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UI/UX Developer

Gov Services HubDes Moines, IA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 9 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll have a significant impact designing and implementing enterprise-level design systems with a strong focus on accessibility, developing valuable skills in WCAG compliance and component architecture. This role is perfect for a mid-senior UI/UX Developer with a passion for creating reusable, scalable, and accessible components within a reputable government services organization. Apply now to contribute to critical federal technology initiatives.

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Role: UI/UX Developer
Location: Des Moines, IA (Onsite)
Duration: Contract
We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. UI/UX Developer/Architect with extensive experience in building and maintaining enterprise design systems, deep expertise in WCAG accessibility standards, and exceptional communication skills. This role is critical to ensuring the development of accessible, reusable, and scalable components that meet federal WCAG 2.1 (up to AAA) accessibility requirements. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of creating and implementing design systems from scratch, while collaborating across teams to ensure compliance, usability, and consistency.
Required Qualifications
  • Experience: 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
  • Design System Expertise: Proven ability to set up and integrate enterprise design systems, including the development of high-level wrapper components and reusable component libraries.
  • Accessibility Knowledge: Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA standards, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and accessibility testing tools.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in HTML, SASS, and Angular.
  • Component Documentation: Experience using Storybook for component development and collaboration.
  • UX Principles: Strong understanding of UX best practices and accessible user interface design.
  • Enterprise Design Systems: Experience with USWDS or other enterprise-level design systems.
Preferred Qualifications (Not Required)
  • Backend Familiarity: Experience with .NET, MVC, and SQL to support backend integration and cross-team collaboration.
  • Integration Awareness: Ability to understand backend considerations in a .NET environment for seamless front-end integration.

Skills

SASS
SQL
Storybook
Angular
.NET
HTML

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