Cognizant is hiring: Senior UI Architect in Dallas

About Cognizant’s Digital Engineering Practice:

At Cognizant Digital Engineering, a small cross-functional team comprised of a Product Manager, an Architect, Full-Stack Developers, UI/UX designers, and Big Data analysts builds higher quality software faster than siloed individuals working independently. Small, nimble engineering teams generate collective empathy and camaraderie, thus increasing their ability to anticipate unforeseen development scope changes and maintain high-quality deliverables. Across our US Studio system or within client development sites, our Digital Engineering teams ideate and develop innovative cloud-based solutions following a Lean-Agile process with DevOps culture. Working in Cognizant Digital Engineering provides DevOps engineers consistent opportunities to push digital boundaries while growing their exposure to transformational technologies.

The Role:

Cognizant is looking for an experienced and innovative Senior UI Architect to serve our diverse base of global clients. As a member of our team, you will build cutting-edge, cloud-based software that powers modern business. An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a diverse, collaborative, geographically distributed team. Similarly, the ideal candidate is an expert engineer who values the “team”, drives continuous improvement, and is unafraid to challenge the legacy status quo with creative cloud-based solutions.

Location: Dallas, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with architect team, business team, product owner, and project team to design solutions and develop micro-frontend architecture for overall application.
• Understand target state architecture and various components that cater to business capabilities.
• Lead a 10-member team at onsite/offshore.
• Responsible for Sprint and product deliverables.
• Develop and deploy target state components as per business requirements.
• Adhere to procedures and guidelines set forth.
• Assist team with tech stack challenges and mitigate impediments.
• Respond to system problems in a timely manner.
• Compile status reports and participate in all Scrum ceremonies.
• Prepare documentation, conduct code reviews, and incorporate feedback on time.
• Educate staff members through training and individual support.

Required Skills:

• Minimum 12+ years of industry experience in front-end development and 8+ years experience as a UI Architect.
• Strong experience in Angular 16.
• Able to understand key UX principles and possess a strong eye for design.
• Experienced in Web Application development using advanced HTML designing and JavaScript using HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, and TypeScript.
• Experienced with CSS-in-JS libraries such as styled-components, emotion, or JSS.
• Experience with Angular Design Best Practices, Tools, and libraries.
• Experienced with jest and react-testing-library (or similar).
• Experienced with responsive design and accessibility standards.
• Assess accessibility compliance, ensuring that the front-end implementation follows web accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) for users with disabilities.
• Conduct security assessments on the front-end codebase, identifying and addressing vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).
• Monitor the performance of the vendor's front-end implementation, making necessary adjustments to improve page load times and overall user experience.
• Willing to work independently as well as with an experienced team to develop products.
• A great communicator with a strong teamwork ethic, excellent organization skills, and strong attention to detail.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) plan and contributions.
• Long-term/Short-term Disability.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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