UI and UX Designer

The UI and UX Designer will develop and maintain a comprehensive design system and translate requirements into wireframes and prototypes. They will collaborate with various teams to ensure designs meet mission needs and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive design system (components, patterns, typography, color, iconography) aligned with SAIC brand and the government client
• Translate requirements (data tagging workflows, metadata catalog, compliance dashboards) into wireframes, prototypes, mock-ups, and interactive designs in Figma (or equivalent)
• Define user flows, storyboards, information architectures that map to: data tagging pipeline, data catalog browsing/search, metadata tagging results visualization (map/timeline/confidence overlays)
• Work closely with product managers, AI engineers, and data governance SMEs to ensure design reflects mission needs, compliance (Zero Trust, CUI/IL4), and user personas (data stewards, system owners, analysts)
• Partner with the Front-End Engineer to maintain Figma and Storybook parity, ensuring each component in the design system has an equivalent coded implementation with consistent accessibility and behavior

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship, and an active DoD Secret Clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field (or equivalent demonstrated experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of UI/UX design experience (preferably in enterprise software, government/compliance contexts or data-heavy platforms)
• Proven track record with a strong portfolio of user-interface work: dashboards, analytics, data-centric systems, and design systems
• Strong proficiency with design tools: Figma (preferred), Canva, Adobe Creative Suite; ability to produce developer-friendly handoffs (assets, specs, CSS annotations)

Key Skills

• Figma
• Canva
• Adobe Creative Suite
• React/TypeScript
• Jira
• Confluence
• Teams/SharePoint