Lead UX Engineering & Design Technologist
CACI International4 days ago
Base Salary
$94k - $198k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and deploy repeatable internal UX applications, UI templates, and front-end solutions for program teams.
- Build, maintain, and scale reusable UI component libraries, enterprise design tokens, and design-system architecture.
- Operationalize Figma-to-front-end design-to-code workflows.
- Develop self-service tools for heuristic evaluations, UX quality assessments, and Section 508 accessibility checks.
- Create playbooks and strategic guidance covering user research, design standards, accessibility, and AI-assisted UX workflows.
- Provide hands-on UX consulting, front-end development, accessibility problem solving, and targeted feature enhancements to active programs.
- Establish AI-assisted UI/UX practices and educate project teams on secure, compliant use of AI tools.
- Advise program managers and technical leads on design-to-development workflows, team resources, and UI delivery timelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience blending front-end UI engineering with UX design strategy or design-system enablement.
- Strong programming skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Advanced proficiency with Figma architectures, including auto-layout, components, styles, and variables.
- Understanding of Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards.
- Knowledge of user-centered design, user research methods, heuristics, personas, and journey mapping.
- Practical experience using generative AI to accelerate development workflows and teaching others to use AI tools for design output.
- Strong presentation, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and UX guidance skills.
- Preferred experience with Node.js or Python, UX Centers of Excellence, government or defense projects, Agile development, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and obtaining government clearances.
- Portfolio demonstrating UX engineering skills is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employee position with up to 10% continental U.S. travel.
- Flexible time off, learning resources, healthcare, wellness, financial and retirement benefits, family support, continuing education, and other time-off benefits.
- No security clearance is required to start, though the ability to obtain government clearances is desired.
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About CACI International
CACI International is a public government contractor that delivers enterprise IT, cybersecurity, electronic warfare, space, and intelligence solutions to U.S. defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. It provides systems engineering, software and data services, and mission support across C4ISR and business systems, primarily through long-term government contracts. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, CACI trades on the NYSE under the ticker CACI.