Principal Frontend Architect

job summary:
UI Strategy & Architecture Leadership

Execute the overall UI strategy for the Correspondence Hub platform.

Establish and govern enterprise-wide UI architecture, design standards, reusable components, and development patterns.

Ensure a cohesive, intuitive, and consistent user experience across multiple capabilities developed by different teams.

Drive adoption of common UI frameworks, design systems, accessibility standards, and development best practices.

Portal Architecture & Delivery

Lead the architecture and implementation of large-scale enterprise portals hosting multiple business capabilities.

Provide technical guidance and architectural direction for applications built using:

ReactJS

Angular

Java Spring Boot APIs

.NET Core services

Cross-Team Leadership & Influence

OpenShift Container Platform

Partner with engineering teams to ensure scalability, performance, maintainability, and security requirements are met.

Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers, Architects, Engineering Managers, and Development Teams.

Influence diverse engineering teams to align with strategic UI architecture decisions and design principles.

Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and governance sessions to maintain consistency across implementations.

Serve as the primary point of contact for UI-related decisions and strategic direction.

location: Jersey City, New Jersey
job type: Contract
salary: $59.75 - 69.75 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

UI Strategy & Architecture Leadership

• Execute the overall UI strategy for the Correspondence Hub platform.
• Establish and govern enterprise-wide UI architecture, design standards, reusable components, and development patterns.
• Ensure a cohesive, intuitive, and consistent user experience across multiple capabilities developed by different teams.
• Drive adoption of common UI frameworks, design systems, accessibility standards, and development best practices.

Portal Architecture & Delivery

• Lead the architecture and implementation of large-scale enterprise portals hosting multiple business capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural direction for applications built using:
• ReactJS
• Angular
• Java Spring Boot APIs
• .NET Core services

Cross-Team Leadership & Influence

• OpenShift Container Platform
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure scalability, performance, maintainability, and security requirements are met.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers, Architects, Engineering Managers, and Development Teams.
• Influence diverse engineering teams to align with strategic UI architecture decisions and design principles.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and governance sessions to maintain consistency across implementations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for UI-related decisions and strategic direction.

qualifications:
Technical Expertise

12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5+ years leading enterprise web platform strategy and architecture.

Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise portals that integrate multiple capabilities from different development teams.

Deep hands-on experience with:

ReactJS

Angular

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML5/CSS3

Strong understanding of backend integration using:

Java Spring Boot

.NET Core APIs

RESTful services

Cloud & Platform Experience

Hands-on experience deploying and supporting applications on:

OpenShift Container Platform

Kubernetes-based environments

CI/CD pipelines

Observability & Monitoring

Strong experience implementing:

Application logging strategies

Distributed tracing

Metrics collection

Monitoring dashboards

Alerting frameworks

Experience with observability platforms such as:

Splunk

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Grafana

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Leadership & Collaboration

Demonstrated ability to influence and align multiple engineering teams without direct authority.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience leading architecture reviews, technical governance committees, and enterprise-wide modernization initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

Experience building enterprise design systems and reusable component libraries.

Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA compliance).

Experience implementing micro-frontend architectures.

Familiarity with enterprise correspondence, document generation, customer communication, or digital experience platforms.

Experience working within large financial services, banking, insurance, or highly regulated environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].


Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.