Certified AEM Architect with 14 Years Enterprise Experience across 5 Countries

Since 2012, I've led end-to-end AEM as a Cloud Service migrations, tech leadership and hands-on engineering, CI/CD and DevOps automation, security uplift, and enterprise architecture for top-tier organizations across Australia, the Netherlands, Singapore, Poland, and the Philippines.

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Kyle Ohagan - Enterprise AEM Architect
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Key Numbers

14 Years In Tech
11+ Years Dedicated AEM

Deep engineering background spanning AEM Architecture and Development, DevOps, and Production Support since 2012.

12+ AEM Projects
Enterprise Scale Implementations

Combined experience across hands-on engineering, tech leadership and architecture across major financial, telecom, and government brands.

8+ AEM Versions
AEM Evolution Track Record

Proven legacy-to-modern execution from CQ 5.6, AEM 6.x on-prem, AMS, through the latest AEM as a Cloud Service.

Clients & Industries

Financial Services & Infrastructure

ANZ
Macquarie
Manulife
Transurban

Consumer Goods & Services

Samsung
Procter and Gamble
Shimano
AGL

Tourism

Gardens by the Bay
Tourism and Events Queensland

Telecommunications

Globe
Telstra

Case Study

Legacy On-Premise Servers

Problem & Context

  • On-Premise AEM: Operated legacy setups for portals & public sites.
  • Vendor Dependencies: 3rd-party vendor managed infrastructure & upgrades.
  • High Overhead: Excessive maintenance costs and slow release cycles.
Architecture Audit and Planning

Architecture Analysis

  • Deep Audits: Led reviews of legacy portal states, integration and technical debts.
  • BPA Reports: Analyzed Best Practices Analyzer reports and plan remediations
  • Roadmapping: Drafted future architecture, timelines, and Jira epics/stories.
Cross Team Delivery

Cross-Team Delivery

  • Cloud Setup: Partnered with Identity, Security, Integration & Network teams.
  • Code Refactoring: Refactored repositories for Cloud compatibility.
  • Stakeholder Sync: Guided dev teams and delivered weekly reporting.
Cloud Architecture Outcome
RESULT

Outcome

  • Strict Deadline: Completed migration in a 4-month window.
  • Scale: Successfully deployed across 5 AEM Cloud environments.
  • Value: Cut operational costs and enabled monthly releases.
SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED

Services Offered

AEM Architecture

  • Legacy System Audits & Technical Debt Assessment
  • Target State Solution Architecture Diagrams
  • Technology Roadmaps & Decision Registers
  • Architectural Trade-off & Governance Analysis

AEM Cloud Migration

  • Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) & Cloud Readiness Audits
  • Repository Modernization & Refactoring Strategy
  • End to End Plan and Execution with Dependency Mapping
  • Zero-Downtime Migration Timelines & Cutover

Technical Leadership

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration (Security, Network, Integration, Product)
  • 3rd-Party Vendor & Integration Oversight
  • Release Management, Test Strategies & Quarterly Planning
  • Mentoring & Offshore Engineering Enablement

AEM Engineering & DevOps

  • Core Components, Editable Templates, Sling Models, OSGI
  • Security Hardening & Dispatcher Caching Optimization
  • New Environments Setup, CI/CD Pipeline Automation and Cloud Manager Administration
  • Best Practices, Unit Testing and Extensive Documentations

Certifications

Adobe Certified Master Badge

Adobe Certified Master

AEM Architect

Adobe Certified Expert Badge

Adobe Certified Expert

AEM Developer

AWS Certified Developer Badge

Developer Associate

Amazon Web Services

AEM Edge Delivery Services Badge

AEM Edge Delivery Services

Developer Professional Course

ITIL Foundations v3 Badge

ITIL Foundations v3

IT Service Management

AEM 6 Developer Course Badge

AEM 6 Developer Course

Adobe Official Training

About Me

One-Backpack Nomadism

8 KG

One-Backpack Nomadism

I travel light with just an 8kg carry-on while backpacking South America for a year.

Zelda Breath of the Wild

250+ Hours

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I love exploring open worlds and tackling complex and creative puzzles.

Countries Explored

24

Countries Explored

I've been fortunate to travel around the world and immerse myself in different cultures.

Let's Build Together

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Whether you need a AEM Cloud Migration audit, solution architecture for multi-tenant platforms, or hands-on tech leadership - let's discuss your roadmap.