Senior Front-End Architect: Accessible High-Performance UIs

SAIC; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a Front-End Specialist in Nashville to design accessible, high‑performing UIs for Congress and the public. You will use HTML5, CSS3, and React or Angular to deliver responsive interfaces that consume REST/JSON APIs and integrate with CMS-driven sites.

You will mentor peers, contribute to tests with Jest/Cypress, participate in CI/CD, and ensure WCAG/Section 508 compliance across projects. 8+ years in front‑end is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (4 years experience in lieu of degree)
• 8+ years of frontend/UI development experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship
• Expert proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain accessible, responsive user interfaces using HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Integrate front-end apps with back-end services through REST/JSON APIs
• Develop and maintain themes and front-end components for Drupal-based and other CMS-driven websites
• Build reusable component libraries and enforce design and coding standards
• Ensure accessibility WCAG 2.x/Section 508 compliance with testing
• Collaborate with back-end teams and stakeholders to translate requirements into UI solutions
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and release notes

Skills

Mentoring

Collaboration

Documentation

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

Angular

REST APIs

Webpack

Vite

npm

Jest

Cypress

Git

CI/CD

WCAG/Section 508

Job description

SAIC seeks a Front-End Specialist in Nashville to design accessible, high‑performing UIs for Congress and the public. You will use HTML5, CSS3, and React or Angular to deliver responsive interfaces that consume REST/JSON APIs and integrate with CMS-driven sites.

You will mentor peers, contribute to tests with Jest/Cypress, participate in CI/CD, and ensure WCAG/Section 508 compliance across projects. 8+ years in front‑end is required.