Product Designer (UX/UI) - Secret Clearance Required with Security Clearance

About MODUS21: MODUS21 is a Charleston-based business and technology consulting firm specializing in government and defense solutions. Join our team supporting NIWC Atlantic's Cloud Engineering, Transition, and Modernization Support Services (CETM). Mission: Support the E2IS Integrated Product Team by delivering user-centered design solutions for complex DoD systems, ensuring products are desirable, useful, and usable for military and government users. Key Responsibilities: • Conduct comprehensive user research, interviews, and ethnographic studies within DoD environments • Develop detailed user personas, journey maps, and behavioral frameworks • Design and execute usability testing protocols and validation studies • Create service design architectures and optimize information hierarchies • Deliver wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI/UX designs ensuring accessibility compliance • Establish design systems and component libraries for product consistency • Partner with Product Managers on feature prioritization and outcome-oriented roadmaps • Collaborate with engineering teams on agile development practices and CI/CD processes • Manage design documentation in JIRA and Confluence • Coordinate with cybersecurity teams on POA&M resolution Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (Engineering, CS, IT, IS, or related) • 3+ years of professional software engineering or design experience • Agile Developer or Certified Scrum Developer certification • Security+ certification • Experience in DoD and Agile environments (Lean, Scrum, XP frameworks) • Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, and ALM tools • Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance Essential Skills: • Strong collaboration and communication across technical/non-technical teams • Ability to translate business requirements into design specifications • Proactive problem-solving and attention to detail • Time management and multitasking expertise MODUS21 is an Equal Opportunity Employer