Front End UI Architect / Program Lead opportunity in New Jersey

Capgemini; New Jersey; On-site; USD 119,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Healthcare coverage

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Capgemini in New Jersey is seeking a senior UI Architect to lead the end-to-end modernization of the Portal user experience. You will coordinate across UX Research, UX Design, Business Analysis, Data and Engineering teams to establish patterns, specifications, and AI-assisted tooling standards.

This role demands 10+ years in enterprise architecture, Angular expertise, and a proven ability to drive modernization initiatives across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Enterprise application modernization
• Angular architecture
• Component architecture
• Information architecture
• Application integration architecture

Responsibilities

• Lead UI modernization from Discovery through UAT and production readiness.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define modernization objectives.
• Analyze legacy architecture, user workflows, APIs, and dependencies.
• Define and maintain specification schemas for AI-ready inputs and patterns.
• Create initial implementation specifications from Hero Journeys and modernization objectives.
• Review and approve specification updates throughout delivery.
• Define Angular 21 application architecture, repository structure, and development standards.
• Create foundational scaffolding and reusable patterns for engineering teams.
• Establish environment requirements for Development, QA, UAT, and Production.
• Ensure alignment with specifications, architecture standards, and UX objectives.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical direction.

Skills

Enterprise application modernization

Angular architecture

Component architecture

Information architecture

Application integration architecture

Tools

Angular

Job description

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Onsite - New Jersey

Job Description

The UI Architect is responsible for the end-to-end modernization of the Portal user experience. This role leads Discovery, drives alignment across UX Research, UX Design, Business Analysis, Data Engineering, Backend Engineering, and Front-End Engineering teams, and is accountable for the technical quality of all UI deliverables. The role establishes the patterns, specifications, and implementation standards used to accelerate delivery through AI-assisted development while ensuring consistency, maintainability, performance, and usability across the platform.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the UI modernization effort from Discovery through UAT and production readiness.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, UX Research, UX Design, Business Analysis, Data Engineering, Java Engineering, and Angular Engineering teams to understand current-state functionality and define modernization objectives.
• Analyze legacy application architecture, user workflows, database relationships, APIs, integration patterns, and technical dependencies.
• Drive alignment between Hero Journeys, business requirements, technical constraints, implementation patterns, and delivery objectives.
• Define and maintain specification schemas including attributes, types, required/optional elements, defaults/constraints, inheritance/composition patterns used by developers to refine specification patterns into AI-ready inputs for Devin Desktop or equivalent approved tooling.
• Establish specification patterns used for screens, workflows, APIs, integrations, security, environments, and shared platform capabilities.
• Create initial implementation specifications based on approved Hero Journeys and modernization objectives.
• Review and approve specification updates throughout delivery.
• Define the Angular 21 application architecture, repository structure, component model, routing standards, API integration patterns, security patterns, and development standards used throughout the modernization effort.
• Create foundational application scaffolding and reusable implementation patterns used by engineering teams.
• Define environment requirements and architecture specifications for Development, QA, UAT, Pre-Production, and Production environments.
• Establish standards for reusable components, shared services, application structure, and integration approaches.
• Deliver the Single Pipeline Scaffold POC with Minimal Screen Display based on an approved Hero Journey and supported by mock data and mock services.
• Validate the modernization approach from Hero Journey through specification, implementation, API integration, and UI presentation.
• Establish baseline implementation patterns used for subsequent screen and workflow modernization activities.
• Coordinate UX Research, UX Design, Business Analysis, Data Engineering, Java Engineering, and Angular Engineering activities to ensure alignment between Hero Journeys, specifications, APIs, implementation patterns, and modernization objectives.
• Resolve architecture, design, integration, security, and implementation issues.
• Support Delivery, Hardening, Security Testing, Performance Testing, SIT, and UAT activities.
• Approve production deployment packages and release readiness activities.
• Leverage AI-assisted tooling to support code review, technical validation, troubleshooting, and specification compliance verification activities.
• Review and approve all pull requests.
• Ensure implementation aligns with approved specifications, architecture standards, security requirements, performance requirements, and user experience objectives.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical direction throughout delivery.

Required Experience

• 10+ years enterprise application architecture and development experience.
• 5+ years leading UI modernization or enterprise portal transformation initiatives.
• 3+ years defining application architecture, implementation patterns, or engineering standards consumed by delivery teams.
• Experience building and architecting Angular enterprise applications.
• Experience modernizing legacy platforms using Angular 21 and contemporary web application patterns.
• Experience leading geographically distributed delivery teams preferred.

Must have skills:

• Enterprise application modernization
• Angular architecture
• Component architecture
• Information architecture
• Application integration architecture

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $119015 to $170000

Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.

The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity.

It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non‑negotiable benefits package to all regular, full‑time employees.

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12‑25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Important Notice:

Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.

Disclaimers

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodation does not pose an undue hardship. Capgemini is committed to providing reasonable accommodation during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to your recruiting contact.

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Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.