User Interface Engineer(UI/UX)

Peraton is seeking a senior UI/UX designer who will be the design champion within an agile project team in the Washington DC Metro area. This role will be a remote position. At times the role will also require travel to the Quantico client site when necessary.

What you'll do: Work with Product Managers, Product Owners, and the Software Engineering teams to develop and design the interfaces

• Work as a UX Practitioner, Product or Web Designer in an Agile software application development environment
• Create Wireframes and coordinate with multiple technical teams, business stakeholders, and end users to understand the interface needs
• Interviewing stakeholders and synthesizing their feedback to uncover patterns and themes
• Prioritizing feedback, creating feature lists and defining a minimum viable product (MVP)
• Creating visual artifacts such as story mapping and flow diagrams that help explain complex workflows and process

• Education:12 years experience with a BS/BA degree, 10 years with a MS/MA, 7 years with a PhD or 16 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Clearance: active Secret clearance
• 5 Years of direct UI/UX experience creating Wireframes
• Understanding of 508 Accessibility Standards
• Experience with Miro, Axure, Sketch, Figma, Material UI or Adobe XD
• Experience with using a Design System and component library that maintains organizational standards and styles in typography, composition, color theory, responsive design and accessibility.
• Strong analytical skills, specializing in cloud-based software development.
• Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies, Kanban Framework, and Waterfall.
• Experience with modernization of an IT system or program and transformation to the cloud
• Experience with CI/CD automation, and/or DevSecOps practices to increase delivery velocity
• Experience using Jira and Confluence; developing user stories and identifying features based on client requirements.
• Certification: Security+ certification or ability to obtain within 60 days of starting
• Must be local to the Washington DC Metro Area

Desired Skills:

• US Web Design System (USWDS)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
• Familiarity with frontend build tools (e.g., Webpack) and version control systems (e.g., Git).

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. Target Salary Range