George Taylor

Senior Solutions Architect

Adobe Experience Manager | Digital Experience | Cloud Architecture

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About Me

Senior Solutions Architect with extensive experience designing and delivering complex digital platforms, with a strong focus on Adobe Experience Manager, AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS), cloud architecture and large-scale content platforms.

Experienced across the full delivery lifecycle, from pre-sales and requirements through architecture, proof of concept, implementation and release. Combines hands-on technical leadership with experience leading onshore and offshore teams, defining engineering standards, improving delivery processes and mentoring developers and architects.

Recent work includes AEMaaCS, Adobe Experience Manager Assets, Edge Delivery Services, AWS, Salesforce, Workfront, Next.js and personalised content experiences.

Richmond, Surrey
Adobe Certified Master – AEM Sites Architect
Certification valid until October 2027

Core Expertise

Architecture

  • Solution & platform architecture
  • AEM/AEMaaCS
  • Multi-tenancy & reusable frameworks

Digital Experience

  • Adobe Experience Manager
  • Content & asset platforms
  • Personalisation & content gating

Cloud & Delivery

  • AWS
  • CI/CD & DevOps
  • Scalable cloud platforms

Leadership

  • Technical leadership
  • Onshore/offshore teams
  • Coaching & mentoring

Engineering

  • Java
  • REST/API integration
  • Automated testing & quality

Ways of Working

  • Agile/Scrum
  • Engineering standards
  • AI-enabled development

Technical Skills

Java 95%
AEM / AEMaaCS 95%
AWS / Cloud 80%
Architecture 95%
JavaScript / Next.js 70%
CI/CD & DevOps 75%

Experience

Senior Solutions Architect

Merkle Aug 2021 – Present London
  • Lead solution architecture from pre-sales through detailed architecture, proof of concept, build and release
  • Defined reusable AEMaaCS standards and white-label platform approach
  • Lead technical direction, development standards, peer reviews, mentoring
  • Define CI/CD, testing and deployment approaches
  • Contribute to AI adoption in delivery teams

Key Engagements

Solutions Architect

Wipro Digital Apr 2018 – Aug 2021 London
  • Led multiple teams delivering reusable AEM white-label framework for Lloyds Banking Group
  • Defined AEM development standards, integrations, multi-tenancy patterns

AEM Architect Contract

IBM Jan 2017 – Mar 2018 London
  • Led team delivering custom AEM portal for BP/Castrol

Technical Architect

DigitasLBi Mar 2014 – Jan 2017 London
  • Technical leadership across seven offshore integration teams for Nissan Renault Alliance

Chief Technical Officer

Mindshapes Aug 2011 – Mar 2014 London
  • Managed technical strategy, mobile/web/Java/QA teams, 43 iOS + 3 Android apps

Technical Architect

IOKO Jun 2008 – Aug 2011 London
  • Architecture for Disney, Channel 4, Seesaw

Personal Projects

Serverless Maven Plugin

In Progress

Maven plugin to define serverless platforms using JSON configuration across AWS, Azure or GCP. Supports multi-provider deployment of websites, functions, databases, authentication, storage, API gateways, and event systems with least-privilege IAM policies.

Serverless CMS

In Progress

Serverless CMS built using the plugin providing low-cost pages and blog functionality on AWS using CloudFront, Lambda, DynamoDB, and Cognito.

Earlier Career

Role Company Period
Developer (Contract) Virgin Media 2008
Head of Development Flytxt Neon 2005–2008
Senior Architect Amplefuture 2003–2005
Senior Developer Digimob 2000–2003
Project/Network Administrator (Contract) Threadneedle Investments 1997–2000
Systems Administrator/Developer Dairyfields Milk 1995–1997
Systems Analyst RCI Australia 1991–1995
Developer (Contract) Gold Coast Marathon 1992–1997
Programmer Altherm Aluminium 1988–1991
Programmer Thermosash Commercial 1987–1988

Get in Touch

george.taylor@taylor-made-software.co.uk 07799 772 991 linkedin.com/in/george-taylor-76aaa4/ blogs.taylor-made-software.co.uk
Richmond, Surrey