07 Mar
Senior UX/UI Designer
Vacancy expired!
Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) - recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace - is seeking a UX/UI Designer to support a federal customer in McLean, Virginia. This initiative is intended to modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework in order to better support the services provided to the Agency's customers. As part of the modernization program, you will be responsible for a wide range of engineering activities and associated work products including user research and design exercises, product wireframe development, and prototype development following a user-centered design approach. What You'll Do
- Ability to understand both customer and end user requirements in an operational environment
- Execute user-centered design approach to develop UX/UI solutions
- Facilitate the customer’s product vision by conceiving, sketching, and prototyping experiences for digital products
- Conduct user research and design exercises, such as field observations, user interviews, focus groups, brainstorming sessions, ethnographic research, contextual inquiry, design studios, and card sorting
- Translate research data into user flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
- Define the information architecture, design system, design patterns, page layouts/templates, and user interface components and user-facing web applications
- Develop adaptive and responsive UX/UI wireframes for web-based applications (Adobe Create Suite, Axure, Balsamiq, etc.)
- Develop UX/UI solutions that are compliant with 508 and US Web Design System (USWDS) standards
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field
- Min. 5 years direct experience in software development lifecycle
- Experience using Axure RP9 or equivalent
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator
- Experience in developing adaptive and responsive UX/UI solutions for software development projects that specialize in web and mobile-based applications
- Experience in developing UX/UI solutions that are compliant with 508 and US Web Design System (USWDS) standards
- Experience modernizing enterprise software systems (web and mobile-based)
- Experience conducting user research and design exercises, such as field observations, user interviews, focus groups, brainstorming sessions, ethnographic research, contextual inquiry, design studios, and card sorting
- Background in Agile Software Development, specifically experience in developing detailed user stories to include precise and descriptive acceptance criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- An active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim Clearance will be considered
- Experience developing UX/UI solutions within an Agile SAFe environment
- Experience defining the information architecture, design system, design patterns, page layouts/templates, and user interface components for highly visible web applications
- Experience with Salesforce
- Competitive total compensation package based on the work you do and the contributions you make
- An environment that supports balancing great work with a great life
- A learning organization that invests in you with $3000 annually for professional development opportunities
- Excellent healthcare programs available through United Healthcare
- Community engagement events where you will have ample opportunities to give back by volunteering
- Discretionary quarterly bonuses for above and beyond contributions and outstanding performance
Vacancy expired!