Architect Senior Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Arcitect, design, and deliver high-quality, performant, and accessible user interfaces using ReactJS and modern front-end technologies.
• Lead the development and maintenance of Micro-Frontend architectures using Module Federation and Single-SPA, enabling scalable, independently deployable front-end modules across multiple applications.
• Define and maintain the technical architecture for AEM-based applications, leveraging SPA (Single Page Application) and CaaS (Content as a Service) patterns.
• Develop and maintain Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions, including component development, content modeling, workflows, and deployment pipelines.
• Build robust, reusable component libraries and frameworks that improve developer productivity and consistency across teams.
• Develop scalable Node.js services and APIs to support full-stack application needs.
• Partner closely with back-end engineers, UX/UI designers, product owners, and architects to translate business requirements into elegant, technically sound solutions.
• Ensure seamless integration of Micro-Frontends across teams and platforms, maintaining a unified user experience.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies—sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement—contributing to team velocity and delivery quality.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and uphold coding standards across the engineering organization.
• Drive decisions around scalability, security, performance, and reliability through sound architecture and design patterns.
• Optimize application performance for speed, responsiveness, and scalability across devices and platforms.
• Implement and enforce modern authorization and authentication mechanisms, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and engineering best practices, continuously elevating the team's capabilities.
• Champion Test-Driven Development (TDD), clean code principles, and pair programming practices.
• Lead technical discovery and spike work, helping the team navigate ambiguity and make informed architectural decisions.

Skills

• Front End (Software Engineering)
• React
• Node.js
• GCP Cloud Run
• Java
• HTML5
• Cloud Architecture
• Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems (Good To Have)

Experience

• Senior Associate Exp: 6-10 yrs in IT; 4+ yrs in concentration
• HTML5
• Cloud Architecture
• Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems (Good To Have)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree (Preferred)

Additional Information

• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)
• Experience with state management solutions such as Redux, Zustand, or React Query
• Proficiency with front-end build tools: Webpack, Babel, Vite, NPM/Yarn
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and microservices integration patterns
• Strong knowledge of modern authentication and authorization (JWT, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect)
• Demonstrated experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and tools such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress
• Experience with pair programming and collaborative engineering workflows
• Strong problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills

Additional Info

• At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication, and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
• FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative, and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
• Benefits Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include: Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program), Vision, Personal Time Off (PTO) Program, Long Term Disability (100% paid), Life Insurance (100% paid), 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
• FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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AI & Hiring Disclosure

• We use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications and identifying potential matches. These tools are designed to promote efficiency, consistency, and fairness, and they are always used under human oversight. All personal data collected is used solely for recruitment purposes, and you have the right to know, access, or request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal limits. If AI will be used in a video interview, you'll be informed in advance and asked for your consent, with the option to opt out. Our tools are regularly reviewed to detect potential bias and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and our commitment to inclusive hiring.