Senior UI​/UX Front-End Design Lead

Senior UI/UX Front-End Design Lead #1086

Clearance

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

Senior UI/UX Front-End Design Lead

Clearance

Must be able to obtain andmaintaina DHS Public Trust.

Overview

Dev Technology Group is seekinga

Senior UI/UX Front-End Design Leadtodrive  strategy and design execution across a largefederal agency. This role will serve as the central design authoritysupporting 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 whoenjoys working alongside our technical project teams and our federal customers torecommend and deliverUI/UX assets anddesignconstructsthat our teams can use quickly and efficientlyutilizeacross a variety of technical environments (e.g.React-based custom applications,Microsoft Power App solutions, etc.). The ideal candidate is well versed inuser experience strategy and accessibility standards, and thrives in complex, mission-driven environments.

The ideal candidate willpossessa minimum of8or moreyears of experience in UI/UXdesignand implementation, including working alongsideor embedded withindevelopment teams tohelpthem deliver faster while ensuring a professional, modern, intuitive user experience that is compliant with federal design standards.

What You’llBe Doing

• Serve as the UI/UX SME and translate business requirements and UX strategy into elegant, intuitive, and high-performing user interfaces for development teamsto implement
• Drive UI/UX best practices across programs, ensuring consistency, usability, and accessibility
• Establish andmaintainreusablecomponentlibraries and design systemsleveragingframeworks 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 implementmodernization initiatives and continuousproactiveimprovement ofthedevelopment processes while staying current with emerging frontend technologies
• Lead troubleshooting efforts toidentifyand resolve complex UI/UX and performance issues
• Provide final UI/UX review and sign-offof developed appsacrossmultiple tech platforms (e.g.M365 / Power Platform, Service Now, etc.) andfront-end development teams(e.g.React based apps) prior to customer User Acceptance Testing (UAT) androllout
• Lead creation of high-fidelity prototypes and wireframesfor multiple teams supportingdisparate tech stacks
• Develop repeatable design-to-development workflows to accelerate delivery across teams
• Conduct usability testing and design validation sessionswithdevelopment 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 preferredORrelated 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.
• Advancedproficiencyin HTML5andCSS3,andin design tools such as Figmaor Adobe suite
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards, including Section 508 and WCAG
• Proven experienceoptimizingfrontend performance and application scalability
• Experience working in Agile/Dev Sec Opsdevelopment  environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead discussionsregardingUI/UXplanningand 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Human-Computer Interaction and Designor similar area of study
• Experience leading frontend…