Senior UI/UX Designer & Business Analyst – Accessibility

Job Description

requires a dedicated UI/UX Designer & Requirements Specialist to design front-end screens (wireframes, mockups, interaction flows), document detailed functional and design requirements, and support analysis and testing activities for the Angular AppDev team. This is a hybrid role that blends UX design, business analysis, requirements writing, and QA support — not a traditional design-only position.

A specialized contractor is necessary to ensure high-quality, development-ready requirements and properly scoped tickets. The role is critical for producing accurate, accessibility-compliant, developer-ready stories that prevent oversized tickets, improve workflow clarity, and reduce downstream defects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design screens including wireframes, mockups, and interaction patterns for front-end applications.
• Conduct gap analysis between current and desired workflows and document risks.
• Write detailed, well-scoped tickets and user stories in Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitHub.
• Break large feature requests into realistic, properly sized development units.
• Develop personas and convert user needs into actionable design and functional requirements.
• Tag, organize, and refine tickets for clean hand-off to Angular developers.
• Define clear front-end requirements that bridge design, requirements writing, and development needs.
• Support testing activities, including accessibility testing using automated tools, screen readers, and manual keyboard/tabbing tests.
• Potentially contribute to front-end coding or testing, depending on skillset.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in UI/UX screen design (wireframes, mockups, interaction design).
• Strong experience writing detailed requirements, user stories, and well-formed tickets.
• Significant hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitHub for ticket/story workflows.
• Ability to conduct gap analysis, identify risks, and translate findings into actionable requirements.
• Certified accessibility professional (CPACC, WAS, or equivalent).
• Deep understanding of WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, and Title I/Title II compliance — with the ability to apply and test against these standards directly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working understanding of Angular and general front-end development concepts.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Understanding of CI/CD processes and how front-end work moves through pipelines.
• Experience contributing to front-end coding or testing tasks.
• Experience developing personas based on user research

Skill Set

• Business Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Requirements Elicitation, Gap Analysis, Stakeholder Communication, Process Mapping, Documentation, Technical Writing, Figma, UX Design, Wireframing, Interaction Design, USWDS, Design Systems, WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, Title I/II, Accessibility Testing (automated tools, screen readers, keyboard navigation), QA/Testing Support, Test Plans, Azure DevOps, GitHub, User Story Writing, Ticket Scoping, Persona Development, SDLC, Agile, Angular (working knowledge), CI/CD, Front-end coding (optional).
• Technical Tools & Methods Experience
• Design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, etc.)
• Accessibility tools (Axe, Wave, Lighthouse)
• Screen readers used (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver)
• Ticketing tools (ADO, GitHub)
• Methods for story scoping, sizing, and refinement
• Gap analysis methodologies used
• Examples of producing developer-ready requirements
• Experience with front-end workflow understanding (Angular, component-based development)