07 Mar
Senior UX/UI Designer
Virginia, Mclean , 20598 Mclean USA

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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
Must Haves
  • 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
Nice to Haves
  • 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

Why Tantus? We Provide:
  • 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

About Us Tantus is an IT development and management consulting firm helping federal programs become more successful, cost-effective and mission-focused through program management oversight and system development and implementation. Our people are committed to making our world better by delivering solutions to improve the effectiveness of government services and citizen experience. Tantus is Latin for “so great” or “so much” – we strive to put great things into everything we do. Tantus is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, military status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.

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