern front-end technologies on AEM.
• Build reusable UI components and implement designs from wireframes, prototypes, and design systems.
• Integrate front-end components with backend APIs.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers, backend developers, and content authors to deliver compelling digital experiences.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness across devices.
• Optimize web applications for performance, scalability, and SEO.
• Implement accessibility standards (WCAG) and follow modern web development practices.
• Support content teams by enabling efficient content authoring within CMS/WCM platforms.
• Identify and resolve UI/UX issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high code quality standards.
• Efficiently multi-task, working across multiple client engagements while driving internal practice initiatives.
• Deliver high quality consulting services to our growing client base and lead ambassadorship in our client relationships.
• Effectively analyze complex project issues, identify best possible solutions, and facilitate the presentation and review of the options and Adobe's recommended solution with the client.

Requirements:

• 10 years of experience in the Web and/or ECMS technologies
• 8 years of client consulting experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as customer relationship building skills.
• Ability to explain technical solutions and how they can solve business problems to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Conceptually understand business requirements and translate them into architecture, design and development activities for our most complex and large Web based solutions.
• Good experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
• Proficiency with modern frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.js, node.js or others.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding
• Familiarity with Web Content Management (WCM) platforms such as AEM/Edge Delivery Services, Sitecore, Drupal, WordPress
• Familiarity with design systems and component libraries.
• Familiarity with front-end frameworks that support design systems (Storybook, Bootstrap, Material UI)
• Expertise in Atomic design methodology
• Expertise in Design systems, Style guides, Pattern libraries
• Good understanding of responsive build, cross-browser compatibility, and web performance optimization.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and headless CMS architectures.
• Experience with Git-based version control systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with SEO practices and analytics integration.
• Understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Administration and debugging of Web servers, e.g. Apache.
• Optimizing web solutions and architecting to accommodate performance requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent years of experience
• Position may require up to 30% travel
  

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe's industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We're on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let's Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.

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AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI - and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it's restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

Expected Pay Range:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $83,400 -- $154,550 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $106,700 - $154,550 In Illinois, the pay range for this position is $90,900 - $131,550 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $97,000 - $140,500

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

Fair Chance Ordinances

Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

Colorado:

Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.