Senior UI / UX Designer Job at CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) in Arling

Overview

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Senior UI / UX Designer to join our team supporting a wide-ranging technical support initiative for a large Federal agency.

CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Base pay range

$120,000.00 / yr - $200,000.00 / yr

Employment type

Full-Time, Experienced

Department

Information Technology

Responsibilities

Lead full-scale UX design efforts to include research, blueprinting, and evaluating existing systems

Manage the planning, design, and implementation of multiple sites and applications across multiple clients simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Lead all phases of user research and analysis needed to inform the creation of highly usable web pages, application interfaces, and other dynamic solutions

Collaborate with federal practice engineers and federal clients to define, design, and implement innovative, beautiful, intuitive solutions for use by our federal customer and their stakeholders

Create wireframes, storyboards, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas for websites and applications

Create scalable design resources to aid in project collaboration and the expansion of ECS creative services

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Must be able to obtain a Public Trust

Strong UX design experience

10+ years combined professional design experience (UCD, UI / UX design)

Strong online portfolio that showcases the candidate’s ability to make research-driven decisions in the design of responsive web and mobile applications

Results-oriented problem solver with high standards for quality, accuracy, attention to detail, and overall excellence

Expertise in user research methodologies, user centered design principles and frameworks, and user interface design standards

Advanced understanding of user personas, user flows, affinity mapping, and other research tools

Strong understanding of the life cycle process of website development (discovery, planning, design, requirements, coding, testing, and user testing and evaluation)

Experience evaluating existing systems and processes to identify UX issues and develop UX recommendations

Experience designing web and mobile applications that are compliant with 508 and US Web Design System (USWDS) standards

Experience prioritizing features while accounting for user goals and business requirements

Experience carrying designs from start to finish, from wireframes to delivery of final high-fidelity UI mockups

Experience establishing and maintaining rapid customer feedback loops to inform design at critical stages

Self-starter, motivated, confident and has ability to work independently as well as in a team environment

Success on projects designed from scratch as well as redesigns for established platforms or products

Experience mentoring / leading junior designers

Advanced coding knowledge (HTML, CSS, and JS)

Advanced proficiency in Adobe XD, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Preferred qualifications

Excellent interpersonal and client focused skills— interacts well with all levels of staff and partners with a positive and enthusiastic attitude

Experience using Agile methodology to manage projects

Experience creating and modifying data visualizations

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Our Commitment

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)

Paid Time Off and Observance of State / Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Join our team and become part of government innovation!

Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board :

https : / / cgsfederal.com / join-our-team /

For more information about CGS please visit : https : / / www.cgsfederal.com or contact :

Email : info@cgsfederal.com

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