Job Description

JOB TITLE: UX/UI Design Specialist

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: 18 Months Contract

LOCATION DETAILS: Woodlawn, MD - Onsite - 5 days a week

Responsibilities:

• 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
• 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
• Elicit business goals and user needs from stakeholders
• Facilitate customer discovery sessions
• Create Conceptual Models, Journey Maps, Personas and Scenarios of Use
• Create and refine screen prototypes
• Document user requirements, screen designs, and design recommendations

Basic Qualification/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 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
• Minimum of 3 year of experience front-end development of applications utilizing HTML/CSS/Javascript with preference using modern frameworks like Angular or React
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
• 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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