Job description:
**Industry**: Engineering
**Location**: 100% remote with occasional business trips
**Project Language:** English
**Contract Duration:** Approximately 3 months full-time, followed by up to 6 months part-time
We are seeking an experienced **Frontend Technical Architect** specializing in Digital Commerce Development. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the migration of the Client’s global B2B Product Store from a legacy JSP storefront to a modern, headless React/Next.js storefront hosted in Azure. You will work collaboratively with backend architects, product owners, DevOps, UX, and QA while reporting to the Digital Commerce Development Manager.
**Main Responsibilities**
* Define a scalable and performable React/Next.js storefront architecture.
* Propose and architect reusable micro frontends.
* Analyse existing applications for reusable components.
* Champion best practices for testing and define testing strategies.
* Design a performance-testing strategy in collaboration with a performance engineer.
* Address SSR challenges.
* Architect solutions for multi-language, multi-brand, and multi-country storefronts.
* Design deployment architecture in Azure.
* Define CI/CD pipelines.
* Establish coding standards and mentor frontend developers.
**Key Requirements**
* Over seven years of architectural experience (preferably in eCommerce).
* Proficiency in React/Next.js, Node.js.
* Understanding of BFF patterns and microfrontend architectures.
* Experience with Azure services (App Services, Functions, CDN).
* Proficient in testing frameworks like Jest and Cypress.
* Experience with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and SEO best practices.
* TOGAF Certified.
**Nice to Have**
* SAP Commerce cloud headless migration experience.
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
* Frontend-Specific Certifications (e.g., OpenJS Node.js Application Developer).
**Other Details**
This position requires engagement for the duration of approximately 3 months full-time, followed by up to 6 months part-time, depending on the candidate's experience and rate. Candidates must work during the CET time zone from 09:00
- 17:30. The anticipated start date is mid-June 2025.