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The DarkStar Group is seeking a Ui / UX Development Engineer with a TS / SCI + CI Poly clearance to join one of our top projects in Herndon, VA.
Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company.
THE PROJECT
The DarkStar Group's team solves unique and challenging intelligence problems for a Special Operations customer. This work is fast-paced : team members face rapidly-changing requirements and priorities as mission needs evolve.
If you hate monotony and want to use your skills to have a direct impact on real-world operational success, this is the project for you.
We are a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed cloud infrastructure (OpenStack) with a true big-data footprint (over 10 petabytes).
Our diverse background of experience in mission support and software development serves as a catalyst to solve unique and challenging intelligence problems in support of special operations analysts and their ongoing activities.
The technical stack includes Java, Python, C#, C / C++, Geospatial tools, Big Data and Graph Products (Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark, ElasticSearch, Neo4j), Linux, OpenStack, AWS, Ansible, SQL / NoSQL, Text Processing, Cloud Services, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code (IAC), and more.
Work on this program takes place in the Herndon, VA area and requires a TS clearance and a willingness to obtain a CI Poly : a current TS / SCI + CI Poly is preferred.
THE ROLE
The DarkStar Group is seeking a UI-UX Development Engineer of varying levels of experience to support the development and integration of various intelligence capabilities into a test and operational environment.
You will be a member of a project team responsible for designing and deploying numerous components into a larger system infrastructure.
Your work will be to drive the UI-UX design to ensure that it meets human factor requirements of our user groups. In addition to the design, you will work alongside a team of front-end development engineers to build the UI components across our program.
Principal Responsibilities :
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define user requirements and translate them into design specifications.
- Design and implement user interfaces for web applications, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs that align with user needs and business goals.
- Work closely with developers to ensure the feasibility of designs and provide guidance during the implementation process.
- Maintain and refine design systems and guidelines to ensure consistency across products.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in UI / UX design.
- Develop components & features per UI / UX designs as part of the developer's team.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field; equivalent experience may be substituted for a degree.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in UI / UX design and development.
- Proficient in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, or similar.
- Familiarity with front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
- Experience with and deep understanding of the following technologies :
- Vue3
- React
- Strong portfolio showcasing UI / UX design work and case studies.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
Desired Skills (Optional)
- Experience with user research methodologies and usability testing.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.
- Familiarity with design systems and component libraries.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication skills to articulate design concepts and decisions.
- Vue2 / 3, VUEX / Pinia, Vuetify, Cesium, Vis, Cypress.
- Some experience with web-sockets, data streaming, and other real-time data methods.
- Ability to write performant code as the amount of data being sent, processed, and received in the apps can be very large.
- Experience with splitting up Monolithic UI into separate / stand-alone applications.
- Experience with migrating from VUEX to Pinia (or something similar).
- Experience with migrating from Vue2 to Vue3.
About The DarkStar Group
Our Company
The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions.
Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud / AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber / CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, and some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC.
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