Frontend Architect

Description

• Design and implement scalable, secure, high-performance frontend applications using React, Angular, or Vue.js • Ensure cross-browser compatibility, responsiveness, UI/UX architecture, and WCAG accessibility • Architect modular, component-based UI solutions with reusable design systems and patterns • Implement state management, application lifecycle, modularization, dependency management, and backend API/microservice integration • Develop and maintain frontend build and deployment pipelines using Webpack, Vite, npm/yarn • Implement CI/CD with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions and automate testing with Jest, Cypress, or Playwright • Build custom business applications using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI • Develop user-facing solutions using AI Builder and Azure services • Design and develop custom PCF controls for PowerApps applications • Apply frontend security practices, secure authentication, regulatory compliance, and Azure Entra ID identity management • Establish and enforce architecture principles, coding standards, design-system governance, technology guardrails, and review processes • Lead architecture reviews, document decisions with Architecture Decision Records, manage technical debt and exceptions, and maintain standards alignment • Monitor and optimize Core Web Vitals, bundle size, lazy loading, and rendering efficiency using Lighthouse, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights • Collaborate with global teams, stakeholders, designers, and project managers to align architecture, define requirements, and plan deliverables • Maintain technical documentation, UI style guides, and flowcharts • Train and mentor junior frontend developers • Evaluate emerging technologies, build POCs, resolve production issues, and conduct performance reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field • 5+ years of experience in frontend architecture and application development using React, Angular, or Vue.js, along with Microsoft Power Platform • 4+ years of hands-on experience building enterprise-grade UI components, including PCF controls and Azure-integrated frontend solutions • 5+ years of professional software development experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3/SASS • Proven experience designing and consuming REST/GraphQL APIs • Experience with Webpack, Vite, npm/yarn, and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions • Experience with responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards • Understanding of SDLC, frontend security best practices, system integration, and GDPR/HIPAA compliance • Experience with API Management, Azure CDN, Azure Storage, or similar Azure services • Understanding of Domain-Driven Design, microservices, event-driven architecture, and enterprise integration patterns • Experience defining and applying architecture governance, technical standards, design and code review gates, decision records, exception management, risk controls, and technical-debt oversight • Strong skills in state management, component reusability, design systems, and performance optimization • Ability to drive CI/CD adoption, automation, and cloud-native frontend development initiatives • Ability to evaluate emerging technologies, build POCs, and resolve complex production issues • Experience conducting system assessments and performance reviews • Ability to ensure security, privacy, and regulatory compliance • Ability to collaborate with project managers on scope, timelines, deliverables, planning, and estimation • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline preferred • Experience with micro-frontend architectures and Module Federation preferred • Proficiency with Figma or Adobe XD preferred • Experience with Azure App Services, Functions, and Azure CDN preferred • Experience in global cross-functional teams and mentoring software developers preferred

Benefits

• Variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible spending accounts • Health savings accounts • Life insurance • ADD insurance • Disability benefits • Retirement benefits • Paid vacation/time off • Educational assistance • Infertility assistance • Paid parental leave • Adoption assistance • Flexible work environment • Remote eligibility

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