Front-End Developer – Design System

About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning UK public sector digital consultancy, positively influencing the lives of over forty million UK citizens. We bring deep expertise in agile delivery, digital transformation, and platform engineering across central government. With a team of over one hundred and twenty-five professionals — more than forty percent of whom are women — we are committed to building inclusive, diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve. The Role We are looking for a Front-End Developer who specialises in design systems to help build, maintain and drive adoption of a government design system. You will create accessible, reusable components that teams across the programme can rely on, and you will 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 will 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 systems 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. What We are Looking For Essential: ● 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. Why Join Scrumconnect Ltd? 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. Application Process 1. Submit your CV to recruitment@scrumconnect.com 2. If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend interview. Scrumconnect Ltd is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. Diversity and Inclusion At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, underrepresented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements.