Senior Frontend Architect
Summary
HCLTech is hiring a Senior Frontend Architect in Vancouver to define frontend architecture standards, mentor teams, and build scalable enterprise web apps with ReactJS and GraphQL, while also driving DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud deployments on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Job Title: Frontend Architect / Senior ReactJS & GraphQL Developer
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Frontend Architect with strong expertise in ReactJS, GraphQL, and DevOps practices to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-performance web applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining frontend architecture standards, mentoring development teams, implementing modern UI frameworks, and driving CI/CD and cloud-native deployment strategies.
This role requires a combination of hands-on coding, technical leadership, architectural decision-making, and DevOps enablement to ensure seamless delivery of enterprise-grade digital solutions.
Required Experience
- 10+ years of front end software development experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on ReactJS development experience.
- 3+ years of GraphQL implementation experience.
- 3+ years in frontend architecture and application design.
- 3+ years of DevOps and CI/CD implementation experience.
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise digital transformation programs.
- Experience deploying applications in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Key Responsibilities
Frontend Architecture & Development
- Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and reusable frontend architectures using ReactJS.
- Define coding standards, development best practices, and frontend governance frameworks.
- Lead UI modernization initiatives and migration efforts from legacy applications.
- Develop responsive, accessible, and high-performing web applications.
- Establish component-driven development using design systems and reusable UI libraries.
ReactJS Development
- Develop reusable React components and micro-frontend architectures.
- Optimize rendering performance using lazy loading, memoization, code splitting, and caching techniques.
- Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks.
GraphQL Development
- Design and implement GraphQL schemas, queries, mutations, and subscriptions.
- Integrate GraphQL APIs with frontend applications using Apollo Client or similar frameworks.
- Optimize GraphQL performance through query batching, caching, pagination, and schema federation.
- Collaborate with backend teams to define API contracts and data models.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation
- Automate build, deployment, testing, and monitoring processes.
- Manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Enable cloud-native deployments across Azure, AWS, or GCP environments.
- Monitor application health using observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, or ELK.