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Zusammenfassung
Leidos is seeking a Sr. UI/IX Engineer to design and develop mission-critical user interfaces for the Chinook Program supporting an Intelligence Community customer.
You will lead cross-functional teams of designers, engineers, and mission stakeholders in an Agile setting, delivering responsive, accessible, and scalable UI solutions with modern front-end technologies.
Qualifikationen
- US citizenship required for contract.
- 8–12 years of relevant experience or Master’s with 6–10 years of relevant experience.
- Strong experience developing modern web-based UIs and UX.
- Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python.
- Experience with React, Angular, Vue.js, or Django.
- Experience with responsive design and component-based development.
- Experience in Agile/Scrum or SAFe environments.
- Experience with CI/CD and agile collaboration tools.
- Familiarity with AWS GovCloud and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of secure coding practices and government system accreditation (RMF, STIGs).
Aufgaben
- Lead design and engineering of modern, intuitive, and responsive UIs for mission-critical apps.
- Translate user needs and workflows into UI/IX solutions.
- Collaborate across product, UX/UI, software, systems, and mission stakeholders.
- Develop reusable UI components and design standards for maintainability.
- Apply user-centered design to simplify complex workflows.
- Build prototypes and proofs-of-concept for stakeholder validation.
- Ensure designs are implemented accurately with performance in mind.
- Evaluate interfaces to improve usability, accessibility, and responsiveness.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and PI Planning.
- Provide mentorship to engineers and establish UI/IX best practices.
- Collaborate with test engineers to validate UI functionality.
- Drive continuous improvement of UI/IX capabilities and processes.
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Ready to turn complex mission requirements into intuitive, high-impact user experiences?JoinLeidos on the Chinook Program, supporting anIntelligence Community customer, and help design and deliver modern user interfaces that enable mission users to interact with sophisticated systems and data more effectively.
As aSr. UI/IX Engineer, you will play a critical role at the intersection ofuser experience, interface engineering, design, and mission needs. You’ll work alongside talented software engineers, systems engineers, product owners, testers, and mission stakeholders to transform challenging operational requirements intoresponsive, intuitive, accessible, and technically sound experiences.
This is an opportunity to have adirect impact on an important security missionwhile working in a collaborative Agile environment where your ideas, technical expertise, and attention to the user experience will matter.
We're looking for someone who is more than a front-end developer.You are passionate about how technology feels and functions for the person using it.
You naturally ask,"Can we make this simpler?" You enjoy taking complicated requirements and turning them into experiences that are intuitive, efficient, and elegant. You can speak the of both designers and engineers, understand the realities of delivering software in an Agile environment, and aren't afraid to challenge an approach when you see a better solution.
If you're excited by the opportunity todesign and engineer the next of mission-focused user experiences, we'd love to hear from you.
Position may be performed in the following locations below. Please note Gaithersburg, MD is the program’s primary work location.
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Alexandria, VA
- Chantilly, VA
- Englewood, CO
- St. Louis, MO
- Tucson, AZ
Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
- Lead the design and engineering of modern, intuitive, and responsive user interfaces for mission-critical applications.
- Translate user needs, mission workflows, and functional requirements into effective UI/IX solutions.
- Collaborate with product owners, UX/UI designers, software engineers, systems engineers, and mission stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
- Develop reusable UI components, patterns, and design standards that promote consistency and maintainability across the program.
- Apply user-centered design principles to simplify complex workflows and improve overall usability.
- Build and refine interactive prototypes and proof-of-concept interfaces to validate concepts with stakeholders.
- Partner with software engineering teams to ensure designs are implemented accurately, efficiently, and with appropriate performance considerations.
- Evaluate existing interfaces and identify opportunities to improve usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and overall user experience.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, PI Planning, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
- Contribute to technical discussions and help establish UI/IX engineering best practices, standards, and patterns.
- Collaborate with test engineers to ensure UI functionality and user workflows are thoroughly validated.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to less-experienced engineers.
- Help drive continuous improvement of the program's UI/IX capabilities and development processes.
- US citizenship is required per contract.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
- Strong professional experience developing modern web-based user interfaces and user experiences.
- Proficiency withHTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python.
- Experience with modern UI frameworks such asReact, Angular, Vue.js, or Django.
- Demonstrated understanding of responsive design, component-based development, and modern front-end engineering practices.
- Experience translating complex requirements and user workflows into intuitive interface solutions.
- Experience working in anAgile/Scrum or SAFe environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to work through complex technical and user-experience challenges.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and agile collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence).
- Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS (C2S or GovCloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Understanding of secure coding practices and government system accreditation processes (e.g., RMF, STIGs)
- Experience supportingIntelligence Community, DoD, or other mission-focused government programs.
- Experience working on applications involving complex data visualization, geospatial information, intelligence workflows, or mission systems.
- Experience withReact and TypeScriptand modern front-end development tooling.
- Experience developing or consumingRESTful APIsand integrating UI applications with backend services.
- Experience withdesign systems, reusable component libraries, and UI standards.
- Familiarity withFigma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or similar UX/UI design tools.
- Experience with accessibility standards such asSection 508/WCAG.
- Experience developing dashboards, data visualization, maps, or highly interactive mission interfaces.
- Experience working within acloud-based environment, particularly AWS.
- Experience with automated UI testing and tools such asPlaywright, Cypress, Selenium, or equivalent.
- Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership within a multidisciplinary Agile team.
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Original Posting: August 21, 2026
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