UI/UX Designer

Summary

Join Syms Strategic Group (SSG) as a UI/UX Designer/Developer! This full-time, remote position requires 8+ years of professional experience and a bachelor's degree or higher. Lead user research throughout the software development lifecycle, creating research guides and producing deliverables like journey maps and personas. Develop application prototypes using Adobe XD, Sketch, Invision, or similar software. Translate design concepts into reality using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. U.S. citizenship is required, and a government security investigation and background check will be conducted. Some travel may be required, and the position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

• Expertise in conducting user research and producing related deliverables including but not limited to personas, journey maps, interview guides, mind maps, and research finding documents
• Expertise in using standard UI/UX software such as Adobe Sketch, Invision, and XD to create intuitive application prototypes driven by best practices around Human-Centered Design and in compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
• Expertise in using front-end technologies such as Hyper Text Markup Language 5 (HTML5), Cascading Style Sheets Level 3 (CSS3), and JavaScript to create responsive, and browser agnostic prototypes
• 8+ years of professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity

Responsibilities

• Lead the effort to define, plan, and conduct user research throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), beginning in the Discovery phase
• Create research guides and conduct iterative user research
• Produce outputs from the discovery phase, including journey maps, personas, and other artifacts that will inform the design and development phases
• Create prototypes using Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch, Invision, or similar standard UX/UI software to create iterative application flows in response to the ongoing user testing
• Translate creative software design concepts and ideas into reality using front end technologies

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Adobe (Sketch, Invision, and XD), React, and Angular

Benefits

This is a remote position; however some travel may be required