User Interface Subject Matter Expert; SME​/UI Team Lead Security Clearance

Position: User Interface Subject Matter Expert (SME) / UI Team Lead with Security Clearance
User Interface Subject Matter Expert (SME) / UI Team Lead Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a User Interface Subject Matter Expert (SME) / UI Team Lead for a potential opportunity to provide technical leadership for the design, development, integration, and support of modern web-based user interfaces and search-enabled applications. This position leads the UI team and serves as the primary expert in front-end and web application development, ensuring that solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with mission and business requirements.

The UI SME works closely with cross-functional teams in Agile environments to deliver high-quality applications leveraging modern frameworks, messaging technologies, and enterprise search capabilities. Active Secret clearance required.
100% on-site

Key Responsibilities
* Serve as the UI team lead and provide technical leadership for user interface design, development, integration, and support activities.

* Lead the development and maintenance of web applications using ASP.NET C# MVC and ASP.NET Core technologies.

* Design, build, and support responsive, scalable, and user-friendly interfaces using modern web development frameworks and tools.

* Provide expertise in decoupled application development leveraging message queuing technologies to support scalable and resilient system architectures.

* Support application and enterprise search capabilities, including implementation, tuning, and integration of search solutions.

* Provide technical guidance for Elastic Search and/or AWS Open Search implementations, including configuration management of high-availability cloud Open Search clusters.

* Collaborate with developers, architects, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders to ensure UI solutions integrate effectively with backend services, search platforms, and enterprise systems.

* Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, design reviews, code reviews, testing, and release planning.

* Recommend improvements to UI architecture, application performance, usability, maintainability, and development processes.

* Ensure development activities follow established coding standards, security requirements, and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications
* 10+ years of software/web development experience.

* 5+ years of experience with Agile development methodologies.

* 5+ years of ASP.NET C# MVC-based web development experience using Visual Studio 2019 or higher.

* 5+ years of experience with Application Search or Enterprise Search technologies.

* Experience with Elastic Search; AWS Open Search experience is a plus.

* Experience in configuration management of a cloud-based high-availability Open Search cluster with 10 or more nodes.

* 5+ years of experience in decoupled application development leveraging message queuing.

* 2+ years of experience with React.js or Angular

JS.

* 1+ year of experience with ASP.NET Core using Visual Studio 2019.
Leadership Responsibilities
* Lead and mentor the UI team in the delivery of modern web applications and interface solutions.

* Provide direction on front-end architecture, coding practices, integration strategies, and development standards.

* Coordinate UI development efforts with search, middleware, backend, and infrastructure teams to ensure successful end-to-end delivery.
Clearance Requirement
* Active Secret clearance required.
Work Location
Work will be performed at DEA offices in Merrifield, VA; DEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA; and other offices deemed appropriate by the Government. Why Join Nationwide IT Services? Nationwide IT Services is a trusted government contractor supporting Department of Defense customers. We offer the opportunity to work on high-impact cybersecurity missions alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and growth-focused environment.