Senior Frontend Engineer Open Records & Open Justice

National Museums

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Remote

GBP 57,000 - 60,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The National Archives’ Digital Archiving Access Team is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to own and deliver frontend features for AYR and FCL. You will set technical direction, write high quality code, and collaborate with external suppliers as needed.

You will also operate production services, monitor and improve system resilience, mentor a junior colleague, and advocate for secure engineering, code reviews, and quality practices while staying active in the wider digital preservation

Qualifications

Strong experience delivering server side rendered accessible interfaces (WCAG 2.2 AA).
Strong web fundamentals (HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript) with an open by default mindset.
Comprehensive approach to testing features and bug fixes in an AGILE team.
Good knowledge of frontend security vulnerabilities and mitigations.
Experience operating live services and explaining complex systems clearly.

Responsibilities

Own and deliver frontend features across AYR and FCL—set technical direction, write high quality code, and collaborate with external suppliers when needed.
Operate production services—monitor, troubleshoot, and improve resilience, robustness and stability.
Coach and mentor developers; line manage a junior colleague.
Champion secure engineering and consistent standards; contribute to code reviews and quality practices.
Stay curious and share—engage with the wider dev community, evaluate new technologies, and help colleagues keep up with digital preservation developments.