Technical Architect
Job Title: Technical ArchitectLocation: United State/RemoteRole SummaryClient is seeking a Technical Architect to provide end-to-end architecture leadership for a modern digital platform built using React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL and Microsoft Azure. The Technical Architect will be accountable for technology direction, architectural integrity, non-functional requirements, security alignment, engineering standards, and cross-platform integration across multiple delivery teams.Primary Skills (Must Have)Enterprise Architecture· Enterprise application and solution architecture· React.js and TypeScript architecture· Node.js service and API architecture· PostgreSQL and relational-data architecture· Microsoft Azure architectureGovernance & Leadership· Security and identity architecture· Integration and event-driven architecture· Non-functional requirements and capacity planning· Architecture governance, technical roadmaps and decision records· Leadership across multiple engineering teams and senior stakeholder communicationSecondary Skills (Good to Have)User Experience & Front-End Foundations· HTML5 and semantic markup· CSS3 and responsive web design· Accessibility-aware UI development· React Query, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Material UI, Fluent UI, Tailwind CSS or BootstrapEngineering Tooling· Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright or Cypress· Docker and container-based deployment· Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines and automated quality gates· OpenAPI or Swagger· OWASP and secure-coding awarenessBroader Platform Exposure· Micro-frontends, containers and orchestration· API gateways and event-messaging platforms· Data-platform and analytics integration· AI application architecture and RAG awareness· Regulated financial, tax, audit or compliance platformsAI-Assisted Engineering ExperiencePreferred· Cursor or Cursor AI· Claude or Claude Code· GitHub Copilot or comparable AI coding assistants· AI-assisted code generation, refactoring, testing, debugging and documentation· Human review of generated code and compliance with confidentiality, security, licensing and quality controlsQualifications· 10+ years of software-engineering and architecture experience.· At least 3 years in a Technical Architect, Application Architect or comparable architecture role.· Proven architecture experience across React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL and Azure.· Experience guiding multiple engineering teams or delivery partners.· Demonstrated ownership of non-functional requirements and production architecture.Success Profile· Trusted architecture authority with strong implementation credibility· Defines strategy while understanding delivery realities· Documents clear decisions and trade-offs· Identifies cross-platform risks early· Promotes reuse and reduces technology fragmentation· Develops Associate Architects and Technical Leads