Front-End Developer – Design Systems Specialist (Gov)

Scrumconnect Limited; Taunton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting in Taunton, United Kingdom, is seeking a Front-End Developer specializing in Design Systems to build and drive the adoption of a government design system. You will create accessible, reusable front-end components and support rollout with documentation and hands-on guidance.

You will work with TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React/Angular, APIs, and tooling like Figma Dev Mode, Storybook, Chromatic, and Azure DevOps to deliver scalable, accessible web solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building or maintaining government design systems or component libraries.
• Strong experience auditing and remediating websites and components against WCAG 2.2 AA, including practical tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a government-standard component library and design system.
• Audit and remediate components to meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards.
• Develop reusable front-end components using the design system's technology stack.
• Package and version components for consistent reuse across delivery teams.
• Collaborate with designers using Figma Dev Mode and Figma Make to translate designs into production-ready components.
• Support design system rollout, including change management and adoption across teams.
• Write and maintain automated tests, including component testing using Storybook and Chromatic.
• Maintain automated build, testing, and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps and YAML.
• Maintain documentation sites, release notes, migration guidance, and breaking changes.
• Collaborate with technical and delivery teams to ensure adoption of the design system.

Skills

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

React

Angular

APIs

WCAG accessibility

Accessibility

Performance

Developer experience

Tools

Figma Dev Mode

Figma Make

Storybook

Chromatic

Azure DevOps

YAML

DAST tooling

Job description

Scrumconnect Consulting in Taunton, United Kingdom, is seeking a Front-End Developer specializing in Design Systems to build and drive the adoption of a government design system. You will create accessible, reusable front-end components and support rollout with documentation and hands-on guidance.

You will work with TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React/Angular, APIs, and tooling like Figma Dev Mode, Storybook, Chromatic, and Azure DevOps to deliver scalable, accessible web solutions.