Over the last 20 years, Aresā success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values ā Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy ā and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.
Job Description
Company Description
Over the last 20 years, Aresā success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values ā Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy ā and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development, and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.
Summary
Ares is seeking a analyst to serve as a Web Developer for Client Platforms Technology, the engineering team Ā responsible for all Client facing systems within Ares, including Sales, Marketing, Client Reporting, and Digital/Web platforms.
Reporting to a Vice-President service as a Web Architect within the Digital Experience team, the successful candidate will play a central handsāon role in building and enhancing Aresā public and private websites on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). Working under the guidance of the Web Architect, this individual will be responsible for implementing highāquality AEM components, template updates, frontāend features, and integrations that support the firmās digital experience strategy.
This is an excellent role for someone early in their web development career who has foundational AEM or modern frontāend experience and is eager to deepen their expertise across Adobeās digital ecosystem. The Web Developer will collaborate with designers, content authors, analysts, and backāend developers to deliver performant, secure, and intuitive digital experiences aligned with the firmās branding and technical standards.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
Web Development & AEM Implementation
- Build and enhance AEM components, templates, dialogs, and workflows following established architectural patterns.
- Implement frontāend features using HTML5, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, TypeScript, animation frameworks such as Motion) where applicable.
- Familiar with responsive web design concepts (such as media queries, responsive typography and units) and designing web interfaces for mobile browsers
- Support integration of Adobe Marketing tools, including Adobe Analytics, Marketo, and Adobe Engage.
- Develop, test, and deploy enhancements across AEM author and publish environments.
- Follow coding standards, participate in code reviews, and contribute to reusable component libraries.
Collaboration & Execution
- Work closely with the Web Architect to ensure technical solutions align with platform architecture, guidelines, and longāterm maintainability.
- Partner with UI/UX designers to translate design assets into responsive, accessible, and highāperformance web experiences.
- Collaborate with content authors to support content model requirements and ensure seamless authoring experiences.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and delivery cycles.
Quality, Performance & Troubleshooting
- Conduct thorough unit testing and support QA efforts to ensure reliable, defectāfree releases.
- Optimize site performance across devices, ensuring fast load times and adherence to SEO and accessibility standards (WCAG).
- Assist in diagnosing and resolving issues across frontāend code, AEM components, integrations, or deployment pipelines.
- Maintain documentation related to components, configurations, and deployment practices.
Learning & Professional Development
- Stay current with AEM enhancements, frontāend technologies, digital design trends, and Adobeās Experience Cloud tools.
- Demonstrate an ongoing desire to deepen expertise in AEM development, cloud architecture, personalization tools, and enterprise web best practices.
- Seek opportunities to learn the business context behind digital experiences within a global asset management environment.
Required Experience & Background
- 1ā3 years of professional web development experience, ideally including Adobe Experience Manager.
- Experience with HTML5, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.
- Exposure to AEM development (components, templates, Sling Models, HTL) or equivalent CMS experience with a willingness to specialize in AEM.
- Familiarity with modern frontāend development workflows, version control (Git), and build tools.
- Understanding of web accessibility, performance optimization, and SEO fundamentals.
- Strong problemāsolving abilities and attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with designers, developers, content authors, and architects.
- A growthāoriented mindset and commitment to continuous learning.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) or other enterprise CMS platforms.
- Knowledge of Adobe Analytics, Marketo, Adobe Engage, or other marketing automation platforms.
- Experience with React, TypeScript, or other componentābased frontāend frameworks.
- Understanding of API integrations, RESTful services, or headless CMS architectures.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and DevOps processes (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Digital Media, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- Engineering or Computer Science background preferred.
Reporting Relationships
Partner, Chief Information Officer
There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.