Digital Transformation & User Experience Tech Lead - hrhub

OpenTalent; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

VPS is seeking an experienced IT Tech Lead to join the Digital Transformation & User Experience team in Oslo or Porto, with potential travel to other Euronext locations. You will steer frontend architecture, lead frontend development, and own BFF/API design, ensuring secure and scalable delivery.

Ideal candidates bring senior software engineering background, hands-on React/Node.js skills, and a track record of modernizing legacy frontend apps while coordinating with global teams across UX, IT

Qualifications

• Senior-level software engineering experience with technical leadership of development teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise in React and Node.js, including REST APIs / backend-for-frontend design.
• Experience maintaining or modernizing legacy frontend applications.
• Solid understanding of API design principles (REST, contract-first design, versioning) and integrating frontend with backend services.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction and architecture for the Front End/Back Office GUI platform.
• Define frontend strategy: coding standards, shared libraries, design systems, information architecture.
• Own BFF and API design; ensure clear REST API contracts between frontend and backend systems.
• Collaborate with backend/API teams on data contracts, service boundaries, and integration approaches.
• Own build, release, and deployment pipelines; drive reliable, fast, and safe delivery from commit to production.
• Set quality gates for the pipeline (tests, code reviews, security scanning).
• Collaborate with international teams across Business POs, Architecture, IT PM, UX, and ENX DT.
• Lead strategy for External User and Back Office portfolios; oversee IAM-related apps.

Skills

Leadership

React

Node.js

REST APIs

Frontend architecture

UI/UX collaboration

Job description

We are looking for an experienced IT Tech lead to be inserted into a Digital Transformation & User Experience team at VPS (Euronext Securities Oslo). The role is based in Oslo or in Porto, with opportunities for travel to other Euronext locations.

You will be responsible for technical lead Front End development teams, working closely with Principal Engineers to ensure high coding standards and technical alignment. The position involves strategic planning, UX design and UI development.

We are seeking someone with strong leadership skills, solid technical expertise, and a passion for solving complex challenges. You will play a key role in fostering a collaborative and forward-thinking development environment.

Main Responsibilities

Lead technical direction and architecture for the Backoffice GUI platform.

Define frontend strategy: coding standards, shared libraries, design systems, and information architecture.

Own backend-for-frontend (BFF) and API design for your applications - defining clear, consistent REST API contracts between frontend and backend systems.

Collaborate with backend/API teams to align on data contracts, service boundaries, and integration approaches.

Own the build, release, and deployment pipelines for your applications - driving reliable, fast, and safe delivery from commit to production.

Set quality gates for the pipeline (automated testing, code review, security scanning) so issues are caught before release.

Collaborate internationally with development teams and with Business POs, Architecture, Functional Analysts, IT Project Management, UX, and the ENX Digital Transformation team.

Lead strategy for the \"External User\" and \"Back Office\" portfolios versus IAM-controlled applications.

Own application security - secure-by-design practices, and act as main point of contact for security issues and audits.

Own how teams use AI in development - select tools, set usage guidelines, train teams, and track impact on quality and speed.

Take responsibility for Oslo-based legacy applications (Node.js, React, Angular): stability, incident response, and pragmatic modernization - including bringing legacy release processes up to modern standards.

Support and mentor engineers across teams, unblocking delivery and raising engineering standards.

Balance new platform development with ongoing legacy system upkeep.

Technical Requirements

Senior-level software engineering experience, including technical leadership of development teams.

Strong hands-on expertise in React and Node.js , including designing and building REST APIs / backend-for-frontend services.

Experience maintaining or modernizing legacy frontend applications.

Solid understanding of API design principles (REST, contract-first design, versioning) and integrating frontend applications with backend services.