Senior UI/UX Front-Endย Designย Leadย #1053
Clearanceย
**US Citizenship required, Must be able to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust.ย
Senior UI/UX Front-Endย Designย Leadย
Clearanceย
Must be able to obtain andย maintainย a DHS Public Trust.ย
Overviewย
Dev Technology Group is seekingย aย Senior UI/UX Front-Endย Designย Leadย toย drive strategy and design execution across a largeย federal agency. This role will serve as theย central design authorityย supporting multiple delivery teams and applications, ensuring consistent, intuitive, and mission-aligned user experiences across diverse technology stacks.ย This role is ideal for a hands-on leader whoย enjoys working alongsideย our technical project teams and our federal customers toย recommend and deliverย UI/UX assets andย designย constructsย that our teams can use quickly and efficientlyย utilizeย across a variety of technical environments (e.g.ย React-based custom applications,ย Microsoft Power App solutions, etc.). The ideal candidateย is well versed inย user experience strategy and accessibility standards, and thrives in complex, mission-driven environments.ย
The ideal candidate willย possessย a minimum ofย 8ย or moreย years of experienceย in UI/UXย designย and implementation, including working alongsideย or embedded withinย development teams toย helpย them deliver faster while ensuring a professional, modern, intuitive user experience that is compliant with federal design standards.ย ย
Whatย You'llย Be Doingย
- Serve as the UI/UX SME and translate business requirements and UX strategy into elegant, intuitive, and high-performing user interfacesย for development teamsย to implementย
- Drive UI/UX best practices across programs, ensuring consistency, usability, and accessibilityย
- Establish andย maintainย reusableย componentย libraries and design systemsย leveragingย frameworks such as Bootstrap, Material UI, andย Trussworksย
- Ensure Section 508 compliance and adherence to WCAG 2.x standards across applicationsย
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product owners, designers, backend engineers, and stakeholders to deliver user-centered solutionsย
- Partner with projectย and clientย leadership to shape a modernization roadmap and implementย modernization initiatives and continuousย proactiveย improvement ofย theย development processesย while stayingย current with emerging frontend technologiesย ย
- Lead troubleshooting efforts toย identifyย and resolve complex UI/UX and performance issuesย
- Provide final UI/UX review and sign-offย of developed appsย acrossย multiple tech platforms (e.g.ย M365 / Power Platform, ServiceNow, etc.) andย front-endย development teamsย (e.g.ย React based apps)ย prior to customer User Acceptance Testing (UAT)ย andย rolloutย
- Lead creation of high-fidelity prototypes and wireframesย for multiple teams supportingย disparate techย stacksย
- Develop repeatable design-to-development workflows to accelerate delivery across teamsย
- Conduct usability testing and design validation sessionsย withย development teamsย
- Proactively coach and mentor development teams on UI/UX best practices and modern design approachesย
Required Qualificationsย
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction & Design, or a related technical disciplineย strongly preferredย ORย related professional experience in lieu of a degree acceptable.ย ย
- 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.ย
- 3-5 years of experience leading design initiatives across multiple applications or crossfunctional teams.ย
- Advancedย proficiencyย in HTML5ย andย CSS3,ย andย in design tools such as Figmaย or Adobe suiteย
- Experience designing scalable component-based design systemsย
- Strong understanding of accessibility standards, including Section 508 and WCAGย
- Proven experienceย optimizingย frontend performance and application scalabilityย
- Experience working in Agileย /ย DevSecOpsย development environmentsย
- Demonstrated ability to lead discussionsย regardingย UI/UXย planningย and influence frontend strategyย
- Experience with React and Power Platforms
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skillsย with ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholdersย
- Portfolioย showcasingย enterprise-level UI/UX workย
Preferred Qualificationsย
- Bachelors orย Mastersย degree inย Human-Computer Interaction and Designย or similar area of studyย
- Experience leading frontend modernization or transformation initiativesย
- Familiarity with Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or other UX prototyping toolsย
- Knowledge ofย DevSecOpsย practices and CI/CD integration for frontend deploymentsย
- Experienceย designing solutions that follow USWDS and supportย federal or regulated environmentsย