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Responsibilities
- The Senior UI/UX Specialist leads the design process from concept to delivery, conducting extensive user research, developing user flows, wireframes, and high‑fidelity prototypes, and ensuring that user needs and business requirements are met.
- Establish and maintain design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across products, contributing to a cohesive and unified user experience.
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders, advocating for user‑centered design principles and translating complex business requirements into elegant and effective solutions; stay ahead of the latest industry trends, driving continuous improvement in the user experience and contributing significantly to the overall product strategy.
- Analyze user data, conduct usability testing, and translate insights into actionable design improvements, ensuring that data‑driven decisions inform design decisions.
- Mentor and provide guidance to mid‑level and Junior UI/UX Specialists, fostering their professional development and expertise in user‑centered design.
- Possess a strong understanding of human‑centered design (HCD) principles and apply them throughout the design process, ensuring that solutions are user‑centered, accessible, and inclusive; demonstrate a deep understanding of human factors engineering (HFE) principles, considering ergonomic and cognitive factors in their designs to optimize user comfort, efficiency, and safety.
Minimum Qualifications
- BA/BS in a field necessary to assume Senior UI/UX Specialist III duties or a minimum of 9 years of relevant UI/UX Specialist III experience.
- High School and 4 years of additional experience or Associate's Degree and 2 years of additional experience may be exchanged in lieu of a required Bachelor's degree.
- A candidate holding a relevant Master’s degree may be granted 2 years’ experience credit for that extra education. A candidate holding a relevant PhD degree may be granted 4 years’ experience credit for that extra education.
- Five years of position‑specific relevant experience.
- Deep understanding of user‑centered design principles and methodologies. Expertise in creating user flows, wireframes, and high‑fidelity prototypes. Proficiency in UI/UX design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Design, Human‑Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field.
- Familiarity with front‑end development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
- Experience at a DoD Combatant Command (e.g., SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, CENTCOM, CYBERCOM, INDOPACOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, STRATCOM, TRANSCOM, SOCOM, SPACECOM) or a component is desired.
Clearance Requirements
- Must have a current/active Secret clearance.
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industry: IT System Data Services
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