AEM (Forms) Administrator

Project description

We're seeking a highly skilled and proactive AEM (Forms) Administrator to manage, optimize, and support Adobe Experience Manager Forms environments. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience in AEM Forms installation, configuration, upgrades, and administration.

You will work closely with developers, architects, and business stakeholders to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of AEM-based solutions. This role requires strong technical troubleshooting abilities, cloud exposure (preferably Azure), and a keen understanding of AEM best practices.

At Luxoft, we value innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. You'll be part of a team that strives to deliver cutting-edge digital experience solutions and continuously improve enterprise-level AEM environments. At Luxoft, our culture emphasizes innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. This role supports enterprise-wide DevOps modernization, governance, and automation initiatives that impact mission-critical applications across regulated environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage and optimize DevOps workflows, create reusable infrastructure code, and enable cloud adoption through scalable automation frameworks and cloud-native practices

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administer AEM Forms (6.4 and higher) environments.
• Manage user groups, permissions, ACLs, replication agents, and service packs.
• Perform installation, configuration, and migration of AEM Forms components across environments.
• Troubleshoot AEM environment issues including indexing, OSGi bundles, JVM performance, caching, and access rights.
• Configure and maintain Dispatcher setups, including multiple dispatcher environments.
• Oversee author and publisher configurations and synchronization.
• Implement automated build and deployment pipelines for AEM packages using CI/CD tools.
• Package, deploy, and troubleshoot AEM projects in production environments.
• Provide inputs on architecture, design best practices, and integration with cloud platforms.
• Plan and support AEM version upgrades and apply product patches with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with Adobe support/vendor for issue resolution and critical fixes.
• Support and mentor development teams on AEM custom code and best practices.
• Work in scrum-based agile methodology, preferably aligned to US (CST) time zone.
• Monitor system performance and suggest improvements for scalability and stability.

Skills

Must have

• Strong expertise in AEM installation, configuration, and migration.
• Deep understanding of AEM architecture, design patterns, and cloud integration.
• Proficiency in Linux systems administration, including scripting and cron jobs.
• Experience managing AEM upgrades and patches, especially in-place upgrades (e.g., 6.3 6.4).
• Exposure to Dispatcher configuration, replication setup, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Ability to troubleshoot AEM environmentsindexing, OSGi, JVM, and caching.
• Strong understanding of AEM Forms new features and version enhancements.
• Capability to analyze current AEM Forms setup and propose upgrade/migration improvements.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• 5-10 years of hands-on experience in AEM Forms Administration (v6.4 or higher).
• Experience with AEM development for guiding developers on best practices.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (especially Azure).
• Familiarity with product patches, vendor coordination, and change management processes.
• Prior experience collaborating with Adobe vendor support for issue resolution.