UI/UX Designer and Frontend Developer

Work location

Winchester, VA 100% on-site

The work

• Conduct stakeholder interviews, user/task analysis, personas, storyboards, scenarios, and experience goal setting.
• Lead UI/UX design activities including conceptual modeling, information architecture, wireframes, flowcharts, and highfidelity prototypes.
• Facilitate observational studies, customer interviews, usability testing, and iterative design sessions.
• Develop UI mockups, clickable prototypes, and proofofconcept interfaces using Figma and prototyping tools.
• Create original graphic assets such as icons, images, sketches, tables, and visual components.
• Design and code user interfaces using HTML5, CSS/Sass, JavaScript, and frameworks such as Angular.
• Implement layout adjustments and design refinements based on user research and testing results.
• Identify and troubleshoot UX/UI issues, usability gaps, and design inconsistencies.
• Ensure compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards and federal UX policies.
• Communicate research insights, design rationale, prototypes, and specifications visually and verbally to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with visual designers, developers, and product teams to ensure technical feasibility and alignment.
• Use GitLab and the command line for version control, workflows, and development tasks.
• Prepare and present design drafts, prototypes, and recommendations to internal teams and key stakeholders.
• Support iterative improvement through ongoing analysis, user feedback, and design reviews.

Here's what you need

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years professional experience in frontend development, UI/UX, or combined fullstack design roles.
• 3+ years' experience using Figma and Angular for UI/UX design and development
• Experience and understanding of achieving government 508 compliance while adhering to regulations and policies.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including SOLID design principles, plugins, and node-based tooling.
• Expert knowledge of HTML5, CSS, Sass/Less, and frontend preprocessing tools.
• Proficient in GitLab version control and commandline workflows.
• Hands-on experience designing interfaces & building clickable prototypes.
• Proven experience researching user needs and conducting usability testing.
• Experience coding, testing, debugging, and implementing web applications across multiple platforms.
• Ability to create original assets (graphics, icons, layouts) and visually appealing UI components.

Bonus points if you have

• Experience working in federal environments or supporting government UX needs.
• Strong ability to synthesize user data into actionable design improvements.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development processes.
• Experience writing UX documentation(personas, design specs, testing reports).
• Ability to support iterative releases and collaborate closely with developers.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for conveying design rationale.

Security clearance

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• SCI eligibility.