Accessibility-Driven UI/UX & Requirements Specialist

Digitailor; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitailor is seeking a dedicated UI/UX Designer & Requirements Specialist hybrid role to design front-end screens, write detailed functional requirements, and support analysis and testing for the Angular AppDev team. The position blends UX design, business analysis, and QA support, not a traditional design-only job.

The role focuses on producing accessible, developer-ready stories to reduce defects and improve workflow clarity, with potential front-end coding or testing contributions based on

Qualifications

• Proven experience in UI/UX screen design (wireframes, mockups, interaction design).
• Significant hands-on experience writing detailed requirements, user stories, and well-formed tickets.
• Certified accessibility professional (CPACC, WAS, or equivalent).
• Deep understanding of WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, and Title I/Title II compliance with the ability to apply and test against these standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design screens including wireframes, mockups, and interaction patterns for front-end applications.
• Conduct gap analysis between current and desired workflows and document risks.
• Write detailed, well-scoped tickets and user stories in Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitHub.
• Break large feature requests into realistic, properly sized development units.
• Develop personas and convert user needs into actionable design and functional requirements.
• Tag, organize, and refine tickets for clean hand-off to Angular developers.
• Define clear front-end requirements that bridge design, requirements writing, and development needs.
• Support testing activities, including accessibility testing using automated tools, screen readers, and manual keyboard/tabbing tests.
• Potentially contribute to front-end coding or testing, depending on skillset.

Skills

UI/UX design

Requirements gathering

Gap analysis

Technical writing

Accessibility testing

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Axe

Wave

Lighthouse

JAWS

NVDA

VoiceOver

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

Digitailor is seeking a dedicated UI/UX Designer & Requirements Specialist hybrid role to design front-end screens, write detailed functional requirements, and support analysis and testing for the Angular AppDev team. The position blends UX design, business analysis, and QA support, not a traditional design-only job.

The role focuses on producing accessible, developer-ready stories to reduce defects and improve workflow clarity, with potential front-end coding or testing contributions based on