Front‑end Developer (AEM Edge Delivery) - Contract

DigiCert

69d

About The Position

Build high‑quality, accessible Edge Delivery blocks for Universal Editor and document‑based authoring on AEM Sites or DA sites. Add production‑grade interactivity and motion. Create authoring templates that make block usage repeatable. This is a 6 month contract.

Requirements

• Expert HTML semantics, CSS architecture, modern JS (modules, fetch, async)
• Edge Delivery block anatomy, DOM targeting, inferred elements
• Universal Editor and document authoring basics; content modeling for blocks
• Animation and interaction patterns
• GitHub workflows and code review discipline
• Accessibility and web performance: rendering path, image optimization, lazy loading, CWV

Nice To Haves

• AEM Sites basics; HTL/Sling awareness for migration parity
• Playwright, Lighthouse CI, axe‑core
• Experience with forms

Responsibilities

• Design and build blocks (HTML, CSS, JS [ES modules]) with options and variants
• Set up local dev with AEM CLI; run preview and publish with Sidekick
• Optimize for Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse
• Create and maintain authoring templates (sections, block placeholders, Metadata tables) for Universal Editor and document authoring
• Wire templates to Sidekick create flows
• Add images and video using AEM Assets or Dynamic Media
• Implement interactivity and animations: micro‑interactions, scroll‑based reveals, carousels, tabs, accordions, modals
• Pair with QA to create Playwright tests and baseline accessibility checks

Benefits

• DigiCert is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce.
• In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, DigiCert prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran’s status, status as a qualified person with a disability, or genetic information.
• Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified person with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees