Senior UI/UX Architect: Design Systems & Accessibility

Accord Technologies Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc. seeks a Sr. UI/UX Developer to lead accessibility and design system work for enterprise applications in Des Moines, IA. You will build reusable components, ensure WCAG 2.1/AAA compliance, and document systems using Storybook.

The role focuses on high-level wrapper components, USWDS-based design systems, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to promote accessible UX and scalable front-end assets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
• Proven ability to set up and integrate enterprise design systems, including high-level wrapper components and reusable component libraries.
• Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA standards, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and accessibility testing tools.
• Proficiency in HTML, SASS, and Angular.
• Experience using Storybook for component development, documentation, and collaboration.
• Strong understanding of UX best practices and accessible user interface design.
• Experience with USWDS or other enterprise-level design systems.
• Proven experience creating and implementing design systems from scratch.
• Ability to develop accessible, reusable, and scalable components.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to partner with developers across teams to promote accessibility and design system best practices.
• Experience participating in code reviews, accessibility audits, and UX discussions.
• Ability to support accessibility compliance and user experience standards across enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Build, document, and maintain a scalable design system and reusable component library using the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) framework or similar enterprise systems.
• Develop high-level wrapper components using HTML, SASS, and Angular to ensure consistency and accessibility across web applications and enterprise systems.
• Develop accessible, reusable, and scalable UI components.
• Ensure all components and UI patterns meet WCAG 2.1/AAA accessibility standards through semantic HTML, ARIA roles, and accessibility testing workflows.
• Use Storybook for component development, documentation, testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Partner with developers from other teams to drive adherence to accessibility and UX standards.
• Provide accessibility and UX support for major enterprise systems to ensure compliance with mandated requirements.
• Participate in code reviews, accessibility audits, and UX discussions.
• Ensure the quality, usability, accessibility, and consistency of front-end assets.
• Collaborate across teams to establish and maintain enterprise design system best practices.
• Mentor and support developers who are new to accessibility and design system best practices.
• Support the immediate need for accessibility and design system expertise across multiple enterprise systems.
• Contribute to the long-term sustainability and adoption of reusable design system components across multiple agencies.

Skills

Front-end experience

Design systems

Accessibility WCAG

ARIA roles

Semantic HTML

Angular

Storybook

UX best practices

USWDS

Design systems from scratch

Reusable components

Collaborative skills

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

.NET

MVC

SQL

Storybook

Job description

Accord Technologies Inc. seeks a Sr. UI/UX Developer to lead accessibility and design system work for enterprise applications in Des Moines, IA. You will build reusable components, ensure WCAG 2.1/AAA compliance, and document systems using Storybook.

The role focuses on high-level wrapper components, USWDS-based design systems, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to promote accessible UX and scalable front-end assets.