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DigiCert

Front‑end Developer (AEM Edge Delivery) - Contract

Remote

United states

Freelance

07-11-2025

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Skills

HTML CSS Encryption GitHub Architecture JS

Job Specifications

Who we are

We're a leading, global security authority that's disrupting our own category.  Our encryption is trusted by the major ecommerce brands, the world's largest companies, the major cloud providers, entire country financial systems, entire internets of things and even down to the little things like surgically embedded pacemakers.  We help companies put trust - an abstract idea - to work. That's digital trust for the real world.

 

Job summary

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 

 

What you will do

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 

 

What you will have

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 have

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

 

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.

 

 

About the Company

As the leading provider of digital trust, DigiCert solutions help you engage online with confidence, knowing your data and connections are secure. From enterprise solutions to software security, identity management to IoT, and DNS to quantum cryptography, DigiCert is trusted around the globe by individuals, businesses, governments, and 90% of Fortune 500 companies. Know more