Software Developer SME (Systems Software) (TS/SCI with Poly Required)

GCI Careers•McLean, VA

About The Position

The Software Developer SME develops and maintains automation scripts for Adobe Creative Cloud production environments, specifically Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. The role covers creating, modifying, debugging, testing, documenting, and maintaining production-quality scripts, as well as automating workflows involving document creation or modification, graphics and asset manipulation, file processing, and document export. The developer troubleshoots automation affected by application updates, operating-system changes, source-document changes, and production workflow changes; assesses the impact of Adobe Creative Cloud version changes; and analyzes and refactors legacy scripts while preserving their required functionality. Scripts may interact with web APIs, local file systems, directories, and common production file formats. The role also includes writing technical documentation, creating test cases, conducting functional and regression testing, managing priorities and tasks, and ensuring products meet customer requirements for quality, responsiveness, accessibility, accuracy, timeliness, and clarity. The candidate must comply with customer development standards and use modern web and application design and development practices.

Requirements

Be a U.S. citizen.
Have an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining automation scripts for Adobe Creative Cloud applications.
Demonstrated experience specifically developing scripts for Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
Advanced proficiency in JavaScript/ExtendScript and experience using Adobe application-specific scripting interfaces and object models.
Experience with Adobe UXP, CEP, or other Adobe extensibility technologies.
Ability to develop, modify, debug, test, document, and maintain production-quality Adobe scripts.
Experience automating complex production workflows involving document creation or modification, graphics and asset manipulation, file processing, and document export.
Experience troubleshooting scripts after Adobe Creative Cloud application updates, operating-system changes, source-document changes, and production workflow changes, and assessing the effect of Adobe Creative Cloud version changes on existing automation.
Ability to analyze existing or legacy Adobe scripts, identify defects or performance issues, and modify or refactor scripts while preserving required functionality.
Experience implementing appropriate error handling, validation, logging, and recovery mechanisms in automation scripts.
Experience developing scripts that interact with web APIs, local file systems, directories, and common production file formats.
Experience with software development lifecycle practices, including requirements analysis, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and defect resolution.
Experience using source-code or version-control systems such as Git or equivalent technology.
Experience diagnosing and resolving production defects within established service or project timelines.
Experience developing maintainable, modular, and documented code.
Experience creating technical documentation describing script architecture, dependencies, configuration, installation, operation, and known limitations.
Experience developing test cases and conducting functional and regression testing.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Adobe InDesign Server.
Experience with automated build, deployment, or testing processes.
Experience supporting large-scale publishing, digital media, graphic production, or prepress environments.
Experience sharing files between InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Experience with automated generation of graphics, charts, and tables for placement in InDesign or Illustrator.
Experience authoring Adobe plugins.
Experience with automated processing of linked assets.
Experience coordinating file naming, directory, and asset-management processes.
Experience with batch processing across multiple Adobe applications.
Experience integrating Adobe scripting with external files or structured data sources.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, troubleshoot, document, and enhance automation scripts supporting Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop production environments.
Develop, modify, debug, test, document, and maintain production-quality Adobe scripts.
Troubleshoot scripts following Adobe Creative Cloud application updates, operating-system changes, source-document changes, and production workflow changes; assess the impact of Adobe Creative Cloud version changes on existing automation.
Automate complex production workflows involving document creation or modification, graphics and asset manipulation, file processing, and document export.
Analyze existing or legacy Adobe scripts, identify defects or performance issues, and modify or refactor scripts while preserving required functionality.
Develop scripts that interact with web APIs, local file systems, directories, and common production file formats.
Create technical documentation describing script architecture, dependencies, configuration, installation, operation, and known limitations.
Develop test cases and conduct functional and regression testing.
Manage project priorities and tasks to ensure product accuracy and timeliness, clarity of message, and quality control.
Meet customer requirements for quality, responsiveness, and accessibility.
Comply with customer development standards and employ modern web and application design and development best practices.