Location: Monmouth Junction,NJ, USA
E-commerce-Frontend Architect
Footwear manufacturer
Position: Contractor with option to hire
Location: US based
Duration: 6 Months+ CTH
Pay Rate - $100 -110/hr on W2
Responsible for defining the front-end architectural vision, design and strategy for all Client's
Worldwide eCommerce consumer web and mobile applications. Develop and define UI
technical frameworks, standards, best practices, and guidelines to align front-end
development team, driving consistency, quality and efficiency.
This role is also hands-on and needs leading by example with proof of concepts, reference implementations and supporting architectural guides in addition to presenting and evangelizing this work.
This highly collaborative leader will put the customer first, leverage a deep technical expertise of
eCommerce and Marketing technologies, and business knowledge, to drive and implement
cohesive user journeys that drive user engagement while meeting key company objectives.
PRIMARY DUTIES
1. Responsible for the architectural technology strategy for our web and mobile front-end
experiences that our customers engage with on a daily basis. Establish & evangelize
architectural guidelines, patterns and practices.
2. Partner with key stakeholders, including global Product Owners, Commercial Leaders,
Consumer Marketing leaders, Brand Marketing leaders and Senior Leadership Team
members, to understand where they would like to take the digital user experience for our
customers. Formulate, socialize and drive technology path to achieve these goals.
3. Work w/ Product Management, front-end development, backend and solution architecture
teams to realize the technical path and vision.
4. Work closely with Sr Product leadership to provide architectural guidance and strategize
future direction. Provide architectural expertise in identification of technical partnerships.
Investigate and come up w/ plans for technology integrations and lead the building of POCs
to validate technical hypothesis and provide reference architectural solutions.
5. Provides strong technical leadership on delivering and influencing adoption of reusable UI
components and template driven designs using web components, micro-front ends and
other advanced techniques. Develops solutions that are well engineered, flexible, resilient,
operable, maintainable, and can be delivered on schedule. Ensures a balance between
tactical and strategic technology solutions.
6. Works with enterprise and solution architects to define API standards and model structures
to simplify front-end implementation. Help the organization move to a micro-service based
architecture.
7. Influence the need to put the user at the center of everything we do, advocate for them,
protect their data (a.k.a. security). Ensure that all PII data is handled in a secure manner
and that Architectural solutions account for threat vectors.
8. Develop and maintain a deep understanding and proficiency of new and existing
technologies, stay abreast of new technology to influence our technology roadmap.
9. Partner with external vendor partners to understand and evaluate new capabilities to be
leveraged to enhance the consumer experience and drive accretive ecommerce revenue
growth.
10. Create a team culture focused on continuous improvement. Identify gaps and opportunities
to improve systems and processes that drive growth, create efficiencies and deliver best-inclass customer experiences.
11. Performs duties consistent with the company's AAP/EEO goals and policies.
12. Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager.
POSITION DESCRIPTION ECOMMERCE FRONT-END ARCHITECT
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
10+ years of experience in software development working on enterprise-class web
applications
5+ years of experience working on front-end development
5+ years of experience in a software architecture or technical lead role
Bachelor's Degree in Computer science or related field.
Experience with design and development of complex systems; including requirements
analysis, estimation, implementation and testing
Responsive Web design, HTML 5, CSS, DOM technologies, browser differences and
performance optimizations.
React JS, NodeJS, JavaScript, ES6/ES7/ES8, State management
Packaging and bundling technologies, CI/CD pipeline and deployment strategies
Understands Design Systems, passion for CSS and CSS Architecture.
Experience developing and deploying micro-components, microservices and in the cloud
Experience with micro-services, CDNs, data caches and stores
Mobile web and mobile app technology specific experience
Agile development methodology experience
Experience in global multi-branded B2C environments a plus.
Passion for technology and a high technical aptitude.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills required. Ability to work across organizational
boundaries and promote and influence direction on how to best solve business and
technical problems.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Normal office environment.