Senior UI/UX Architect: Design Systems & Accessibility

Accord Technologies Inc; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc. in Des Moines, IA seeks a Sr. UI/UX Developer/Architect to lead accessibility-focused frontend work across enterprise systems.

You will design, document, and test reusable components using USWDS-style systems and Storybook, ensuring WCAG 2.1/AAA compliance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote best practices and support seamless integration with .NET backends.

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 development

Design systems

WCAG 2.1/AAA

ARIA roles

Semantic HTML

Accessibility testing

HTML

SASS

Angular

Storybook

UX best practices

USWDS

Design systems from scratch

Reusable components

Communication & collaboration

Code reviews & accessibility audits

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

.NET

MVC

SQL

Job description

Accord Technologies Inc. in Des Moines, IA seeks a Sr. UI/UX Developer/Architect to lead accessibility-focused frontend work across enterprise systems.

You will design, document, and test reusable components using USWDS-style systems and Storybook, ensuring WCAG 2.1/AAA compliance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote best practices and support seamless integration with .NET backends.