UI​/UX Lead Security Clearance

Position: UI/UX Lead with Security Clearance
UI/UX Lead – Enterprise Platforms (DoD / Gov Cloud)

Location:

Arlington, VA
Work Environment:
Hybrid / On-Site as required
Clearance:
Clearance Eligible – U.S. Citizenship Required

Position Overview NALEJ Corporation is seeking an experienced UI/UX Lead – Enterprise Platforms to lead the design, usability, accessibility, and frontend experience across our portfolio of enterprise software platforms. This is a hybrid design and frontend engineering role for someone who can move seamlessly between understanding user workflows, developing wireframes and prototypes, defining a cohesive design system, and implementing production-ready frontend components.

The UI/UX Lead will help establish a consistent user experience across complex, data-intensive applications operating within AWS Commercial and Gov Cloud environments supporting DoD and federal customers. You will work within a modern, AI-native development ecosystem and collaborate closely with product, architecture, and engineering teams to transform highly technical workflows into intuitive, modern, and accessible user experiences. This role is ideal for someone who is equally comfortable discussing user journeys in Figma and building reusable React components in a production environment.

Key Responsibilities
UI/UX Strategy & Design
Own the end-to-end user experience across multiple enterprise applications and platform capabilities.
Translate complex technical, operational, and data-driven workflows into intuitive and efficient user experiences.
Develop user journeys, wireframes, interaction models, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
Establish clear UI/UX standards that improve usability, consistency, navigation, and overall platform adoption.
Balance modern commercial design practices with the unique requirements of government and DoD users.
Frontend Development
Design and develop production-ready frontend components using modern technologies including React, Astro, Type Script, and Tailwind CSS.
Work directly with engineering teams to translate designs into scalable, reusable, and maintainable application components.
Build user interfaces that integrate effectively with API-first and service-oriented architectures.
Ensure frontend implementations are responsive, performant, modular, and maintainable.
Participate in code reviews and contribute directly to frontend architecture and development standards.
Design System Ownership
Architect, build, maintain, and govern a unified enterprise design system.
Establish reusable components, interaction patterns, typography, styling standards, and design tokens.
Integrate modern component libraries such as Shadcn, Radix UI, MUI, or similar frameworks where appropriate.
Harmonize modern platform aesthetics with government standards, including the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) where applicable.
Drive adoption of common UI components and standards across multiple development teams and applications.
Accessibility & Compliance
Serve as the organization's UI accessibility lead and advocate.
Ensure user interfaces meet applicable Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility requirements.
Incorporate accessibility into design and development standards from the beginning of the development lifecycle.
Conduct or support accessibility testing, remediation, and continuous improvement.
Educate developers and product teams on accessible design and development practices.
User Research & Usability
Work with Product Owners, technical teams, and end users to understand mission workflows and user needs.
Establish practical feedback loops that allow the organization to continuously improve usability.
Conduct usability evaluations, prototype testing, and user feedback sessions.
Use qualitative and quantitative feedback to identify friction points and recommend improvements.
Advocate for the user while balancing mission requirements, technical constraints, security, and delivery timelines.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner closely with Software Architects, Product Owners, Backend Engineers, Dev Ops teams, and other technical stakeholders.
Ensure UI/UX decisions are technically feasible and aligned with platform architecture.
Provide leadership and guidance…