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UI/UX Designer
Tanaq Technical Services • Washington, United States of America 🇺🇸
The UI/UX Designer will lead the design and validation of digital experiences that support HUD’s AI/ML proofs of concept and pilots. This role will ensure interfaces are intuitive, user-centric, and aligned with project objectives while incorporating AI capabilities to enhance usability and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Apply HCD principles to elaborate business needs, improve requirements, and optimize problem context.
- Design and iterate digital interfaces for web and mobile applications to enhance the user experience.
- Integrate AI capabilities into user interfaces, ensuring usability, security, and ethical safeguards.
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and validation throughout proof-of-concept and pilot lifecycles.
- Develop wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation for multiple concurrent teams.
- Support HUD compliance with Executive Order on Improving our Nation Through Better Design.
- Collaborate with development, data science, and DevOps teams to implement design solutions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in HCD/UX design, preferably for federal or regulated environments.
- Experience designing AI/ML-enabled systems or proofs of concept.
- Track record of managing multiple concurrent design initiatives.
- Experience conducting user research and testing, including usability studies, user interviews, and iterative validation.
- Experience with design documentation, including wireframes, prototypes, style guides, and design system artifacts.
- Experience designing AI-driven interfaces (chatbots, predictive analytics dashboards, natural language interfaces) preferred.
- Experience with Google Analytics, Hotjar, Mixpanel for measuring usability and engagement preferred.
- Experience building and maintaining enterprise-level design systems across multiple teams preferred.
- Skills in creating advanced animations, transitions, and micro-interactions preferred.
- Expertise in iOS/Android-specific design guidelines preferred.
- Experience making AI systems transparent, explainable, and user-trustworthy preferred.
- Previous experience supporting HUD OCIO preferred.
- Ability to pass required Federal background screening and obtain and maintain both government clearance and customer approval.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent field - Computer Science, Information Science, Cognitive Science (required)
- Master’s degree in HCI, UX, or related field - Computer Science, Information Science, Cognitive Science or Interactive Design (preferred)
- UX/HCD certifications (NN/g UX Certification, UXQB, or similar) preferred
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React) to collaborate with developers
- Experience with usability testing and analytics tools
- Human-centered, iterative design mindset
- Collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Problem-solving to improve digital experience and operational efficiency
- Risk management and compliance awareness
- Candidates must reside within daily commuting distance of Washington, D.C.
- Must be willing and able to travel an estimated 25% of time within the U.S. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. May need to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
Key Skills
- HCD/UX design
- AI/ML-enabled systems
- concurrent design initiatives
- user research and testing
- design documentation
- AI-driven interfaces
- usability and engagement tools
- enterprise-level design systems
- animations, transitions, micro-interactions
- iOS/Android-specific design guidelines
- AI system transparency
- HUD OCIO support
- Federal background screening
- government clearance
- customer approval
- front-end technologies
- usability testing
- human-centered design
- multi-disciplinary collaboration
- communication and documentation
- problem-solving
- risk management
- compliance awareness
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Basic Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k)
- Flexible Spending Account
- EAP
- Education Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
About Tanaq Technical Services
We are an Alaska Native Corporation, owned by shareholders of the Unangan village of St. George, founded in 1973 pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Our mission is to enhance shareholder well-being through: sustained financial growth; stewardship of our assets; promotion of our cultural heritage; and conservation of our corporate natural resources. Our forward-thinking leadership team is made up of dedicated, focused and experienced individuals and our diverse operations and unparalleled expertise enable us to offer world-class services. Through our subsidiaries, St. George Tanaq serves federal government customers in diverse areas like information technology, environmental consulting and remediation, public health science and informatics, and facilities operations support. The Corporation is headquartered in Alaska, with locations across the United States.
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