Front End Developer

We're looking for a Front End Developer who specialises in design systems to help build, maintain and drive adoption of a government design system. You'll create accessible, reusable components that teams across the programme can rely on, and you'll support their rollout through documentation, communication and hands-on adoption help. This is a Front End specialist role. We want someone who has built or maintained component libraries and cares about accessibility, performance and developer experience What You'll Be Doing

• Build and maintain a government-standard component library and design system.
• Audit and remediate components to WCAG 2.2 AA.
• Develop Front End components in the design system's existing stack, packaged and versioned for reuse.
• Work with designers using Figma (including Dev Mode and Figma Make) to turn designs into production components.
• Support change, communications and adoption activity for design system rollout across delivery teams.
• Write and maintain automated tests, with component testing through Storybook and Chromatic.
• Maintain automated build, test and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps and YAML.
• Maintain documentation sites and release notes, including migration guides for breaking changes.
  
  Proven experience building or maintaining government design systems or component libraries, not just consuming them.
• Strong experience auditing and remediating to WCAG 2.2 AA, including the tools and methods you use.
• Strong Front End skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML and CSS, with React and/or Angular.
• Experience with Figma Dev Mode/Figma Make.
• Experience supporting change, communications and adoption for a design system or similar shared product.
• Experience writing code that calls APIs.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and YAML pipelines.
• Experience writing test scripts and building automated build and test pipelines.
• Fluent English and clear written and verbal communication.
• Experience with DAST tooling.
Desirable:
• Web components, Storybook and npm packaging.
• Theming and re-skinning components, including design tokens and CSS architecture.
• Responsive design across desktop, tablet and mobile.
• Semantic versioning, with breaking-change and migration guidance.
• Performance optimisation for low-bandwidth users, including asset and icon-set optimisation.
• Experience building documentation sites.
  
  At Scrumconnect, we are more than just a consultancy. We are a collaborative team focused on delivering impactful digital transformation services across government and enterprise organisations.
As part of our team, you will benefit from:
• Exposure to major public sector digital transformation programmes.
• A collaborative and inclusive working culture.
• Hands-on experience working within agile delivery environments.