Frontend Developer User Interface Designer

About the Role

You will play a critical role in enabling a productive resilient and sustainable Australian economy. The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) delivers digital and enabling services that support departmental outcomes and Australian businesses.

DISR is seeking experienced Frontend Developer / User Interface Designers with a strong dual skillset to support major digital initiatives across the Corporate and Digital Division. This role focuses on delivering humancentred accessible and intuitive digital services balancing user needs business objectives and technical constraints.

You will work within multidisciplinary agile teams contributing across the full design and development lifecyclefrom discovery and prototyping to implementation and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Design and iterate usercentred UI solutions based on research testing and stakeholder feedback
  
• Develop and document user flows wireframes prototypes and highfidelity interfaces
  
• Implement responsive reusable frontend UI components using HTML CSS and JavaScript frameworks (ReactJS and/or Angular)
  
• Ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards in both design and code
  
• Plan and conduct usability evaluations incorporating findings into actionable interface improvements
  
• Collaborate closely with user researchers designers developers and business stakeholders
  
• Translate usability testing insights into practical design and development enhancements
  
• Advocate for bestpractice usercentred and accessible design within delivery teams
  
• Support and coach developers on usability and frontend implementation considerations
  

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing UI within an existing style guide or design system
  
• Strong handson experience with HTML CSS JavaScript and modern frameworks such as ReactJS and/or Angular
  
• Proven ability to communicate design rationale clearly and influence diverse stakeholders
  
• Experience working collaboratively to translate usability research into UI improvements
  
• Strong knowledge and practical implementation of WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility requirements
  

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience using prototyping tools such as Figma Adobe XD or Axure
  
• Ability to rapidly prototype test and iterate designs in agile environments
  
• High attention to detail in visual design and interface consistency
  
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g. UX/UI Design Human Factors Computer Science ICT Psychology Interaction Design Web Development)