Senior Frontend Architect

HCLTech; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech Vancouver is seeking an experienced Frontend Architect to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-performance web applications. The role focuses on defining frontend architecture standards, mentoring teams, and enabling modern UI frameworks using ReactJS and GraphQL.

You will drive CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud-native deployment strategies across Azure, AWS, or GCP, with hands-on coding and architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of frontend 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 in large-scale enterprise digital transformation programs.
• Experience deploying applications in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, maintainable 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.
• Develop reusable React components and micro-frontend architectures.
• Optimize rendering performance with advanced techniques.
• Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks.
• Design and implement GraphQL schemas, queries, mutations, and subscriptions.
• Integrate GraphQL APIs with frontend applications using Apollo Client or similar.
• Optimize GraphQL performance through batching, caching, pagination, and federation.
• Collaborate with backend teams on API contracts and data models.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.
• Implement 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 like Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, or ELK.

Skills

ReactJS

GraphQL

DevOps

CI/CD

Cloud environments

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

Splunk

ELK

Job description

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.