Mission-Critical UI/UX Lead Engineer

Energy Jobline ZR; Caseyville (IL); Presencial; USD 108.000 - 195.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Leidos is seeking a senior UI/IX-focused front-end engineer to design and deliver modern, intuitive interfaces for mission-critical applications. You will translate complex mission workflows into usable interfaces, collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams, and mentor engineers while shaping reusable UI components and standards.

You will participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to improving usability, accessibility, and performance across diverse locations and platforms,

Formación

• US citizenship is required per contract.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 8-12 years of experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with ability to pass a Polygraph examination.
• Strong professional experience developing modern web-based user interfaces and user experiences.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python.
• Experience with modern UI frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.js, or Django.
• Demonstrated understanding of responsive design, component-based development, and modern front-end engineering practices.
• Experience translating complex requirements and user workflows into intuitive interface solutions.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum or SAFe environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and agile tools (JIRA, Confluence).
• Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of secure coding practices and government system accreditation processes (RMF, STIGs).

Responsabilidades

• Lead the design and engineering of modern, intuitive, and responsive UIs for mission-critical applications.
• Translate user needs and mission workflows into effective UI/IX solutions.
• Collaborate with product owners, UX/UI designers, software engineers, systems engineers, and mission stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develop reusable UI components, patterns, and design standards for consistency and maintainability.
• Apply user-centered design principles to simplify complex workflows and improve usability.
• Build and refine interactive prototypes to validate concepts with stakeholders.
• Partner with software engineering teams to ensure designs are implemented accurately and efficiently.
• Evaluate interfaces to improve usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and overall UX.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, PI Planning, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to technical discussions and establish UI/IX engineering standards and patterns.
• Collaborate with test engineers to validate UI functionality and user workflows.
• Provide technical mentorship to less-experienced engineers.
• Drive continuous improvement of UI/IX capabilities and development processes.

Conocimientos

Communication

Collaboration

Agile/Scrum

User-centered design

Front-end engineering

Mentorship

UI/IX engineering best practices

Problem-solving

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Master’s in CS/SE (optional)

Herramientas

HTML

CSS

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

React

Angular

Vue.js

Django

Jira

Confluence

GitLab CI

Jenkins

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Leidos is seeking a senior UI/IX-focused front-end engineer to design and deliver modern, intuitive interfaces for mission-critical applications. You will translate complex mission workflows into usable interfaces, collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams, and mentor engineers while shaping reusable UI components and standards.

You will participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to improving usability, accessibility, and performance across diverse locations and platforms,