Front-End UI/UX Developer

Location: Springfield, VA

Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **We are not able to upgrade or sponsor clearances**

Work schedule: Ability to work one day a week on-site in secure government environments required .

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it's architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government's mission and our client's business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation's cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting the NGA customer missions as a Front-End UI/UX Developer *contingent upon award*

Responsibilities

What you get to do every day:

• Design and develop intuitive, responsive user interfaces for complex government applications supporting mission-critical workflows in secure environments.
• Create engaging user experiences that balance usability, accessibility, and visual design while meeting stringent security requirements.
• Develop modern web applications using contemporary JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, or Svelte with focus on performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate with backend developers to integrate front-end applications with RESTful APIs, relational databases, and real-time data streams from PostgreSQL-based systems.
• Implement responsive designs that work seamlessly across different devices, browsers, and screen sizes.
• Build interactive data visualization and geospatial visualization components using mapping libraries and geospatial data processing tools.
• Develop and maintain reusable component libraries and design systems to ensure consistency across applications.
• Optimize front-end performance including load times, rendering efficiency, and resource utilization , particularly for data-intensive applications.
• Implement authentication flows and role-based UI controls to support secure application access.
• Participate in user research, usability testing, and iterative design processes to continuously improve user experience.
• Write automated tests for UI components and user workflows to ensure quality and prevent regressions .
• Work within Agile/Scrum teams to deliver features incrementally and respond to changing requirements.

Qualifications

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly **We are not able to upgrade or sponsor clearances**

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience creating production web applications

Required Skills:

• Solid proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript (ES6+)
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one modern JavaScript framework (React, Vue, Angular, or Svelte)
• Demonstrated ability to create responsive designs that work across browsers and devices
• Strong understanding of UX/UI design principles, accessibility standards, and usability best practices
• Experience with state management solutions (Redux, Vuex , Pinia , etc.) for complex applications
• Proficiency with modern CSS frameworks and methodologies (Tailwind, Bootstrap, CSS modules, etc.)
• Experience consuming and integrating RESTful APIs and handling asynchronous data flows
• Experience with front-end build tools and bundlers (Webpack, Vite, etc.)
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and GitLab or similar CI/CD platforms
• Experience writing automated tests for UI components using testing frameworks (Jest, Vitest , Cypress, etc.)
• Strong visual design sense with attention to detail and pixel-perfect implementation
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills for browser-based applications
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with designers, developers, and stakeholders
• Experience with component libraries (Material-UI, Ant Design, etc.)

Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of SQL and ability to work with data from relational databases and data warehouses to create effective visualizations
• Solid understanding of authentication and authorization in web applications
• Knowledge of TypeScript for type-safe front-end development
• Basic Python knowledge for understanding backend integration and data processing logic
• Understanding of performance optimization techniques for data-heavy applications and large dataset visualization
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services (API Gateway, S3, etc.)
• Experience with design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD)
• Knowledge of accessibility testing tools and techniques
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, particularly SAFe
• Background working in secure government environments

What is ideal?

• Experience with geospatial visualization libraries (Leaflet, OpenLayers , Mapbox GL, Cesium) and geospatial data processing tools like GDAL, geopandas , or PostGIS
• Experience building data-intensive dashboards and visualization interfaces connected to PostgreSQL databases or data warehouses (RDS, Aurora, Redshift, Timescale DB)
• Familiarity with real-time data visualization using WebSockets or streaming data
• Understanding of high-performance computing visualization or distributed data visualization
• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You'll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.