Job Description

Please Note:

• Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.
• Must provide a digital portfolio of design work for review.

Position Description:

• Derive business processes, analyze user needs, assist in requirements definition, design browser-based interfaces, and design and conduct usability testing.
• Interact on a daily basis with development team on the creation of new web components for the design system.
• Elicit business goals and user needs from stakeholders.
• Creation of anatomy diagrams for new UI elements (in the form of web components).
• Support the creation and maintenance for design toolkits in the latest design tools (Figma, Axure 10, XD, etc) used by the UX Design Team.
• Support the continuation of design token integration with the design system.
• Facilitate customer discovery sessions.
• Create and refine screen prototypes.
• Document user requirements, screen designs, and design recommendations.

Key Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of user-centered design principles to include documenting user requirements and user needs and pain point); Interaction/Interface design experience utilizing user-centered methods; front-end development utilizing HTML/CSS/Javascript.
  

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 7+ years of experience.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis.
• Minimum of 8 years of direct Interaction/Interface design experience in User-Centered Methods and User Analysis.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with front-end development (particularly of web applications) using modern JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience documenting user requirements, screen designs, and design recommendations.
• Minimum of 4 year of experience preparing and presenting findings and recommendations in small and large group settings.
• Minimum of 3 year of experience front-end development of applications utilizing HTML/CSS/Javascript with preference using modern frameworks like Angular or React.
• Experience using Axure RP prototyping software (preferably Axure 10).
• Experience with Figma prototyping software.
• Must provide a digital portfolio of design work for review.
• Experience working with design tokens.
• Experience working with design systems.
• Experience using Git and version control.
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Excellent communication and written skills.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with StencilJS and/or web component creation.
• Experience with Git/GitHub for version control and repo management.
• Experience in designing and conducting formative usability tests in both formal and informal settings.
• Experience with Pega and/or ServiceNow platforms.
• Experience with the Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Prior experience supporting government agencies.
• Understanding of Section 508 and its requirements regarding design.
• Hold additional UX Certifications such as UX Master Certification (NN/g) or UX Design Immersive (General Assembly).
  

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