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Sunfire Solutions

Cleared UI/UX Software Engineer - Principal

Sunfire Solutions, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22032


Cleared UI/UX Software Engineer (15+ yrs, UI/UX Design, JS Frameworks, CSS)

Description

We are looking for talented UI/UX Software Engineers with active security clearance (preferably TS/SCI with poly) to design and implement web-based solutions for our clients. You will work closely with stakeholders and management to gather requirements, take the lead on technical challenges, and mentor junior team members. In this role, you should be able to work independently with minimal supervision, communicate effectively, stay organized, and provide detailed technical analysis.

Join a team of experienced engineers that love working with the latest technologies, enjoy hands-on development, and strive to build the best solutions to meet our users’ needs.

What you will be doing:

Providing significant “ground up” UI/UX guidance, leading the design of web-based applications

Designing completely new solutions, or modernizing existing applications

Developing quick UI prototypes when necessary to showcase next-gen features

Writing clean, professional code, and encouraging others to do the same

Analyzing user experience, interactions, and usability to develop effective interfaces

Driving consistency through component reuse, themeing, and style guides

Collaborating with other engineers on system architecture, UI/UX concerns, and other application design elements

Designing low and high fidelity mockups and wireframes that illustrate user interactions

Troubleshooting and debugging technical issues

Sharing technical knowledge with other developers

What you will not be doing:

Spending your days writing user documentation, or designing powerpoints

Simply installing and integrating COTS products

Working with stagnant technologies

Writing status reports or justifying career-goal metrics

Technical Skills:

15+ years of demonstrated software engineering experience in a front-end or full-stack capacity

Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS (Less/Sass), and modern front-end frameworks (Vue.js, React, Angular, etc)

Experience designing high-fidelity wireframes, mockups and other UI prototypes

Extensive knowledge of REST APIs, JSON processing, JSON Web Tokens

Experience with NPM, Node.js

Knowledge of advanced web topics, worker threads, web sockets, storage APIs

Knowledge of OO design patterns and software architectural patterns

Familiarity with linux operating systems

Familiarity with AWS services and cloud deployments

What you’ll need:

Active US Government Security Clearance

Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills

Willingness to take on challenges and learn new things

Desire to be at the forefront of your field

Ability to work individually or in groups

BS/BA in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience

Salary $190,000 - $230,000 per year

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