AEM Component Developer (on site)

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Blue Acorn iCi, an Infosys company, is a digital consultancy focused on delivering innovative solutions across customer experience, commerce, and data. Our team of over 400 experts enable clients to navigate large-scale, digital transformation programs. 
Whether it’s a digitally savvy consumer brand or a legacy manufacturer, Blue Acorn iCi empowers businesses with digital scalability to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer experience. With services that include strategy, analytics, design, and engineering, we elevate global brands across industries such as media, consumer goods & retail, financial services, manufacturing, technology and more.
Join our innovative and collaborative team as we deliver extraordinary digital experiences for some of the world’s largest brands! 
POSITION SUMMARY:
Blue Acorn iCi is looking for an AEM Component Developer who is available to work on-site in one of the following locations: Overland Park, KS - Bellevue, WA - Atlanta, GA. They will be responsible for design and development of web applications using the AEM platform and will be involved in designing and developing custom components, custom workflows, object model designs, implementation strategy, and unit testing.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Available to work on-site in one of the following locations: Overland Park, KS - Bellevue, WA - Atlanta, GA
• Assist Technical Architects in AEM component design solutions
• Develop, implement, and configure web content management solutions using AEM and technologies such as Java, HTML/DHTML, XML, JavaScript, and web services
• Setup and configuration of AEM development environments
• Setup and configuration of AEM Author and Publish instances and ensuring all code works in both environments
• Setup and configuration of dispatcher or proxy to run in front of AEM
• Translating business requirements into technical details relevant to AEM
• Ensuring quality of code is high
• Designing reusable AEM components for authoring content
• Understand the client’s technical environment and how they use technology to provide the best, focused advice
• Provide input into estimating engagement activities and execute engagements following the Agile methodology including SCRUM
• Efficiently multi-task, working across multiple client engagements at the same time as well as key internal initiatives
• Proactively maintain the highest level of technical expertise by staying ahead of Adobe technologies through internally and externally available learning opportunities as well as self-study

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience working with AEM version 6.0 or above
• Direct consulting and/or client-facing experience
• Proficiency in the Sling or OSGi frameworks, JCR API, RESTful principles or ExtJS framework, Dispatcher or CDNs
• Proficiency of Object-Oriented Programming Methodology & Practice, ideally with designing and programming of applications using Object Oriented Programming Methodology applying Java language constructs
• Experience with debugging and appropriate debugging tools usage skills in general TCP/IP networking, UNIX Operating system, HTTP protocol and request processing, SMTP, etc.
• Proficiency in XML and related technologies, e.g. definition and interpretation of DTDs, supporting architectures etc., preferably also including XSLT, extended DTD know how, XML dialects such as SOAP, WML, ICE, etc.
• Administration and debugging of Web servers, e.g. Apache
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science and/or equivalent experience in the development industry
• Web portal back-end development experience
• Strong Java/J2EE/JSP experience
• Working knowledge and understanding of the following: JCR, Apache Sling, Apache Felix, OSGi, REST, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, HTML, CSS