Headless CMS Architect

Headless CMS Architect

NTT DATA Services is seeking a Headless CMS Architect to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US). Senior Staff Engineer – Headless CMS

Our clients need digital solutions that will transform their business so they can succeed in today's hypercompetitive marketplace. As a team member in our Content Platforms practice, you will make these digital solutions come to life. You will routinely deliver elite solutions to clients that will impact their products, customers, and services.

How We Will Help You Joining our Content Platforms practice is not only a job, but a chance to grow your career. We will make sure to equip you with the skills you need to produce robust, headless content solutions that you can be proud of. Whether it is providing you with training on a new framework or helping you achieve platform certifications in Contentful or Contentstack, we will help you grow your skills so you can continue to deliver increasingly valuable work.

Why the Role Is Important Engineers are the core of everything we create, and their work is instrumental in our success. Our goal is to be the foremost consulting firm that businesses consider partnering with for composable digital experience architecture. Senior Staff Engineers lead our most complex headless CMS engagements, defining reference architectures, guiding enterprise-scale delivery, and shaping NTT DATA's headless and composable practice. Their pre-sales expertise significantly enhances our ability to secure new work, and their mentorship develops the next generation of headless engineers.

Basic 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. 8+ years of experience building and leading enterprise-scale front-end applications using React, Next.js, and related JavaScript ecosystem technologies. 8+ years of experience architecting multi-source content delivery systems, API orchestration layers, and omnichannel digital experience platforms.

Preferred Experience Deep expertise in Contentful and Contentstack, including content modeling, delivery architecture, platform APIs, extensibility, and enterprise configuration. Contentful Professional Certification and/or Contentstack Expert Certification (or equivalent demonstrated platform mastery). Experience designing enterprise content governance models, editorial workflow automation, and multi-tenant platform configurations. Expertise in Contentful's App Framework, Contentstack's Automation Hub, and platform-level extensibility patterns. Advanced proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL schema design, and edge/serverless compute (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, AWS View email address on click.appcast.io). Experience architecting headless commerce integrations (Commercetools, Shopify, SAP Commerce) within composable DXP stacks. Expertise in web performance engineering including Core Web Vitals optimization, CDN strategy, edge caching, and rendering architecture trade-offs (SSR vs. SSG vs. ISR). Experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure, including serverless patterns and containerized deployment. Deep familiarity with CI/CD tooling including GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or CircleCI for headless CMS delivery pipelines. Experience implementing SSO, OAuth 2.0, and JWT-based identity and access patterns for multi-tenant CMS platforms. Deep proficiency in Angular, including experience architecting SAP Commerce Cloud headless solutions using the Spartacus storefront framework within composable DXP stacks. Demonstrated 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. Ability to identify and cultivate potential new areas of client work within existing and new accounts. Expert in at least one headless CMS platform and proficient in a secondary platform. Skilled in leading executive-level client communications including discovery workshops, architecture readouts, and status reporting.

Ideal Mindset You stay at the forefront of the headless, composable, and MACH architecture ecosystem — and you actively shape how AI tooling is adopted and governed across the practice. Eager Learner: You prioritize the success of the team, actively mentor engineers across experience levels, and set a standard of craft and collaboration. Servant Leader: You translate complex composable architecture decisions into executive-level narratives and actionable technical direction for delivery teams. Communicator: Must reside in the US

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this remote role is $122,648.00-$283,906.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.