Senior UIUX Architect

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Amtrak is seeking a Sr. UI/UX Architect to define and lead the next generation of our enterprise digital experience. This is a high-impact strategic role responsible for the governance architecture and scalability of front-end standards across the entire organization. You will bridge the gap between high-fidelity Figma designs and production-grade Angular applications owning the evolution of a unified Design System built on Tailwind CSS and PrimeNG. As the primary authority on UI patterns you will ensure that every application whether mobile or desktop adheres to strict standards for performance responsiveness and WCAG accessibility while mentoring development teams to achieve a consistent world-class user experience.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Standards & Governance: Define document and own the enterprise UI architecture and design patterns; establish governance practices to prevent design divergence and ensure long-term scalability.
Design System Ownership: Lead the evolution of the Amtrak UI design system meticulously managing component behaviors variants states and theming.
Front-End Architecture: Establish core architectural patterns including application structure modular routing strategies and the creation of shared UI libraries.
Figma-to-Code Translation: Partner with UX Designers to translate Figma mocks into reusable scalable and production-ready UI components.
Mobile-First Strategy: Drive a Mobile-First and responsive design philosophy ensuring seamless behavior across all device breakpoints and screen sizes.
Technical Stack Leadership: Architect layouts using Tailwind CSS integrated with PrimeNG defining standards for spacing typography and utility-first styling.
Quality & Accessibility: Ensure 100% compliance with WCAG accessibility standards and maintain high performance and usability benchmarks across all applications.
Mentorship & Review: Provide high-level UI guidance to engineering teams conducting code reviews to ensure alignment with architectural standards.

Required Skills & Experience

Angular Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with Angular (current versions) and a proven track record of architecting enterprise-scale component-based UIs.
Styling & Frameworks: Expert-level proficiency in Tailwind CSS and its integration with UI component libraries like PrimeNG or similar (Material Kendo).
Design System Management: Previous experience defining and maintaining shared UI libraries or enterprise design systems is essential.
Core Web Tech: Advanced knowledge of TypeScript HTML5 and CSS/SCSS with a focus on writing clean maintainable and semantic code.
Accessibility Expert: Solid understanding of WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and the technical implementation of accessible ARIA patterns.
Responsive Design: Mastery of responsive mobile-first design patterns and cross-browser/cross-device compatibility.
Architectural Mindset: Strong decision-making skills regarding front-end structure state management and performance optimization.
Collaboration: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence both technical developers and creative designers.

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Amtrak is seeking a Sr. UI/UX Architect to define and lead the next generation of our enterprise digital experience. This is a high-impact strategic role responsible for the governance architecture and scalability of front-end standards across the entire organization. You will bridge the gap between...

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Standards & Governance: Define document and own the enterprise UI architecture and design patterns; establish governance practices to prevent design divergence and ensure long-term scalability.
Design System Ownership: Lead the evolution of the Amtrak UI design system meticulously managing component behaviors variants states and theming.
Front-End Architecture: Establish core architectural patterns including application structure modular routing strategies and the creation of shared UI libraries.
Figma-to-Code Translation: Partner with UX Designers to translate Figma mocks into reusable scalable and production-ready UI components.
Mobile-First Strategy: Drive a Mobile-First and responsive design philosophy ensuring seamless behavior across all device breakpoints and screen sizes.
Technical Stack Leadership: Architect layouts using Tailwind CSS integrated with PrimeNG defining standards for spacing typography and utility-first styling.
Quality & Accessibility: Ensure 100% compliance with WCAG accessibility standards and maintain high performance and usability benchmarks across all applications.
Mentorship & Review: Provide high-level UI guidance to engineering teams conducting code reviews to ensure alignment with architectural standards.

Required Skills & Experience

Angular Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with Angular (current versions) and a proven track record of architecting enterprise-scale component-based UIs.
Styling & Frameworks: Expert-level proficiency in Tailwind CSS and its integration with UI component libraries like PrimeNG or similar (Material Kendo).
Design System Management: Previous experience defining and maintaining shared UI libraries or enterprise design systems is essential.
Core Web Tech: Advanced knowledge of TypeScript HTML5 and CSS/SCSS with a focus on writing clean maintainable and semantic code.
Accessibility Expert: Solid understanding of WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and the technical implementation of accessible ARIA patterns.
Responsive Design: Mastery of responsive mobile-first design patterns and cross-browser/cross-device compatibility.
Architectural Mindset: Strong decision-making skills regarding front-end structure state management and performance optimization.
Collaboration: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence both technical developers and creative designers.