Associate Application Developer – Adobe Experience – Co-op 2026

About the role

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Responsibilities

• Enhance knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects.
• Execute tasks, implement required configurations, under supervision.
• Build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges for your future career.
• Work on Adobe Experience technologies, specifically Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Adobe Experience Platform.
• Develop and customize AEM Sites, Assets, and Forms using modern AEM architecture and coding standards.
• Build reusable AEM components, templates, client libraries, and OSGI services using Java, Sling Models, HTL, and JCR APIs.
• Collaborate with front-end teams to integrate responsive HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into AEM components.
• Implement AEM workflows, metadata schemas, and custom servlets to support business automation and content governance.
• Assist in AEM environment setup (author, publish, dispatcher) and configuration for content replication, permissions, and caching.
• Support AEM cloud migration projects, understanding AEM as a Cloud Service structure and deployment models.
• Integrate AEM with external platforms (CRM, analytics, personalization tools) using RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Conduct unit testing, debugging, and performance tuning to ensure high-quality, scalable code delivery.
• Participate in code reviews, follow IBM and Adobe best practices, and contribute to documentation and reusable libraries.
• Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and Architects to ensure smooth CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Stay updated on Adobe and open-source trends; continuously improve your AEM and full-stack development capabilities.
• As an Adobe Experience Platform Specialist co-op, assist in gathering and analyzing requirements from clients/business units around customer data usage, personalization needs, journey mapping, and content management.
• Support the design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of Adobe-based solutions under guidance and supervision.
• Work with internal teams and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical configurations, integrations, and implementations.
• Assist in configuring Adobe modules; basic integration experience; familiarity with content management/content delivery (e.g. AEM).
• Experience working with Adobe Experience Platform, or Adobe Target/Journey Optimizer is a plus.
• Seek to continuously learn Adobe’s evolving toolset; stay updated on Adobe Experience Platform features and roadmap.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a university degree with a track-record of academic success.
• Strong interpersonal skills that enhance collaboration and relationship building, while also managing dynamic workloads in an agile environment.
• Initiative and passion to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills while embracing a growth mindset to assimilate diverse viewpoints.
• Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to communicate effectively through active listening; while also be willing to adapt and have a readiness to take ownership of tasks and challenges.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance, if needed.
• Ability to work in-office, on-site in State College, PA during the academic year.
• Ability to work up to 20 hours per week during work terms when classes are in session (e.g., fall and spring semesters) and ability to work up to 40 hours per week during work terms during academic breaks (e.g., summer).
• Ability to travel or relocate as needed during academic breaks (e.g., summer).

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Proficiency in Java, OSGi, Sling, HTL, and JCR APIs.
• Experience developing and deploying AEM components and templates.
• Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React or Vue.js.
• Experience using Git, Maven, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of data schemas / modeling; hands-on with data ingestion / ETL; basic programming / scripting (JavaScript, REST APIs).
• Experience working with Adobe Experience Platform, or Adobe Target/Journey Optimizer.
• Ability to configure Adobe modules; basic integration experience; familiarity with content management/content delivery (e.g. AEM).