Accessibility Designer

Akkodis; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Akkodis is hiring for a Sr. UI/UX Developer/Architect/Design Engineer role as a Contract with a client located in Des Moines, IA (Hybrid).

Local candidate. Pay Range: $50-62/hr on W2. The pay may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. Sr UI/UX developer/architect/design engineer with design system development experience and an expert in WCAG accessibility. Needs crystal clear communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
• Experience building and maintaining enterprise design systems.
• Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, accessibility testing.
• Proficiency in HTML, SASS, and Angular.
• Experience using Storybook for component development.
• Strong UX principles and accessible UI design.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise design systems.
• Ensure WCAG accessibility compliance across components.
• Develop reusable, scalable UI components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure usability and consistency.

Skills

Front-end development

WCAG accessibility

UX design

Storybook usage

Communication skills

Tools

HTML

SASS

Angular

Storybook

USWDS

Job description

Akkodis is hiring for Sr. UI/UX Developer/Architect/Design engineer role is a Contract with a client located in Des Moines, IA (Hybrid)

**** Local candidate

Pay Range: $50-62/hr on w2. The pay may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Sr UI/UX developer/architect/design engineer with design system development experience and an expert in WCAG accessibility. Needs crystal clear communication skills.

What we're looking for:

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

• Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan.
• Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.
• Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pays upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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