UI/UX Developer

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)