UX/UI and QA SME (Hybrid, local to DC/MD/VA) at GovCIO
Salt Lake City, UT
$81,850–$111,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid UX/UI and QA specialist role supporting federal government IT projects, primarily remote in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. The work centers on conducting user research, designing wireframes and prototypes in Figma, ensuring Section 508 and WCAG accessibility compliance, and building out manual test scripts — all within Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics environments. Suits someone with government contracting experience and a background in human-centered design for complex federal systems.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (web and digital interface designers). range 1–3
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $99,133 (middle half $75,218–$134,841). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role is a genuine hybrid of UX/UI design and QA testing — the posting explicitly seeks a 'Unicorn' combining both disciplines. 15-1255 (Web and Digital Interface Designers) is the primary classification given the dominant emphasis on wireframes, prototypes, Figma, USWDS, accessibility, and human-centered design; 15-1253 (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) is a strong runner-up given the explicit QA, manual test scripting, and usability testing responsibilities.
The clearance field is set to None because the posting requires only a DHS Public Trust suitability determination, which is not a formal US security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS).
The degree requirement is set to None because the JD explicitly states '4 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education,' making the Bachelor's degree non-mandatory.
The role is hybrid (mostly remote) but requires presence in the DC/MD/VA area on some days — it is not fully remote.
Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI appear in the responsibilities narrative describing the Microsoft platform context rather than in the formal Required Skills section; they are marked preferred accordingly. Power Platform and Dynamics 365 are explicitly called out as 'a must' in the Required Skills section.
JavaScript is mentioned in the responsibilities section as a front-end knowledge area ('not necessarily coding but understanding implementation') and does not appear in the Required Skills block, so it is marked preferred.
FedRAMP appears only in the responsibilities narrative under 'Security Awareness' and is not listed in the Required Skills section, so it is marked preferred.
The '8 years of hands-on experience' figure appears in the responsibilities narrative; the Qualifications section states '5-8 years of experience in IT.' The higher bound (8) is used for the overall years minimum as the more specific role-level demand stated in the responsibilities.
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