UI Accessibility Expert / Front-End Tech Lead

Quick Facts

• Role: UI Accessibility Expert / Front-End Tech Lead

• Experience: 8+ years

• Employment: Contract (8+ months, potential extension or full-time conversion)

• Work mode: Remote

Description

Lead front-end architecture and technical delivery for a government technology program, with an emphasis on accessibility-compliant UI. You will implement and validate accessible front-end applications using Angular, contribute to design system development, and improve front-end CI/CD pipelines. Accessibility is a core requirement, supported by hands-on testing and standards mapping.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-end architecture, technical leadership, and engineering standards (coding/design reviews and mentoring)

• Build accessible UI with Angular, integrating accessibility into reusable components and design systems

• Validate accessibility compliance using automated tools and manual testing

• Implement or maintain a design system (USWDS experience strongly preferred)

• Improve front-end build, deployment, and release pipelines via CI/CD enhancements

• Collaborate with Java backend teams to integrate APIs and services

• Produce technical documentation including specifications, architecture decisions, and process guides

• Follow government security practices for handling sensitive data

Requirements

• 8+ years of senior front-end engineering or technical leadership experience

• Expert-level Angular, SASS, and HTML

• Formal accessibility certification (CPACC, WAS, or equivalent)

• Hands-on experience with WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508, including accessible application development

• Accessibility testing experience: automated tools plus screen reader and keyboard navigation validation (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver)

• Design system implementation and maintenance experience; USWDS preferred

• Technical leadership experience: front-end architecture, coding standards, code reviews, design reviews, and mentoring

• CI/CD experience improving front-end build, deployment, and release pipelines

• Experience collaborating with Java backend teams on API/service integration (Java development not required)

• Technical documentation and engineering standard documentation experience

• Understanding of government security practices and sensitive data handling

Benefits

• Contract engagement of 8+ months with potential extension or full-time conversion