The Role
Use the title "UX Front End Developer" and add any line that helps the applicant know you're looking for a design savvy engineer handling secure government applications. Keep the language focused on user centric design, front end production and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
Job Responsibilities User Experience & Interface Design
- Conduct user centred design activities, including wireframing, prototyping, workflow creation and iterative usability testing.
- Translate user research insights into intuitive interface designs aligned with GDS standards, industry UX best practice, or customer specific guidelines.
- Develop and maintain UI design systems, reusable component libraries and accessibility compliant layouts.
Front End Development
- Build high quality front end components using modern frameworks such as React, Angular or Vue, alongside TypeScript/JavaScript.
- Implement responsive, accessible and performant interfaces suitable for secure and restricted environments.
- Integrate front end applications with backend services, APIs and operational data sources.
- Optimise UI performance for speed, accessibility and use in constrained network conditions.
Delivery & Collaboration
- Work within cross functional Agile teams to deliver user focused digital services from discovery through to deployment.
- Contribute to sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement and peer code/design reviews.
- Collaborate closely with UX researchers, developers, testers and security/solution architects to ensure seamless, end to end delivery.
- Produce clear documentation, interface specifications and design artefacts to support delivery and ongoing maintenance.
Quality, Standards & Governance
- Ensure all interfaces meet required accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA or client specific mandates).
- Apply secure coding and design principles when working within classified or sensitive environments.
- Adhere to Envitia's engineering, design and DevSecOps standards, contributing improvements where appropriate.
- Support continuous improvement by contributing to Envitia's internal UX and front end development capability frameworks.
Essential Skills Required
- Strong experience designing and developing modern front end applications using React, Angular or Vue.
- Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript, TypeScript and responsive design techniques.
- Demonstrable UX capability: wireframes, prototypes, user flows, interaction design, usability principles.
- Experience applying accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA) and inclusive design practices.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery (Scrum or Kanban) in multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience consuming RESTful APIs, integrating with backend services, and working with JSON data structures.
- Experience working within Defence, National Security, Central Government or similarly regulated sectors.
- Ability to work in secure environments and follow Secure by Design and DevSecOps principles.
Security Clearance Requirements
The successful candidate must hold a current DV security clearance with the ability to go through an enhanced level.
Location
It is anticipated the role will require up to 80% (4d/wk) onsite working at client location in Gloucester.