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Senior UI/UX Front-End Design Lead  #1053

Clearance 

**US Citizenship required, Must be able to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust. 

Overview 

Dev Technology Group is seeking a Senior UI/UX Front-End Design Lead to drive strategy and design execution across a large federal agency. This role will serve as the central design authority supporting multiple delivery teams and applications, ensuring consistent, intuitive, and mission-aligned user experiences across diverse technology stacks. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who enjoys working alongside our technical project teams and our federal customers to recommend and deliver UI/UX assets and design constructs that our teams can use quickly and efficiently utilize across a variety of technical environments (e.g. React-based custom applications, Microsoft Power App solutions, etc.). The ideal candidate is well versed in user experience strategy and accessibility standards, and thrives in complex, mission-driven environments. 

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 8 or more years of experience in UI/UX design and implementation, including working alongside or embedded within development teams to help them deliver faster while ensuring a professional, modern, intuitive user experience that is compliant with federal design standards.  

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Serve as the UI/UX SME and translate business requirements and UX strategy into elegant, intuitive, and high-performing user interfaces for development teams to implement 
• Drive UI/UX best practices across programs, ensuring consistency, usability, and accessibility 
• Establish and maintain reusable component libraries and design systems leveraging frameworks such as Bootstrap, Material UI, and Trussworks 
• Ensure Section 508 compliance and adherence to WCAG 2.x standards across applications 
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product owners, designers, backend engineers, and stakeholders to deliver user-centered solutions 
• Partner with project and client leadership to shape a modernization roadmap and implement modernization initiatives and continuous proactive improvement of the development processes while staying current with emerging frontend technologies  
• Lead troubleshooting efforts to identify and resolve complex UI/UX and performance issues 
• Provide final UI/UX review and sign-off of developed apps across multiple tech platforms (e.g. M365 / Power Platform, ServiceNow, etc.) and front-end development teams (e.g. React based apps) prior to customer User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and rollout 
• Lead creation of high-fidelity prototypes and wireframes for multiple teams supporting disparate tech stacks 
• Develop repeatable design-to-development workflows to accelerate delivery across teams 
• Conduct usability testing and design validation sessions with development teams 
• Proactively coach and mentor development teams on UI/UX best practices and modern design approaches 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human–Computer Interaction & Design, or a related technical discipline strongly preferred OR related professional experience in lieu of a degree acceptable.  
• Over 8 years of hands-on experience in UI/UX design and implementation, applying design standards and collaborating closely with development teams to deliver consistent, intuitive user experiences. 
• 3–5 years of experience leading design initiatives across multiple applications or cross‐functional teams. 
• Advanced proficiency in HTML5 and CSS3, and in design tools such as Figma or Adobe suite 
• Experience designing scalable component-based design systems 
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards, including Section 508 and WCAG 
• Proven experience optimizing frontend performance and application scalability 
• Experience working in Agile / DevSecOps development environments 
• Demonstrated ability to lead discussions regarding UI/UX planning and influence frontend strategy 
• Experience with React and Power Platforms
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders 
• Portfolio showcasing enterprise-level UI/UX work 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Human-Computer Interaction and Design or similar area of study 
• Experience leading frontend modernization or transformation initiatives 
• Familiarity with Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or other UX prototyping tools 
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and CI/CD integration for frontend deployments 
• Experience designing solutions that follow USWDS and support federal or regulated environments 

Dev Technology provides IT solutions to meet the mission-critical needs of government by exceeding our clients’ expectations through partnership, a commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and valuing our employees. At Dev Technology, our employees enjoy the company of their coworkers and genuinely care about their well-being, creating a unique environment throughout our offices. We have been rated as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post for 13 years in a row based entirely on the results of employee surveys. We offer many unique benefits to support our employees throughout their careers, such as our Center of Innovation, Dev University, and our Mentorship Program. Join our team and make a difference!