UIUX Engineer
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Job Location:
Chantilly, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 131300 - 237350
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Leidos has immediate opportunities for a UI/UX Engineer to join a team building innovative software supporting the Sponsors Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM Authentication Authorization Attributes and Digital Policy Management. Were supporting a well-established customer that is responsible for critical and high-visibility missions applications used by a wide audience. Our team is tremendously talented and we need to add a talented and creative UIUX Engineer to the team.
As a UI/UX Engineer you will build custom and accessible websites with the user experiences in mind for both admins and end users. You will optimize code within the code base assist with design implementation and deployment and partner on QA testing and bug-fixing. Your role will help determine appropriate tools methods and solutions for projects bridging design development and production of websites. The position requires strong organizational and time management skills as individuals work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects. Successful candidates must be hands-on but also strategic with excellent communication skills.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Proven ability to create well-structured and maintainable WordPress site themes from scratch.
- Proficiency in developing WordPress plugins to support custom site functionality and integrations.
- Good eye for design and attention to detail
- Improve the overall efficiency of the websites back-end including database and server integration
- Maintain and optimize the WordPress theme and plugins
- Conduct website performance tests and execute performance enhancements to improve site speed
- Monitor the performance of the live website and troubleshoot content and user experience issues that arise
- Responsible for both back-end and front-end development including the implementation of WordPress themes and plugins as well as site integration
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills are required to perform well as a member of a rapid paced cross-functional team environment.
- Utilize agile development methodology
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Requires BS degree and12 years of prior relevant. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Understanding of usability and accessibility issues across all device types
- Experience with WordPress front-end development using the following technologies: HTML5 SASS (or equivalent preprocessor)/CSS and JavaScript
- Experience with WordPress back-end development using the following technologies: PHP MySQL WP REST API JSON
- Developing custom features and functionality for WordPress
- Creating WordPress plugins
- Producing unit testing and QA
- Developing and Testing for Accessibility
Desired Qualifications
- Certification - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
January 30 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $131300.00 - $237350.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Front End
- CSS
- Balsamiq
- HTML
- JavaScript
- Web Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Jasmine
- Adobe Illustrator
- CorelDraw
- Selenium
- Computer Engineering
- Sketch
- Troubleshooting
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
