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— Robert L. Peters
The UI/UX Designer will collaborate with stakeholders to create user-centered design solutions and lead design sessions to gather requirements. They will also create wireframes and prototypes for data products and ensure designs meet accessibility and responsive design standards.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Coast Guard stakeholders to translate mission needs into user-centered design solutions
- Lead design sessions, user interviews, and usability testing to gather requirements and feedback
- Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for data visualization, dashboards, and workflow tools
- Ensure designs align with Coast Guard and DHS digital standards, accessibility requirements (Section 508), and responsive design principles
- Partner with front-end developers and data engineers to ensure design fidelity through implementation
- Contribute to the establishment of design system components and visual identity standards for the USCG Data & Analytics platform
- Advocate for user-centric design within an agile environment and help mature the overall product design process
- Develop, implement, and support solutions curated and deployed with Power BI
- Map workflows, user paths, create storyboards, wireframes, mockups, low and high-fidelity prototypes and write UI specifications to support development across multiple platforms
- Design graphics, icons and other visual elements as necessary
- Evaluate designs using user-centric design techniques such as UI reviews and cognitive walkthroughs
- Maintain an awareness of current trends in technology design and usability and share this information across multiple teams
- Participate in working groups and/or meetings with application stakeholders to discuss user requirements and/or present wireframes and mockups
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction, human factors engineering, computer science, or related field and five (5)+ years of experience
- 3+ years of experience in UI/UX design, UX strategy, preferably within a government or mission-driven environment
- Experience delivering products that work across a range of platforms
- Demonstrated proficiency with design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, etc.)
- Solid understanding of modern web design, accessibility standards, and responsive frameworks
- Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Key Skills
- UI/UX design
- UX strategy
- Design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, etc.)
- Modern web design
- Accessibility standards
- Responsive frameworks
- Communication skills
- Project management
About Saic
SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives. We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion.
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