Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service migration
Assessing an existing AEM deployment, planning the move to AEM as a Cloud Service, and adapting custom code that relied on patterns the cloud offering no longer supports.
Adobe and Commerce
Hire an Adobe Experience Manager developer in Dubai
A developer for the full Adobe Experience Manager platform, including migration to AEM as a Cloud Service and work across Assets and Forms as well as Sites.
- 4.7 Google rating
- 200+ clients
- In Dubai since 2018
45 minutesto a fixed written quote
Businesses that hire an Adobe Experience Manager developer in Dubai are usually dealing with more of the platform than a single project touches. Adobe Experience Manager, known as AEM, is not only a web content management system: it is a set of related products, Sites, Assets and Forms, often running together, and a business already committed to AEM tends to need someone who understands how the parts connect rather than a single specialist.
A large share of current AEM work is also about where the platform runs. Adobe’s own direction is AEM as a Cloud Service, a cloud native rebuild of the product with a different deployment model, continuous updates and automatic scaling, replacing the older self managed and on premise deployments many businesses are still running. Planning and carrying out that move properly is one of the more specialised jobs a UAE business will hire an Adobe Experience Manager developer in Dubai to do.
What the role covers
What an Adobe Experience Manager developer works on
When a Dubai business hires an Adobe Experience Manager developer, the work usually spans the platform, not one product within it.
Digital asset management with Assets
Structuring how images, video and documents are tagged, processed and delivered, often connected to a CDN so large media reaches users quickly.
Structured forms with Forms
Building forms that capture and validate structured data, generate documents from templates, and route submissions into the systems that need them.
Integration across products
Making Sites, Assets and Forms work together where a single page needs an asset pulled in or a form embedded, rather than treating each as a separate silo.
Multi site and regional setup
Configuring AEM to serve several sites or regional variants from one platform, sharing components and assets while allowing local content differences.
Platform housekeeping
Package management, environment configuration and the ongoing work of keeping an AEM implementation healthy as Adobe ships updates.
Skills that matter
What to check before you hire an Adobe Experience Manager developer
Platform breadth matters here more than depth in a single AEM product.
| Skill or tool | What good looks like | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| AEM as a Cloud Service architecture | Can explain the deployment differences from older AEM versions, not just that the cloud offering exists | Code and patterns that worked on premise do not always transfer directly to the cloud service |
| Migration planning | Has actually run a migration, including what was left behind or rebuilt, not only new cloud service projects | Migrations fail quietly when custom code that relied on unsupported patterns is not identified early |
| Asset pipeline design | Understands processing profiles, renditions and delivery, not just uploading files | A poorly configured asset pipeline slows down every page that uses it |
| Forms and document generation | Comfortable with structured data validation and generating documents from templates | Forms that feed contracts or applications need to be correct, not just functional |
| Cross product thinking | Designs Sites, Assets and Forms work with an eye on how they connect | Treating each product as separate creates duplicated work and inconsistent content |
Adobe’s own introduction to AEM as a Cloud Service sets out the deployment model in detail, and it is worth reading before a migration project is scoped, whether you handle it internally or hire an Adobe Experience Manager developer in Dubai to run it.
How this role is engaged
Ways to work with an Adobe Experience Manager developer
A dedicated developer suits a business with an established AEM platform that needs ongoing work across Sites, Assets and Forms, billed monthly and directed by your team. Project based work fits a defined piece, most often a Cloud Service migration, delivered against a written scope with documentation and a handover. Consulting suits an architecture review before a migration or a multi site rollout begins, weighing the options honestly rather than assuming the largest possible scope. Recruitment support fits a business that wants to hire an Adobe Experience Manager developer in Dubai as a permanent member of its own team, where sourcing and a fair technical assessment matter most.
Useful before we scope this
- Your current AEM version and hosting arrangement
- Which of Sites, Assets and Forms are in scope
- Any custom code that may not transfer to the cloud service
- Whether multiple regional sites are involved
Assessing a candidate
How to assess an Adobe Experience Manager developer
Before you hire an Adobe Experience Manager developer in Dubai, these checks are aimed at platform breadth and migration experience.
Ask about a Cloud Service migration they actually ran
Not a greenfield cloud service build. A migration reveals whether they can identify custom code that will not transfer and plan around it.
Ask which AEM products they have worked across
Sites only, or Sites with Assets and Forms too. Be specific about which parts your project needs and check their answer matches.
Review an asset pipeline or forms flow they built
Ask what processing or validation it handled and why they designed it that way.
Ask how they would approach a multi site rollout
A short scenario is enough. Their answer shows whether they think about shared components and local differences from the start.
Ask what they would flag before any migration begins
A candidate who raises specific risks, rather than saying a migration is straightforward, has usually done one before.
Certifications
Certifications for an Adobe Experience Manager developer
Adobe’s AEM certification programme covers more than Sites authoring.
Cloud Service Migration and Forms credentials
Adobe’s AEM certification catalogue includes an Expert level Cloud Service Migration credential and separate Developer credentials for Forms, alongside the Sites focused ones, which map closely to the platform work this page describes.
Ask for the badge, not just the claim
A passed exam earns a named digital badge that states the exact credential and level. When we shortlist candidates for you, we can set a named AEM certification as a requirement rather than accept an unverified claim of experience.
UAE considerations
Adobe Experience Manager hosting for a Dubai business
Worth deciding as part of a Cloud Service migration, not afterwards.
Regional cloud infrastructure
Major cloud providers operate infrastructure regions physically inside the UAE, which is a genuine option to weigh for asset delivery and data residency when a Cloud Service migration is scoped.
Bilingual assets and forms
Where Assets or Forms serve an Arabic speaking audience, right to left rendering and Arabic text handling need to be part of the platform design, particularly for documents generated from Forms.
This role sits inside our Adobe and Commerce category, part of hire developers in Dubai. For Sites authoring specifically, components, templates and content structure, see our Adobe AEM developer page. Where AEM connects to Analytics, Target or Campaign, our Adobe Experience Cloud developer page covers that integration, and for Adobe’s commerce platform, see our Adobe Commerce developer and Adobe Commerce consultant pages. For hosting the platform once migrated, our cloud services team can help.
Straight answers
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from the Adobe AEM developer page?
Both cover the same product. Our Adobe AEM developer page centres on Sites authoring work: components, templates and page structure. This page is about the wider platform, particularly migrating to AEM as a Cloud Service and working across Assets and Forms alongside Sites.
What does migrating to AEM as a Cloud Service involve?
Moving from an on premise or older managed AEM deployment to Adobe's cloud native offering, which changes how code is deployed, how the service scales and how updates are delivered. It is a project with real planning work, not a simple upgrade.
What is AEM Assets used for?
Digital asset management: storing, tagging, transforming and delivering images, video and documents at scale, often connected to a content delivery network so assets reach users quickly across regions.
What is AEM Forms used for?
Building and processing structured forms, often ones that need to be legally or contractually valid, such as applications or agreements, with document generation and submission handling behind them.
Can one developer cover Sites, Assets and Forms, or do we need specialists?
Depth varies by person and by how specialised your requirements are. Tell us which parts of AEM your project touches and we match the brief accordingly, rather than assuming broad AEM experience covers every part equally well.
Sources
- Adobe Experience League: Introduction to Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service accessed 14 September 2026
- Adobe Experience League: Adobe Experience Manager Certification Overview accessed 14 September 2026
Fixed price, in writing
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- English and Arabic work, with proper right to left layout
- One team for design, marketing, web, media and copy
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