UX Engineer

Project overview

Assignment Description

For the next 2 years, a new user portal for searching and finding information will be developed within the Mission Information and Decision Support action line. To ensure this Mission Information user portal meets user needs and requirements, a User Experience Engineer (UX Engineer) is needed who can translate requirements into an accessible, user-friendly, and technically high-quality interface. The UX Engineer forms the bridge between UX design and software development.

The role combines knowledge of user experience, front-end development, and design systems to ensure designs are not only attractive and user-friendly but also technically feasible.

You are responsible for:

It is a dynamic environment with a full change calendar at the Defense components (users) combined with growing maturity in information management and the rollout and further development of a Mission Information portal. You report to the Product Owner Mission Information.

Work locations are Soesterberg, Utrecht, and The Hague. Flexibility in work locations is expected due to the importance of stakeholder management with the Defense components and other project teams.

Background Assignment

Defense is organizing its information management as a basis for information-driven work, an efficient administrative organization, and compliance with the Open Government Act (Woo) and Archives Act. The Defense Open for Order (DOO) program manages this change calendar and carries out many improvement projects, from business transformation to IT realization.

The main objective of this program is: Defense achieves an enhanced information position for improved decision-making and accountability. To this end, information must be accurate, complete, current, findable, and accessible. The program realizes the setup for information management.

eCF Profile: Devops Expert

Reference Area: B.01 Application Development

This assignment is based on the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF). This is a European standard for describing IT competencies and the associated level of responsibility. The eCF profile indicates which competencies and at what level (e-1 to e-5) are expected from the candidate.

We expect candidates to clearly demonstrate in their CV that they possess these competencies. This can be done by describing for each relevant assignment or position:

CVs in which the required eCF competencies are not demonstrably present cannot be fully assessed for suitability.

Candidate has at least 3 years of demonstrable work experience with the chosen eCF profile and a similar role.

Generic description of competence area and levels

Interprets the application design to develop a suitable application in accordance with customer needs. Adapts existing solutions by, for example, porting an application to another operating system. Codes, debugs, tests, and documents, and communicates product development stages. Selects suitable technical options for development, such as reusing, improving, or reconfiguring existing components. Optimizes efficiency, costs, and quality. Validates results with user representatives, integrates, and commissions the overall solution.

Summary Task and Mission

Implements processes and tools to successfully implement DevOps techniques throughout the development solution lifecycle. Applies a cross-functional, collaborative approach to creating customer-oriented software solutions. Introduces automation throughout the software production system to deliver better software faster.

• Translating wireframes, prototypes, and designs into working front-end components.
• Developing and maintaining a design system and component library.
• Ensuring consistent user experiences across different applications.
• Collaborating with UX designers to make designs technically feasible.
• Optimizing performance, accessibility, and responsive behavior.
• Implementing usability improvements based on user research and analytics.
• Supporting development teams in implementing UX guidelines.
• Testing interfaces on different browsers and devices.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the digital user experience.
• the role the candidate fulfilled
• the tasks and responsibilities involved
• the extent to which these align with the required eCF competencies and the level

Responsibilities

Requirements/Wishes

Additional Information

Hybrid working: The frequency is an estimate, provided the work allows. Arrangements regarding working from home are always made in consultation with the needs assessor. Frequency of days working from home: 2

On-call services: No

• Implementing and managing continuous distribution methods
• Designing systems with a high degree of availability and scalability
• Managing tests throughout the release lifecycle
• Facilitating cross-functional collaboration and engagement
• Designing and managing process automation tools
• Approving an agile software development methodology
• Managing a continuous integration tool
• Candidate preferably has demonstrable work experience within the Ministry of Defense. (optional)
• Candidate preferably has: HBO/WO work and thinking level. Education in Computer Science, Interaction Design, CMD, UX Design, or similar.
• 3+ years of experience in UX, front-end development, or UX engineering.
• Demonstrable work experience within the (national) government.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Knowledge of modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
• Experience with Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD. (optional)
• Knowledge of design systems and component-based development.
• Understanding of UX principles, interaction design, and usability.
• Knowledge of accessibility (WCAG 2.1/2.2).
• Experience with Git and Agile/Scrum or SAFe.
• Strong communication skills.
• Eye for detail.
• Analytical and solution-oriented.
• Customer and user-oriented.
• Collaborative.
• Candidate preferably has more than demonstrable work experience with the requested function within the eCF profile and assignment description.

Project details

• Start: 2026-11-30T23:00:00
• Location: Den Haag Zuid-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch