Senior UI/UX Engineer — Government Systems (TS/SCI)

Zachary Piper, LLC; Annapolis (MD); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

PTO

Sick leave

Federal holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior UI/UX Software Engineer to modernize mission-critical government applications. This hybrid role blends UX design, frontend development, and information architecture for secure environments in the DC/MD area.

Ideal candidates have 13+ years in UI/UX or frontend modernization, strong knowledge of UI/UX principles, and proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Figma. Collaboration across Agile teams and accessibility compliance are key.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain or maintain a Polygraph.
• 13+ years of experience in UI/UX design, frontend development, or modernization.
• Strong proficiency in UI/UX design principles and human-centered design.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Figma.
• Experience building reusable components, design systems, and frontend architectures.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate mission and technical requirements into wireframes, flows, and prototypes.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to improve applications.
• Develop and maintain reusable UI components and design systems.
• Design information architectures and navigational structures for complex datasets.
• Ensure consistency via standardized UX patterns and accessibility practices.
• Implement Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Collaborate in Agile/Scrum teams across planning, stories, testing, and releases.
• Support modernization and enhancement of mission-critical applications.

Skills

UI/UX design principles

Human-centered design

Usability testing

Tools

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Figma

React

Angular

Vue

WebSockets

Node.js

AWS

Adobe XD

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior UI/UX Software Engineer to modernize mission-critical government applications. This hybrid role blends UX design, frontend development, and information architecture for secure environments in the DC/MD area.

Ideal candidates have 13+ years in UI/UX or frontend modernization, strong knowledge of UI/UX principles, and proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Figma. Collaboration across Agile teams and accessibility compliance are key.