{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"aee6ff47eabc884a363f5a00","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/aee6ff47eabc884a363f5a00","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/aee6ff47eabc884a363f5a00","title":"Headless CMS Architect","description":"Senior Staff Engineer – Headless CMS We are seeking a Headless CMS Architect to join our Content Platforms practice in Plano, Texas. The role focuses on delivering enterprise-grade headless content solutions and leading complex engagements with clients across the digital landscape.\nResponsibilities Lead client discovery sessions for enterprise headless CMS engagements; challenge requirements and propose superior architecture alternatives with documented trade‑offs.\nDefine enterprise‑grade content architecture across Contentful and Contentstack, including multi‑brand, multi‑locale, multi‑environment, and multi‑channel delivery strategies.\nArchitect composable digital experience platforms (DXPs) integrating headless CMS with commerce, personalization, search, DAM, and analytics layers.\nEstablish platform engineering standards, integration patterns, and governance models for headless CMS delivery at NTT DATA.\nOversee the architecture and configuration of development environments, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud‑based deployment models.\nMentor and guide senior and mid‑level engineers, conducting architecture reviews and driving engineering excellence across multiple concurrent engagements.\nPartner with client technology leaders (CTO, VP Engineering, Digital Directors) as a trusted headless and composable architecture advisor.\nDefine content modeling strategies, taxonomy frameworks, and API orchestration patterns suited to enterprise editorial workflows and omnichannel delivery needs.\nManage multiple projects in parallel, effectively balancing workloads to ensure the success of all engagements.\nLead the technical workstream of pre‑sales engagements, including RFP responses, solution scoping, platform selection guidance, and effort estimation.\nIdentify and develop new service offerings and thought leadership assets (white papers, POCs, demo environments) that grow the headless CMS practice.\nServe as the internal subject‑matter expert on Contentful, Contentstack, and adjacent composable ecosystem technologies.\nBasic Qualifications 10 to 12 years of advanced enterprise experience designing and delivering digital experience solutions, with 5+ years specialized in headless CMS and composable architecture.\n8+ years of experience building and leading enterprise‑scale front‑end applications using React, Next.js, and related JavaScript ecosystem technologies.\n8+ years of experience architecting multi‑source content delivery systems, API orchestration layers, and omnichannel digital experience platforms.\nPreferred Experience Deep expertise in Contentful and Contentstack, including content modeling, delivery architecture, platform APIs, extensibility, and enterprise configuration.\nContentful Professional Certification and/or Contentstack Expert Certification (or equivalent demonstrated platform mastery).\nExperience designing enterprise content governance models, editorial workflow automation, and multi‑tenant platform configurations.\nExpertise in Contentful's App Framework, Contentstack's Automation Hub, and platform‑level extensibility patterns.\nAdvanced proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL schema design, and edge/serverless compute (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda@Edge).\nExperience architecting headless commerce integrations (Commercetools, Shopify, SAP Commerce) within composable DXP stacks.\nExpertise in web performance engineering including Core Web Vitals optimization, CDN strategy, edge caching, and rendering architecture trade‑offs (SSR vs. SSG vs. ISR).\nExperience with cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure, including serverless patterns and containerized deployment.\nDeep familiarity with CI/CD tooling including GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or CircleCI for headless CMS delivery pipelines.\nExperience implementing SSO, OAuth2.0, and JWT‑based identity and access patterns for multi‑tenant CMS platforms.\nDeep proficiency in Angular, including experience architecting SAP Commerce Cloud headless solutions using the Spartacus storefront framework within composable DXP stacks.\nDemonstrated advocacy for AI‑assisted development practices; experience establishing team standards and guardrails for tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and AI‑native development workflows.\nAbility to identify and cultivate potential new areas of client work within existing and new accounts.\nExpert in at least one headless CMS platform and proficient in a secondary platform.\nSkilled in leading executive‑level client communications including discovery workshops, architecture readouts, and status reporting.\nIdeal Mindset Eager Learner : You prioritize the success of the team, actively mentor engineers across experience levels, and set a standard of craft and collaboration.\nServant Leader : You translate complex composable architecture decisions into executive‑level narratives and actionable technical direction for delivery teams.\nLocation & Salary Plano, Texas, United States (remote role possible). Salary range: $122,648.00 – $283,906.00 (US). Compensation is based on experience, technical skills, and relevant qualifications.\nBenefits Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contribution.