Senior UX Designer
Chantilly, VA, United States
Overview
We’re looking for an experienced UX Designer to join our team of product owners and domain experts to drive the functionality of our desktop and web-based software products. Our goal is to provide intuitive, efficient, and clean experiences for our users. If you’re passionate about experience and design and have proven experience creating solutions, we would love to hear from you. This role involves working closely with a team of analysts and developers to deliver first-class desktop applications and data-driven web and mobile solutions.
Responsibilities
The candidate will work closely with our requirements analysts. The ability to help transform sometimes vague requirements into well-defined functionality ready to be handed over to developers for implementation is critical.
Work directly with customer, product managers, analysts, developers, QA, and end-users to ensure we are delivering the desired functionality while maintaining a high-quality user experience and consistent look and feel
Create user flows, wireframes and detailed specifications to describe the user experience for stakeholders to review and developers to implement
Become an expert in our applications and domain
Work closely with other designers to develop creative UI/UX concepts for style-focused websites, enterprise web applications, and more
Skills Required
Designers on our team also often act as a liaison between developers and end-user stakeholders, so the ability to learn and understand the customer domain (cost and schedule analysis) is fundamental to the position
Portfolio demonstrating talent and skill designing desktop, websites, and mobile views
Bachelor’s degree required with 4+ years of relevant experience (degree or equivalent professional experience in Human Computer Interaction, HCDE, Human Factors, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Informatics, or related degree)
Experience using Figma or an equivalent mockup/wire-framing application
Working knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS) and frameworks (bootstrap, material design)
Experience with designing for Accessibility (Section 508, WCAG 2.0)
Experience working with developers
Experience with data-driven design (analytics analysis) is a plus
Experience creating icons and other custom illustrations for experiences is beneficial
Experience working with the Federal Government, Departments of Defense or Homeland Security, though not necessary, would be beneficial
U.S. citizenship is required
You’ll enjoy working in our casual, supportive, and collaborative environment with flexible hours and a hybrid work model. (Ability to work in person in Chantilly, VA regularly is essential)
Education
A bachelor’s degree in computer science (or other relevant concentration) required. An additional three years of directly relevant software development experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience. We have an excellent benefits package that includes:
Comprehensive health, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurance
100% Company funded Retirement Plans
Generous vacation, holiday and sick pay plans
Tuition assistance
About Tecolote Research
Tecolote Research is a private, employee-owned corporation where people are our primary resource. Our investments in technology and training give our employees the tools to ensure our clients are provided the solutions they need, and our very high employee retention rate and stable workforce is an added value to our customers. Apply now to connect with a company that invests in you.
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