Federal UI/UX Designer & Front-End Engineer

NuAxis, LLC; EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NuAxis, LLC, a federal IT company, is seeking a skilled UI/UX Developer for a full-time role in the United States. You will lead human-centered design and front-end implementation for Drupal-based portals serving federal workers and agencies.

You'll conduct user research, build wireframes and style guides with USWDS, and write accessible, mobile-first code (Twig, HTML5, CSS/Sass, JavaScript). Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in HCI/Design/CS or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years UI/UX design and front-end development with a portfolio of shipped work.
• Hands-on experience applying the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS).
• Strong HTML, CSS/Sass, and JavaScript skills; experience theming Drupal or another enterprise CMS.
• Proficiency in Figma or a comparable design and prototyping tool.
• Demonstrated experience designing and building WCAG/Section 508-conformant interfaces.
• Experience planning and facilitating usability testing.
• U.S. person; must obtain and maintain a favorable NACI / HSPD-12 background investigation.

Responsabilidades

• Lead user research, stakeholder interviews, and audience research; develop personas and user journey maps.
• Produce wireframes, interactive prototypes, style guides, and design system components compliant with USWDS and DOL.gov styles.
• Coordinate designs with the DOL Digital Transformation team and the BAS SORT team.
• Design guided, cascading-question experiences with save-and-resume, document upload, and confirmation-number lookup.
• Implement responsive front-end code in Drupal 10+ themes (Twig, HTML5, CSS/Sass, JavaScript) and Webform UI.
• Build accessibility in from the start: semantic markup, ARIA, keyboard operability, and screen reader compatibility (JAWS, NVDA) to WCAG AA / Section 508.
• Plan and run usability testing and A/B tests; use site analytics to optimize completion rates.
• Apply plain language principles and support bilingual (English/Spanish) content layouts.
• Design the conversational UX for integrating the OCIO-built AI chatbot into the complaint intake portal.
• Ensure designs align with the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act and Digital.gov best practices.

Conocimientos

UI/UX design

Front-end development

USWDS

Figma

Drupal

HTML/CSS/JS

Educación

Bachelor's degree in HCI/Design/CS

Herramientas

Drupal CMS

Twig

Descripción del empleo

NuAxis, LLC, a federal IT company, is seeking a skilled UI/UX Developer for a full-time role in the United States. You will lead human-centered design and front-end implementation for Drupal-based portals serving federal workers and agencies.

You'll conduct user research, build wireframes and style guides with USWDS, and write accessible, mobile-first code (Twig, HTML5, CSS/Sass, JavaScript). Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.