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UX Designer

Aretum Remote (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McLean, VA 22101, United States of America)

Remote Full-time Senior

The UX Designer will employ user-centered design principles to complete the end-to-end design process, focusing on creating wireframes and prototypes within a design system. Responsibilities include conducting user research, maintaining design system components, and ensuring deliverables comply with Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct user research through interviews, surveys, and data analysis to gather insights from end-users, stakeholders, and existing data
  • Identify opportunities, requirements, and constraints to inform design decisions, following a user-centered design (UCD) process
  • Create wireframes, storyboards, process flows, and interactive prototypes to visualize solutions for applications/system features
  • Coordinate, define, design and maintain Design System components, libraries, utilities, and patterns

Requirements

  • 5 years of applicable experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, Computer Science, or a related field (or 3 years of additional experience)
  • Proficiency in UX design tools, including Figma (preferred), Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar, with hands-on experience in creating wireframes, prototypes, and design systems
  • Strong expertise in user-centered design (UCD) processes, including discovery (e.g., user research, stakeholder interviews, competitive analysis), definition (e.g., personas, journey maps, problem statements), ideation (e.g., workshops, brainstorming), prototyping, and validation (e.g., usability testing)

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Training & Development

Key Skills

UX design User-centered design Figma Sketch Adobe XD Wireframing Prototyping Design systems User research Usability testing Accessibility audits HTML/CSS JavaScript Angular Bootstrap Agile methodologies SCRUM SAFe Jira Confluence Communication skills Collaboration Problem-solving

About Aretum

Aretum is a leading government contracting company specializing in technology-enabled mission support services for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and Federal Civilian agencies. Aretum provides leading-edge solutions and outstanding service to Federal clients focusing on Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Data Intelligence, and Mission Support. For more information, visit aretum.com.

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