UX/UI Developer, Journeyman

UX/UI Developer, Journeyman

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:
CACI is seeking an experienced and highly skilled, Journeyman-level UI/UX Developer to support U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) in Doral, Florida.

This position is contingent upon award of the USSOUTHCOM Cyber Information Technology Enterprise Services (SCITES). 

Responsibilities:

• Translate UI/UX design wireframes into functional and visually appealing user interfaces in collaboration with designers. 

• Work closely with backend developers to integrate user interfaces with REST APIs and WebSockets for seamless functionality. 

• Use CSS to create visually consistent, responsive, and cross-browser-compatible designs. 

• Write and maintain unit tests for front-end components to ensure stability and reliability. 

• Establish and enforce UI coding standards, patterns and best practices; implement shared tool and utility libraries. 

• Advocate for and implement secure coding practices to protect sensitive data and prevent vulnerabilities. 

• Deploy and manage user interfaces as containers in container orchestration environments. 

• Participate in code reviews to ensure internal code quality. 

• Analyze, debug, and resolve complex software issues, and communicate findings and solutions to team members. 

• Mentoring junior team members and providing training in new technologies. 

• Participate in design reviews and user feedback sessions to iteratively improve user interfaces. 

• Responsible for development of web-services using Java, C# or Python against big-data technologies. 

• Implements Cross-Browser Development and Git/Version Control.    

• Creates Gitlab CI/CD pipeline or Jenkins. 

Qualifications:
Required: 

• US Citizen with active Secret security clearance 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field 

• One or more of the following certifications: Google UX design Certification, Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification, UX Design Institute Professional Diploma, Interaction Design Foundation (IDF), CIW User Interface Designer certification, Adobe Certified Professional (ACE), or Springboard UI/UX Design Bootcamp Certificate 

• 3-5 years of relevant experience 

• Skilled in switching between different languages and learning new ones, as necessary. 

• Expertise in design tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, Sketch, or similar for creating wireframes, prototypes, and final designs. 

• Proven proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks (React.js etc.) 

• Experience with responsive design techniques and ensuring cross-platform and cross-browser compatibility. 

• Strong understanding o