UI Angular Lead with Accessibility Expertise - Front-End Tech Lead

Role Name:  UI Angular Lead with  Accessibility Expertise - Front-End Tech Lead
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Exp: 10+ Years
Work Mode:  Remote
Interview:  In Person Interview

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.
  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.