Senior Front-End Architect | TS/SCI with Poly

J T; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 199,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vis

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing ed

Job summary

J T is seeking a senior UI Front-End / Front-End Software Engineer (Level 3) to lead front-end architecture and UI team delivery for mission-critical operations in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will mentor a team of front-end developers while remaining hands-on across the full software lifecycle in an agile environment.

You will translate UX/UI designs into accessible, production-ready interfaces, architect component-based front-end systems, and collaborate with back-end teams on API integrations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline plus at least 12 years of software engineering on programs/contracts of similar scope and complexity, OR 16 years of relevant software engineering experience without a degree.
• Minimum of 7 years dedicated to software database and repository interface development.
• Practical full-stack experience with back-end technologies (Node.js, Python, Java) and RESTful/GraphQL API design.
• Experience with Git version control, CI/CD automated build pipelines, and Agile development methodologies.
• Proven track record leading engineering teams, managing code reviews, and enforcing software quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor front-end engineering teams, providing technical direction, code reviews, coding standards, and task delegation.
• Translate design specifications and prototypes into accessible, standards-compliant user interfaces (e.g., Section 508, WCAG).
• Collaborate with back-end engineers to design and integrate RESTful/GraphQL APIs, optimizing data flow between client interfaces and server-side components.
• Contribute to full-stack engineering efforts, including back-end microservices, database interfaces, and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Design, optimize, and execute complex database/repository interfaces and queries.
• Confer with systems engineers, hardware teams, and mission stakeholders to derive software requirements, evaluate system resource constraints, and resolve technical challenges.
• Author and review comprehensive system documentation, test plans, and software engineering standards.

Skills

Leadership

Front-end architecture

Accessibility WCAG/Section 508

Agile methodologies

Mentoring / team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Node.js

Python

Java

Git

CI/CD pipelines

RESTful API design

GraphQL

Job description

J T is seeking a senior UI Front-End / Front-End Software Engineer (Level 3) to lead front-end architecture and UI team delivery for mission-critical operations in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will mentor a team of front-end developers while remaining hands-on across the full software lifecycle in an agile environment.

You will translate UX/UI designs into accessible, production-ready interfaces, architect component-based front-end systems, and collaborate with back-end teams on API integrations,