UX/UI Technical Lead

Kforce Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Kforce invites a UX/UI Technical Lead to Houston, TX to guide design and front-end delivery for two enterprise applications and a new energy-sector project. You will shape UX strategy, perform research, prototype, and conduct usability testing while mentoring a team across multiple workstreams.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, data engineers, developers, and product owners, supporting front-end and backend integration, testing, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in UX/UI design, user research, wireframing, and responsive application design.
• Front-end development with JavaScript/TypeScript, React or Angular, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience integrating applications with REST APIs and data platforms such as Databricks.
• Experience with Git, GitHub, CI/CD workflows, and Agile delivery.
• Familiarity with analytics and visualization platforms such as Sigma.
• Ability to independently lead a project while supporting multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Experience designing enterprise applications for the energy, utilities, or industrial sector is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX strategy, requirements gathering, prototyping, and usability testing for the new application
• Provide ongoing UX guidance and interface improvements for existing applications
• Translate business workflows and complex data into intuitive, accessible user experiences
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, developers, and product owners
• Support front-end development, backend integration, testing, deployment, and technical documentation

Skills

UX/UI design

User research

Wireframing

Responsive design

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Angular

HTML/CSS

REST APIs

Agile delivery

Git/GitHub

CI/CD workflows

Analytics visualization

Sigma

Leadership

Tools

Databricks

GitHub

CI/CD tools

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a UX/UI Technical Lead in Houston, TX. We are looking for a UX/UI Technical Lead to support two existing enterprise applications and lead the design and front-end delivery of a new application for a major energy-sector client.

• Lead UX strategy, requirements gathering, prototyping, and usability testing for the new application
• Provide ongoing UX guidance and interface improvements for existing applications
• Translate business workflows and complex data into intuitive, accessible user experiences
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, developers, and product owners
• Support front-end development, backend integration, testing, deployment, and technical documentation

Requirements

• Strong experience in UX/UI design, user research, wireframing, and responsive application design
• Front-end development experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React or Angular, HTML, and CSS
• Experience integrating applications with REST APIs and data platforms such as Databricks
• Experience with Git, GitHub, CI/CD workflows, and Agile delivery
• Familiarity with analytics and visualization platforms such as Sigma
• Ability to independently lead a project while supporting multiple concurrent workstreams
• Experience designing enterprise applications for the energy, utilities, or industrial sector is preferred

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.