JTEC Consulting seeks a UI/UX Developer to connect human-centered design with front-end engineering on a 100% onsite team in Chantilly, VA.
Responsibilities
- Conduct user research, contextual inquiries, and usability testing to identify customer needs, pain points, and behavioral patterns
- Synthesize findings into actionable artifacts, including user journeys, personas, site maps, and user flows
- Create low-to-high fidelity wireframes and interactive prototypes to validate concepts and product hypotheses early
- Build, maintain, and optimize responsive web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS architectures
- Translate design tokens and component libraries into clean, modular, and maintainable front-end code
- Ensure cross-browser compatibility, consistent behavior, and strong performance across mobile, tablet, and desktop viewports
- Apply color theory, typography, spacing, and grid systems to deliver visually cohesive interfaces
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to establish and evolve scalable design systems and reusable UI component libraries
- Advocate for accessibility best practices to support inclusive experiences
- Partner with Product Managers to define technical and design requirements in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Work with back-end engineers to integrate RESTful APIs and support seamless front-end state management
- Participate in design critiques and code reviews, providing feedback to maintain quality across disciplines
Requirements
- Current TS/SCI with agency-specific polygraph required for consideration
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (equivalent years of direct experience considered in lieu of a degree)
- Strong proficiency in core web technologies: JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, and modern CSS3/SCSS
- Hands-on experience building web applications using React and Next.js
- Solid understanding of foundational visual design principles: grid systems, responsive layouts, typography, and color theory
- Demonstrated experience conducting user research, developing user flows, and wireframing interface solutions
- Experience creating reusable, component-based architectures balancing aesthetic fidelity with code performance
- Hands-on technical portfolio showing both design execution (case studies, wireframes, prototypes) and functional front-end code
Technologies
- React, Next.js, TypeScript
- JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, SCSS
- RESTful APIs
- Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD
- WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.2, ARIA attributes
- Storybook
- Framer Motion
Security clearance requirement
- Current TS/SCI with polygraph
Location
- 100% On-Site
- Chantilly, VA
Relocation
- Relo support for candidates outside the commuting area will be considered
Preferred qualifications
- Advanced proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD
- Understanding of WCAG 2.1/2.2 standards, semantic HTML, and ARIA attributes
- Direct experience creating, documenting, and maintaining design tokens and enterprise design systems (e.g., Storybook)
- Familiarity with micro-interactions, transitions, and web animation libraries (e.g., Framer Motion, CSS animations)
- Experience working in iterative Agile/Scrum environments alongside cross-functional squads
Compensation
- USD 155,000 - 185,000 per year
Education and qualifications
- U.S. citizenship
- Current TS/SCI with agency-specific polygraph required for consideration
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (equivalent years of direct experience considered in lieu of a degree)