\nFlexible spending or health savings account.\nLife and AD&D insurance.\nShort‑ and long‑term disability coverage.\nPaid time off.\nEmployee assistance program.\n401(k) program with company match.\nAdditional voluntary or legally‑required benefits.\nEqual Opportunity Employment NTTDATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here.\nAdditional Information Must reside in the US. The position is eligible for company benefits and is part of a broader consulting practice within NTTDATA America. 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The role focuses on delivering enterprise-grade headless content solutions and leading complex engagements with clients across the digital landscape.\nResponsibilities Lead client discovery sessions for enterprise headless CMS engagements; challenge requirements and propose superior architecture alternatives with documented trade‑offs.\nDefine enterprise‑grade content architecture across Contentful and Contentstack, including multi‑brand, multi‑locale, multi‑environment, and multi‑channel delivery strategies.\nArchitect composable digital experience platforms (DXPs) integrating headless CMS with commerce, personalization, search, DAM, and analytics layers.\nEstablish platform engineering standards, integration patterns, and governance models for headless CMS delivery at NTT DATA.\nOversee the architecture and configuration of development environments, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud‑based deployment models.\nMentor and guide senior and mid‑level engineers, conducting architecture reviews and driving engineering excellence across multiple concurrent engagements.\nPartner with client technology leaders (CTO, VP Engineering, Digital Directors) as a trusted headless and composable architecture advisor.\nDefine content modeling strategies, taxonomy frameworks, and API orchestration patterns suited to enterprise editorial workflows and omnichannel delivery needs.\nManage multiple projects in parallel, effectively balancing workloads to ensure the success of all engagements.\nLead the technical workstream of pre‑sales engagements, including RFP responses, solution scoping, platform selection guidance, and effort estimation.\nIdentify and develop new service offerings and thought leadership assets (white papers, POCs, demo environments) that grow the headless CMS practice.\nServe as the internal subject‑matter expert on Contentful, Contentstack, and adjacent composable ecosystem technologies.\nBasic Qualifications 10 to 12 years of advanced enterprise experience designing and delivering digital experience solutions, with 5+ years specialized in headless CMS and composable architecture.\n8+ years of experience building and leading enterprise‑scale front‑end applications using React, Next.js, and related JavaScript ecosystem technologies.\n8+ years of experience architecting multi‑source content delivery systems, API orchestration layers, and omnichannel digital experience platforms.\nPreferred Experience Deep expertise in Contentful and Contentstack, including content modeling, delivery architecture, platform APIs, extensibility, and enterprise configuration.\nContentful Professional Certification and/or Contentstack Expert Certification (or equivalent demonstrated platform mastery).\nExperience designing enterprise content governance models, editorial workflow automation, and multi‑tenant platform configurations.\nExpertise in Contentful's App Framework, Contentstack's Automation Hub, and platform‑level extensibility patterns.\nAdvanced proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL schema design, and edge/serverless compute (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda@Edge).\nExperience architecting headless commerce integrations (Commercetools, Shopify, SAP Commerce) within composable DXP stacks.\nExpertise in web performance engineering including Core Web Vitals optimization, CDN strategy, edge caching, and rendering architecture trade‑offs (SSR vs. SSG vs. ISR).\nExperience with cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure, including serverless patterns and containerized deployment.\nDeep familiarity with CI/CD tooling including GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or CircleCI for headless CMS delivery pipelines.\nExperience implementing SSO, OAuth2.0, and JWT‑based identity and access patterns for multi‑tenant CMS platforms.\nDeep proficiency in Angular, including experience architecting SAP Commerce Cloud headless solutions using the Spartacus storefront framework within composable DXP stacks.\nDemonstrated advocacy for AI‑assisted development practices; experience establishing team standards and guardrails for tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and AI‑native development workflows.\nAbility to identify and cultivate potential new areas of client work within existing and new accounts.\nExpert in at least one headless CMS platform and proficient in a secondary platform.\nSkilled in leading executive‑level client communications including discovery workshops, architecture readouts, and status reporting.\nIdeal Mindset Eager Learner : You prioritize the success of the team, actively mentor engineers across experience levels, and set a standard of craft and collaboration.\nServant Leader : You translate complex composable architecture decisions into executive‑level narratives and actionable technical direction for delivery teams.\nLocation & Salary Plano, Texas, United States (remote role possible). 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