UI/UX Designer

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and creative UI/UX Designer with strong front-end development abilities. In this role, you will design intuitive, user-centered interfaces and implement seamless user experiences for our customer on-site in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities:

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  Design and develop intuitive user interfaces for web applications.

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  Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into user-centered design solutions.

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  Create wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes to effectively communicate design concepts, user flows, and interactions.

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  Develop responsive front-end code using HTML, CSS, SCSS, and JavaScript libraries, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and optimized performance.

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  Implement and maintain design systems, style guides, UI component libraries, and design tokens to ensure consistent, scalable, and cohesive user experiences across products.

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  Collaborate closely with back-end developers to integrate front-end code with server-side logic and databases.

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  Participate in design reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a positive team environment.

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  Conduct and support discovery, user research and usability testing efforts, incorporating insights and feedback into iterative design improvements.

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  Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and collaborate in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.

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Qualifications

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  Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, master's and 3 years of experience, or PhD and 0 years of experience

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  4 years of experience may replace a completed degree.

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  U.S. Citizen and an active Secret clearance or higher

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  5+ years of experience as a UI/UX Designer in software design

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  Proficiency in prototyping tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, or similar software, as well as visual design tools including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

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  Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with the ability to independently hand-code and troubleshoot modern front-end technologies

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  Experience with front-end frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue.js, and design libraries such as Bootstrap and Material UI

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  Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)

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  Understanding of user-centered design principles, information architecture, interaction design, and scalable component-based design systems

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  Comfortable working in a lean team environment where designers contribute directly to implementation and collaborate closely with engineering

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  Experience working in an Agile environment and the ability to adapt to evolving requirements

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Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability