Quick overview
SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationDes Moines, IA, United States
SASSHTMLAngularJavaCI/CD
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as technical lead for the front-end codebase (Angular, SASS, HTML), setting architecture, direction, and coding standards.
- Develop, review, and maintain high‑quality front-end code for Staff MIUI screens.
- Implement and enforce the U.S. Web Design System and State Design System across the project.
- Own accessibility strategy and ensure compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, Title I, and Title II requirements.
- Perform accessibility validation using automated testing tools, screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver), and manual keyboard/tabbing navigation.
- Lead code reviews, design reviews, and mentor front-end developers.
- Improve and maintain front-end CI/CD processes and pipelines.
- Identify architectural gaps and define the front-end technical roadmap.
- Collaborate with Java backend teams to integrate APIs and services (no Java development required).
- Produce technical documentation, decision records, and process documentation.
- Apply secure development practices aligned with government security and sensitive data handling requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Front-End Tech Lead or senior-level front-end engineer.
- Expert knowledge of Angular, SASS, HTML.
- Experience implementing a design system; USWDS experience strongly preferred.
- Formal accessibility certification (CPACC, WAS, or equivalent).
- Hands-on accessibility testing experience using automated tools, screen readers, and manual navigation.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD and front-end deployment workflows.
- Ability to work effectively with Java backend teams.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, mentoring ability, and experience driving engineering best practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including documentation.
- Understanding of government security and sensitive data handling requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Section 508 and Title I/Title II accessibility compliance.
- Prior work in government or public-sector environments.
- Experience defining engineering standards and leading process improvements.
- Familiarity with enterprise-scale front-end architectures and component libraries.
- Experience writing technical documentation, runbooks, or engineering process guides.
Skills Table:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Formal accessibility certification (CPACC, WAS, or equivalent).
Required
Proven experience as a Front-End Tech Lead or senior-level front-end engineer.
Required
8
Years
Expert knowledge of Angular, SASS, HTML.
Required
8
Years
Experience implementing a design system; USWDS experience strongly preferred.
Required
8
Years
Hands-on accessibility testing experience using automated tools, screen readers, and manual navigation.
Required
8
Years
Strong understanding of CI/CD and front-end deployment workflows
Required
8
Years
Ability to work effectively with Java backend teams.
Required
8
Years
Demonstrated leadership skills, mentoring ability, and experience driving engineering best practices.
Required
8
Years
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including documentation.
Required
8
Years
Understanding of government security and sensitive data handling requirements
Highly desired
Experience with Section 508 and Title I/Title II accessibility compliance.
Highly desired
Prior work in government or public-sector environments.
Highly desired
Experience defining engineering standards and leading process improvements
Highly desired
Familiarity with enterprise-scale front-end architectures and component libraries
Highly desired
Experience writing technical documentation, runbooks, or engineering process guides
Highly desired
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