Adobe Creative Cloud Software Engineer
Builds and maintains JavaScript/ExtendScript automation for Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop to streamline document production, asset processing, and content delivery. Onsite in McLean, VA for an IT services firm; requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- McLean, VA
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
- Full-time onsite in McLean, VA during core hours
- Developing and maintaining automation scripts for Adobe Creative Cloud applications
- Developing scripts for Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- Advanced proficiency in JavaScript/ExtendScript and Adobe application-specific scripting interfaces and object models
- Working with Adobe UXP, CEP, or other Adobe extensibility technologies
- Ability to develop, modify, debug, test, document, and maintain production-quality Adobe scripts
- Automating complex production workflows: document creation/modification, graphics and asset manipulation, file processing, document export
- Troubleshooting scripts after Adobe CC updates, OS changes, source document changes, and assessing impact of version changes
- Analyzing existing/legacy Adobe scripts, identifying defects or performance issues, and refactoring while preserving functionality
- Implementing error handling, validation, logging, and recovery mechanisms in automation scripts
- Developing scripts that interact with web APIs, local file systems, directories, and common production file formats
- Experience with software development lifecycle practices (requirements analysis, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, defect resolution)
- Using source-code/version-control systems such as Git or equivalent
- Diagnosing and resolving production defects within established service or project timelines
- Developing maintainable, modular, and documented code
- Creating technical documentation covering script architecture, dependencies, configuration, installation, operation, and known limitations
- Developing test cases and conducting functional and regression testing
Nice to have
- Adobe InDesign Server
- Working with automated build, deployment, or testing processes
- Supporting large-scale publishing, digital media, graphic production, or prepress environments
- Maintaining enterprise-level or mission-critical Adobe automation
- Sharing files between InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- Automated generation of graphics, charts and tables for placement in InDesign or Illustrator
- Authoring Adobe plugins
- Automated processing of linked assets
- Coordinating file naming, directory, and asset-management processes
- Batch processing across multiple Adobe applications
- Integrating Adobe scripting with external files or structured data sources
Full description
REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
LOCATION: Full-time onsite in McLean, VA
We are looking for an experienced Adobe Creative Cloud Software Engineer to help transform complex creative and publishing workflows into efficient, scalable automation solutions. In this role, you'll develop and maintain sophisticated scripts for Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, enabling teams to streamline document production, asset management, file processing, and content delivery.
**Who We Are:
**We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management.
Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence
Ardent Principles offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well‑being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.
Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.
In this challenging yet rewarding role, you are an integral part of what brings our Company's mission to life. You must have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience in and/or with:
- Developing and maintaining automation scripts for Adobe
Creative Cloud applications.
- Developing scripts for Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
- Advanced proficiency in JavaScript/ExtendScript and demonstrated experience using Adobe application-specific scripting interfaces and object models.
- Working with Adobe UXP, CEP, or other Adobe extensibility
technologies.
- Ability to develop, modify, debug, test, document, and maintain production-quality Adobe scripts.
- Automating complex production workflows involving document creation or modification, graphics and asset manipulation, file processing, and document export.
- Troubleshooting scripts following Adobe Creative Cloud application updates, operating-system changes, changes to source documents, and changes to production workflows, and assessing the impact of Adobe Creative
Cloud version changes on existing automation.
- Ability to analyze existing/legacy Adobe scripts, identify
defects or performance issues, and modify or refactor scripts while preserving required functionality.