UI-UX-Programmer 5

• The selected Consultant will be directly responsible for designing a modern intuitive UI/UX, and will have direct experience interacting with business users to create the UI/UX.
• They will work closely with the designated Business Users, I.T. supervisor, project managers, and development staff within an agile development environment maintaining a user-centered design approach as you tackle complex design problems and influence product strategy.
• Proactively identifying areas of the product that need improvement and driving those improvements into a product roadmap.
• The Consultant, in working with ODPS staff, will be responsible for researching, designing, and developing user interface using Prototyping Designer tools. The new applications will implement an N-tier architecture and comply with ODPS coding standards.
• Participate in meetings with stakeholders, business users, and engineering teams to understand and project UI requirements.
• Design wireframes and interactive prototypes and user-friendly designs that support complex business processes.
• Work on various stages of the product development process from discovery to research to design user interface.
• Test and iterate various product concepts with users; conduct user research and analysis to validate the design.
• Work with project managers, developers, and business analysts to brainstorm ideas, approaches, and design solutions.
• Experience in creating ‘Design System’ Library for reusability.
• Create a seamless UI handoff process to development team.
• Ensure that user interface and experience designs follow best practices and comply with security requirements.
• Integration with Backend: Work closely with backend developers to integrate front-end components.

• Participate in backlog grooming sessions and other agile ceremonies to ensure Agile development teams have a good understanding of the proposed UI design to implement successfully.
• Strong communication/ leadership skills.
• Strong influence, collaboration, and negotiation experience.
• Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and/or functional lines.
• Ability to communicate ideas to a wide variety of stakeholders, lead discussions and creative activities, and build consensus while dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to lead and manage large design initiatives, including managing competing priorities with product and engineering peers.
• Have excellent oral and written skills/possess strong meeting and work session facilitation skills.
• Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines.
• Have strong understanding of prioritization stemming from the elicitation of system and/or user requirements.
• Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Must be knowledgeable in the English language/speak clearly and understandably use the English language.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to technical staff.

<>Required/Desired Skills

• Verifiable experience in taking user interface requirements and using them to design intuitive, user-centered interfaces for workflow-heavy applicatio
• Advanced understanding of information architecture and designing intuitive user interfaces, navigations, and multi-step workflows
• Experience developing a project within an AGILE methodology, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and iterative delivery.
• Highly skilled in working with design systems, including component libraries, reusable patterns, and visual standards
• Experience designing and delivering SaaS, enterprise, or complex digital products
• Experience with modern designer tools such as Figma, Axure, Sketch, or similar.
• Familiarity with backend and frontend development environments sufficient to collaborate effectively
• Experience designing accessible interfaces that align with WCAG and Section 508 requirements
• Demonstrable understanding of secure UX design practices, accessibility standards, and designing interfaces
• Experience collaborating with frontend developers on HTML/CSS implementation details