Senior React Architect: Remote Front-End Leader

GovCIO; Montgomery (AL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform, to be

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a React Software Engineer to rebuild customer-facing applications from the ground up. The role will shape a modern, scalable front-end platform that decouples UI from backend services and embraces DevSecOps practices.

You’ll work with architects, backend engineers, DevOps, security, and product teams to define architecture, standards, and development practices across the organization. This is a fully remote opportunity located in the United States.

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 with state management solutions such as Redux, Zustand, or React Query/TanStack Query.
• 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

REST/GraphQL

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a React Software Engineer to rebuild customer-facing applications from the ground up. The role will shape a modern, scalable front-end platform that decouples UI from backend services and embraces DevSecOps practices.

You’ll work with architects, backend engineers, DevOps, security, and product teams to define architecture, standards, and development practices across the organization. This is a fully remote opportunity located in the United States.