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Are you an experienced AEM Developer with leadership capabilities, ready to take the reins in a dynamic and high-impact role? We are seeking an enthusiastic Technical Lead AEM Developer to drive our unification experience initiative at Tennis.com.au, leading two squads that power the digital experience for tennis fans across Australia.
As the AEM Tech Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our platform, you will lead the development and integration of dynamic elements such as video and multimedia content, calendars, forms, social media feeds, advertising, tournament schedules, and results. Ensure seamless global header and footer components integration to enhance the user experience.
If you need assistance or adjustments to participate fully in the application process, please contact recruit@tennis.com.au.
About the role
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, ensuring squads deliver high-quality solutions that align with stakeholder requirements and adhere to AEM best practices.
In this pivotal role, you will guide the team in developing and maintaining an AEM service that integrates with Elastic Search to deliver advanced search capabilities on our website. Oversee the configuration and performance of AEM to push and retrieve data efficiently for a fast, user-friendly experience.
In this role, you will:
- Manage the platform’s efficiency, security, and scalability, including handling user roles, permissions, and access control.
- Oversee platform performance, applying updates, implementing security protocols, and addressing vulnerabilities.
- Automate environments and optimise for high-traffic events to ensure seamless operation during key moments in the tennis season.
- Define and drive the technical roadmap for AEMaaCS-based projects, aligning with the unification experience initiative for tennis.com.au
- Design and develop AEM components, templates, dialogs, workflows, and content/experience fragments (Sling, CRX, OSGi, JCR).
- Lead the front-to-back integration using Node.js, TypeScript, CSS/SASS, HTML, client-side JS.
- Lead the AEM Elastic Search Squad’s efforts to publish data from AEM to Elastic Search.
- Configure and manage AEMaaCS instances, inclusive of Dispatcher setup, rewrite rules, and Cloud Manager pipelines.
- Build, document, and integrate REST APIs at both client and server side
About you
What you will bring to the role:
- Proven experience in AEM development, with deep expertise in both core AEM functionalities and integrations.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to guide, mentor, and inspire development teams to deliver outstanding results.
- Experience working with Elastic Search and knowledge of how it integrates with AEM.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex technical requirements in a high-traffic environment.
- A passion for the digital sports experience and delivering high-performance solutions.
- You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check.
What’s in it for you?
- Career development with a range of formal education and on-the-job training opportunities
- Tickets to the Australian Open
- Monthly health & wellbeing activities through our Thrive program.
- Onsite gym & tennis facilities
- Flexible working practices
- Free car parking
- A range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
To Apply
If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! A copy of the position description can be found here.Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. Please note, only applications that include a portfolio will be considered.
Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.
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