Senior Front-End Tech Lead — Angular & Accessibility

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Iowa is seeking a senior-level Front-End Tech Lead to guide and support the development of Staff MIUI screens within IWD. This role blends hands-on front-end engineering with technical leadership, architecture direction, accessibility compliance, and CI/CD improvements.

The candidate will establish front-end standards, develop and review Angular apps, implement design systems, and ensure WCAG compliance.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of front-end experience with Angular.
• Expert knowledge of Angular, SASS, and HTML.
• Formal accessibility certification (CPACC, WAS, or equivalent).
• Hands-on accessibility testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the front-end codebase using Angular, SASS, and HTML, defining architecture, technical direction, and coding standards.
• Develop, review, and maintain high-quality front-end code for Staff MIUI screens.
• Implement and enforce the USWDS and State Design System.
• Own the accessibility strategy and ensure compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, Title I, and Title II requirements.
• Perform accessibility validation using automated testing tools, screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver, and manual keyboard navigation.
• Lead code reviews and design reviews while mentoring front-end developers.
• Improve and maintain front-end CI/CD processes and deployment pipelines.
• Identify architectural gaps and define the front-end technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with Java backend teams to integrate APIs and services; Java development is not required.
• Prepare technical documentation, architecture decision records, and process documentation.
• Apply secure development practices aligned with government security and sensitive data handling requirements.
• Drive engineering best practices, process improvements, and consistent implementation of front-end standards.

Skills

Angular

HTML

SASS

Accessibility testing

CI/CD

Tools

USWDS

Job description

The State of Iowa is seeking a senior-level Front-End Tech Lead to guide and support the development of Staff MIUI screens within IWD. This role blends hands-on front-end engineering with technical leadership, architecture direction, accessibility compliance, and CI/CD improvements.

The candidate will establish front-end standards, develop and review Angular apps, implement design systems, and ensure WCAG compliance.