Job Title: Sr. UI/UX Architect
Location: Remote with quarterly travel to Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, Wilmington, DE or Philadelphia, PA (on own expense)
Duration: Contract (12 months)
Job Description:-
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned):
• Define and own enterprise UI architecture standards and design patterns across all applications.
• Own and evolve the UI design system, including component behavior, variants, states, and theming.
• Establish mobile-first and responsive design patterns, ensuring consistent behavior across devices and breakpoints.
• Drive consistent use of Tailwind CSS with PrimeNG for layout, spacing, typography, and responsiveness.
• Define front-end architectural patterns including application structure, routing approach, and shared UI libraries.
• Translate UX/Figma designs into reusable, scalable, production-ready UI components.
• Ensure UI consistency, performance, accessibility (WCAG), and usability across applications.
• Establish UI governance practices to prevent divergence and ensure scalability as teams and apps grow.
• Review and guide UI designs and implementations for new features and applications.
• Mentor development teams and provide UI architecture guidance and best practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of EA Frameworks, Methodologies, and Bodies of Knowledge – TOGAF, Business Architecture Guild (BizBok) and DAMA (DMBok) a plus.
• Well-grounded in state-of-the-art principles of architectural modeling, event-driven architecture, enterprise information management, and software design and development.
• Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of large-scale Rail Transportation system modernization in an enterprise setting.
• Broad IT experience in technologies ranging from IBM Mainframe & TPF to Java and Spring-based microservices in event-driven system architectures.
• Demonstrated success at delivering solutions that solve multi-domain business problems.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree, specialized training, or equivalent work experience.
• Requires fifteen+ years of experience in multiple IT areas and ten+ years of relevant technology architecture experience.
• Experience defining and implementing solutions for rail transportation companies is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 5 years+ knowledge of and practicing experience with SAFe.
• Strong experience with Angular and enterprise-scale component-based UI architecture.
• Hands-on expertise with Tailwind CSS and responsive, mobile-first design.
• Experience integrating Tailwind with PrimeNG or similar UI component libraries.
• Solid knowledge of TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and accessibility standards.
• Experience defining and maintaining shared UI libraries or design systems.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and architectural decision-making skills.