Lead React Architect - Remote Front-End Engineer

GovCIO; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a React Software Engineer to rebuild customer-facing applications from the ground up. You will lead modern front-end architecture, migrating from legacy Spring Boot/Thymeleaf to a decoupled UI and collaborating with backend, DevOps, security, and product teams.

This fully remote role in the United States offers the chance to define standards, establish CI/CD pipelines in a DevSecOps environment, and deliver secure, high-performance web applications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years building production applications with React.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of modern front-end architecture and design patterns.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL services.
• Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility (WCAG), and cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience with automated testing using Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright, or similar frameworks.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud-native deployments and containerized applications.
• Strong understanding of secure software development practices and DevSecOps principles.
• Experience working in Agile product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of modern customer-facing web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Help define the future front-end architecture, including component libraries, state management, routing, authentication, and API integration patterns.
• Modernize legacy applications by migrating from server-rendered Spring Boot/Thymeleaf applications to a decoupled front-end architecture.
• Collaborate with backend teams to build clean REST and GraphQL APIs that support modern web experiences.
• Establish engineering standards for code quality, testing, accessibility, performance, and security.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for front-end applications within a DevSecOps environment.
• Integrate automated testing, static analysis, dependency scanning, and security validation into the development lifecycle.
• Champion reusable UI components, shared design systems, and consistent engineering practices across applications.
• Mentor engineers and help grow modern front-end development capabilities across the team.
• Evaluate emerging front-end technologies and recommend solutions that improve developer productivity and user experience.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Front-end architecture

State management

REST/GraphQL

Accessibility (WCAG)

Automated testing

CI/CD pipelines

DevSecOps

Agile teams

Cloud deployments

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Redux

Zustand

React Query

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a React Software Engineer to rebuild customer-facing applications from the ground up. You will lead modern front-end architecture, migrating from legacy Spring Boot/Thymeleaf to a decoupled UI and collaborating with backend, DevOps, security, and product teams.

This fully remote role in the United States offers the chance to define standards, establish CI/CD pipelines in a DevSecOps environment, and deliver secure, high-performance web applications.