Technical Delivery Architect (Azure / AI Modernization)

Category: Architecture

Main location: United States, New Jersey, New Brunswick

Position ID:J0726-2640

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

CGI is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to lead the strategy and architecture for modernizing a legacy desktop-based Visual Basic application into a modern Angular and Azure-based enterprise solution.

This is a highly strategic, client-facing role where the architect will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, helping define the modernization roadmap, evaluate architectural options, and guide key technology decisions using an AI-first approach.

Work can be performed near any CGI office

Your future duties and responsibilities:
• Lead architecture and modernization strategy for a legacy Visual Basic desktop application.
• Design enterprise-grade Angular front-end architecture aligned with modern engineering best practices.
• Advise senior executives on modernization strategy, technology direction, and implementation approach.
• Drive AI-first solution design, identifying opportunities to embed AI, automation, and intelligent workflows.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to define target-state architecture and migration roadmap.
• Establish front-end architecture standards, security, scalability, performance, and maintainability.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• 12+ years of enterprise application architecture experience.
• Proven experience modernizing legacy Microsoft applications (Visual Basic/.NET) to Angular and Azure.
• Deep expertise in Angular, TypeScript, modern UI architecture, and enterprise front-end design patterns.
• Strong understanding of Azure cloud services, APIs, security, and application modernization.
• Experience presenting architectural recommendations and influencing executive stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills with the ability to act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership.

Other Information:
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $102,000.00 $238,000.00.

CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs

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Skills:

• AI Business Strat&Applications
• Full Stack Development
• Full Stack Development
• Life Sciences
• Python
• React JavaScript
• RESTful (Rest-APIs)
• User interface design