Sr. UX Designer

N2IA Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

N2IA Technologies is seeking a UX Engineer to lead the design system that powers federal-facing product experiences. You will craft components, patterns, and governance to enable accessible, secure, and scalable interfaces across complex applications.

Collaborating with product designers and developers, you will ensure production-ready design assets, documentation, and adoption across teams while upholding WCAG standards and performance considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, HCI, CS, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of product design experience with design systems.
• Strong proficiency in Figma and design tokens.
• Experience designing data-heavy applications; WCAG accessibility knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a UI component library and design system.
• Create reusable patterns for complex workflows.
• Define visual foundations and ensure consistent accessibility.
• Collaborate with designers and front-end engineers to ship production-ready components.
• Conduct user research and translate findings into actionable design opportunities.
• Produce wireframes, prototypes, and documentation.

Skills

Figma proficiency

Design systems

Accessibility (WCAG)

Communication

Travel flexibility

Data-heavy UI design

Education

Bachelor's degree in design/HCI/CS

Tools

React component libraries

Figma libraries

Storybook

Job description

UX Engineer

Our Company

N2IA Technologies is a consulting company specializing in acquisition/contracting support, cost/FinOps, and technology optimization for federal clients. We deliver tailored strategies, robust software solutions, and streamlined operations to help organizations achieve their goals. At N2IA, we are committed to developing innovative financial and compliance-based solutions that address evolving business and regulatory needs. If you are passionate about accounting, financial accuracy, and supporting government programs, N2IA is the place for you.

Overview

N2IA is seeking a UX Engineer to build and evolve a scalable design system that powers multiple product experiences. You'll define standards, components, patterns, and governance that help teams ship faster with consistent, accessible, and secure user experience across complex, role-based applications.

This role sits at the intersection of product design, front-end engineering, and platform enablement. You'll partner closely with designers and developers to ensure the system is not only beautiful and usable, but also production-ready, documented, and adopted.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a library of UI components, templates, and interaction patterns for web applications.
• Create reusable patterns for complex workflows (forms, tables, navigation, search, case views, dashboards).
• Define visual foundations (typography, color, spacing, layout, elevation, motion) and apply them consistently.
• Conduct user research to understand needs, constraints, and service pain points (interviews, contextual inquiry, surveys, usability testing).
• Translate research into insights, personas, journey maps, service blueprints, and prioritized design opportunities.
• Create information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for websites and applications.
• Facilitate design workshops with cross-functional stakeholders (program owners, legal/policy, IT, operations, call centers, and community partners).
• Produce clear guidance and examples for component usage, do/don't rules, and accessibility requirements.
• Maintain a system site or documentation hub (e.g., Jira, Storybook, Figma libraries).
• Support onboarding and enablement for product teams through office hours, design reviews, and playbooks.
• Ensure WCAG-aligned accessibility across components (keyboard nav, focus states, contrast, ARIA guidance).
• Establish UX quality gates and design system best practices to reduce inconsistency and rework.
• Partner with engineering to align components with implementation (React, design tokens, CSS conventions).
• Help establish a contribution model: intake, review, versioning, and release notes.
• Coordinate across product teams to prioritize system backlog and roadmap.
• Gather feedback from product owners, designers, and engineers, track adoption, and improve components, and design based on real usage.
• Identify UX debt and propose standardized solutions that simplify product experiences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, HCI, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 4+ years of Product design experience, including design systems work (or equivalent demonstrated impact)
• Strong proficiency in Figma (libraries, variants, auto-layout, tokens/workflows).
• Experience designing for complex, data-heavy applications (not just marketing sites and mobile apps).
• Working knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) and inclusive interaction patterns.
• Ability to communicate clearly, comfortable speaking up to drive alignment across design and engineering, and with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to travel on occasion.
• Background and Eligibility (Typical Government Language)
• Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check and verification of eligibility to work in the United States.

Portfolio Required (please include link):

Please include 2-4 case studies demonstrating:

• Design system components or libraries you've built
• Examples of documentation, governance, or adoption improvements
• Complex workflow UI (tables, forms, case management dashboards)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with React component library.
• Experience with Federal, State, or Local Government.
• Brings a positive, collaborative energy; curious, has a sense of humor, and helps teams do great work under real-world constraints.
• Familiarity with design tokens, theming, and scalable UI architecture.
• Experience in enterprise, government, or compliance-heavy environments (role-based access, auditing, security).
• Ability to prototype interactions and demonstrate flows (Figma prototypes, Framer, or Light code).

N2IA is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.