Front-End Technical Lead – Wagtail CMS
Black Canyon ConsultingResponsibilities
- Lead front-end architecture and implementation using Django, React, Next.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Drive adoption of the NCBI Web Design System through component strategy, implementation standards, documentation, reusable patterns, and best practices.
- Guide Wagtail CMS headless or hybrid integrations and consumption of CMS-driven content through GraphQL, REST, or other structured content services.
- Implement reusable UI components and establish front-end coding standards, component patterns, documentation, and review processes.
- Mentor front-end developers and provide technical guidance across projects.
- Collaborate with UX, design, content, backend, CMS, DevOps, product, and stakeholder teams.
- Ensure solutions meet accessibility, performance, SEO, scalability, and maintainability goals.
- Support troubleshooting, testing, deployment, release planning, and production support.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science is required.
- At least 5 years of full-stack web application development experience using Django, React, and Next.js is required.
- Strong experience with Django, React, Next.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, and CSS is required.
- Proven front-end technical leadership experience on web platform projects is required.
- Experience implementing, extending, or supporting adoption of a Web Design System across teams or products is required.
- Experience integrating headless CMS platforms and consuming GraphQL or REST APIs is required.
- Strong understanding of accessibility, including Section 508 and WCAG, is required.
- Experience with Git, testing, performance optimization, responsive design, and modern front-end workflows is required.
- Strong communication, mentoring, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills are required.
- Preferred qualifications include public-facing government, scientific, biomedical, or research website experience; familiarity with the U.S. Web Design System; Wagtail CMS experience; accessibility testing tools; SEO; analytics; Core Web Vitals; Docker; cloud hosting; CDN configuration; and Agile teams.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) with employer contribution; paid holidays; vacation; and tuition reimbursement.
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About Black Canyon Consulting
Black Canyon Consulting, LLC (BCC) is a privately held, Woman-Owned Small Business, whose team of professionals bring over 125 years of experience providing innovative, tactical, and strategic Program and IT Management Support Services. At our core, BCC values Integrity, Impact and Innovation over all. We are an agile, adaptive and completely customer focused team who has cultivated and implemented a corporate philosophy of innovation and high value execution in our approach to support Federal R&D programs. Utilization of our proprietary technologies, workflows, and IT system tools has resulted in a vast network of resources, through which BCC leverages a distributed network and consulting workforce. These comprehensive, agile, and turn-key platforms along with our extensive development experience, subject matter expertise, and technical and systems-level knowledge ensure the delivery of enterprise and program services and solutions. Company Information: DUNS: 08-081-9702 CAGE: 7YLH4 SAM ID: WB3LFMA4KM45 GSA MAS: Contract #47QTCA18D00JA Primary NAICS: 54151 - Information Technology Professional Services 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services 541519 - Other Computer Related Services 1 541519 - Information Technology Value Added Resellers 2 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 541618 - Other Management Consulting Services 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Certifications/Compliance: Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) ISO 9001:2015 ISO 20000-1:2018 ISO/IEC 27001:2013 FISMA Compliant SOC Readiness & Audit Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) FIPS 199 FIPS 200 NIST Special Publications 800 Series DoD 8500 Series