IT Web Developer III - Drupal

NuAxis, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NuAxis is seeking an experienced IT professional to serve as a Drupal front-end developer for government-focused portals. You will translate UI/UX designs into production-grade interfaces using Drupal 10+, USWDS, and accessibility best practices across multiple public-facing platforms.

Key responsibilities include building scalable themes, implementing bilingual interfaces, and ensuring performance and security in a DevSecOps environment. Collaboration with agile teams and QA is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in CS/IS/Design.
• 5+ years of front-end development experience, including 3+ years Drupal theming.
• Expert HTML5, CSS3/Sass, and JavaScript (ES6+); Twig templating.
• Experience with USWDS or comparable design system.
• Experience theming Drupal Webform, Layout Builder, Paragraphs, and Views.
• WCAG AA / Section 508 conformance testing with screen readers.
• Git, Composer, npm tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using AI-assisted programming tools (Copilot).
• Experience on Agile/Scrum teams using Jira.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Drupal 10+ themes and sub-themes (Twig, Sass/CSS, JavaScript) aligned with USWDS and DOL.gov styles.
• Translate wireframes, prototypes, and style guides into reusable front-end components, Twig templates, and patterns.
• Configure and theme Drupal content structures (Layout Builder, Paragraphs, Views) for admin ease.
• Build the front end of Webform-based public forms with multi-step flows and validation.
• Implement Drupal behaviors and JavaScript for interactive features, including AI chatbot UI.
• Deliver responsive, mobile-first layouts across major browsers and devices.
• Build accessibility in from the start: WCAG AA / Section 508; ensure screen-reader compatibility.
• Implement bilingual English/Spanish interfaces with Drupal multilingual support.
• Optimize front-end performance for ≤3-second page/form loads.
• Integrate front-end tagging for analytics without capturing PII.
• Use secure AI coding tools and review generated code; commit via GitLab in DevSecOps.
• Write front-end unit and visual regression tests; support releases via CI/CD.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3/Sass

JavaScript

Twig

USWDS

Drupal theming

Accessibility

Agile/Scrum

Testing

CI/CD

Git

NPM

Copilot

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Design

Tools

Git

Composer

npm

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

We are a federal IT company on a mission to make customer experience (CX) the center of every government solution.

Technology is our Passion. People are our Purpose.

We know tech, but we love people. NuAxis is home to thinkers and feelers; engineers and artists. We work hard and support each other along the way. Teamwork is more than just a buzzword for us, it’s a state of mind.

We believe happy employees do amazing work, so IT Web Developer III for a Full-Time position.

Role Summary

A Drupal front-end developer who turns WHD’s modernization designs into production-grade, accessible user interfaces. Working on DOL’s PACE platform (EKS, Aurora MySQL, CloudFront/WAF), the role builds the Drupal themes, components, and form experiences behind the WHD External User Portal, Workers Owed Wages, Section 14(c), FLC Online, the Wage Determination public-facing portal, and the Online Complaint Intake portal. The focus is on USWDS-compliant, mobile-first, Section 508-conformant interfaces that replace paper and form-heavy processes with guided digital journeys for workers, employers, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom Drupal 10+ themes and sub-themes (Twig, Sass/CSS, JavaScript) aligned with the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) and DOL.gov styles.
• Translate wireframes, prototypes, and style guides from the UI/UX team into reusable front-end components, Twig templates, and design-system patterns.
• Configure and theme Drupal content structures (Layout Builder, Paragraphs, Views, blocks, menus) so that routine changes can be made through the Drupal admin interface without custom code.
• Build the front end of Webform-based public forms: multi-step and cascading-question flows, conditional logic, real-time inline validation, save-and-resume, document upload, and confirmation-number lookup.
• Implement Drupal behaviors and JavaScript for interactive features, including the user interface for the OCIO-built AI chatbot embedded in the complaint intake portal.
• Deliver responsive, mobile-first layouts with touch-friendly controls that work across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge (current and one previous version) on desktop, tablet, and mobile.
• Build accessibility in from the start: semantic HTML, ARIA, focus management, keyboard operability, and screen reader compatibility (JAWS, NVDA) to WCAG AA / Section 508; remediate accessibility findings.
• Implement bilingual (English/Spanish) interfaces using Drupal multilingual and translation modules with WHD-provided translations.
• Optimize front-end performance to meet the ≤3-second page/form load standard: asset aggregation, image optimization, lazy loading, and cache-friendly markup for CloudFront and Redis.
• Integrate front-end tagging for the DOL Data Analytics Capability (page views, submission counts, funnel abandonment) without capturing PII.
• Use DOL-provided secure AI coding tools (Microsoft Copilot) as part of the mandated AI-assisted development workflow; review all generated code before commit.
• Commit code to the DOL OCIO GitLab repository, participate in sprint code reviews, write front-end unit and visual regression tests, and support release through the DevSecOps pipeline.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of professional front-end web development experience, including 3+ years building Drupal themes (Drupal 8/9/10+).
• Expert HTML5, CSS3/Sass, and JavaScript (ES6+); strong Twig templating skills.
• Hands-on experience with the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) or a comparable design system.
• Experience theming Drupal Webform, Layout Builder, Paragraphs, and Views.
• Demonstrated experience building WCAG AA / Section 508-conformant interfaces and testing with screen readers.
• Experience with Git, Composer, npm-based front-end build tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using AI-assisted programming tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot).
• Experience on Agile/Scrum teams using Jira.
• U.S. person; must obtain and maintain a favorable NACI / HSPD-12 background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Acquia Certified Drupal Front End Specialist or Drupal Developer certification.
• Experience with the USWDS Drupal base theme.
• Experience with federal public-facing websites (21st Century IDEA, Digital.gov, Login.gov user flows).
• Experience with Drupal multilingual sites, decoupled/progressively decoupled components (React or Vue), or chatbot UI integration.
• DHS Trusted Tester certification.
• Familiarity with containerized Drupal hosting (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS).

Our Profile:

We are an IT company with a unique mission—to make people the center of every federal IT solution. Our technologists have always gone the extra mile to help our federal clients succeed. And over the years, we saw a growing disconnect in how federal IT initiatives were built and managed.Time after time, programs failed because the focus was on the tools and products and not the people using them. Learn More.

NuAxis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Learn More about our Benefits and Culture!

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