UX/UI Designer

User Research Analysis

• Plan and conduct user research activities including interviews, usability testing, and feedback sessions with diverse user groups (e.g., analysts, SMEs, managers, data scientists).

• Analyze and synthesize research findings into actionable insights, personas, user journeys, and workflow maps.

• Document research findings and recommendations to support stakeholder understanding and buy-in, particularly in government settings.

• Apply ethical, secure, and compliant research practices appropriate for classified or sensitive environments. UX Strategy Design Systems

• Lead UX and UI efforts for complex, high-visibility applications.

• Define, maintain, and evolve design systems and component libraries in collaboration with engineering teams.

• Establish consistent interaction patterns, workflows, and design standards across multiple applications.

• Create service blueprints and end-to-end experience maps to align cross-functional teams. UI Design Prototyping

• Develop interactive prototypes using tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or similar, to explore concepts and validate user flows.

• Produce high-fidelity UI designs that are accessible, usable, and visually consistent.

• Ensure designs align with accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and applicable government design guidelines.

• Document interaction behaviors, design rationale, and micro-copy to support implementation.

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Senior Labor Category: Minimum 8 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years of experience with a Masters degree; or 6 years of experience with a Doctorate

• Demonstrated experience conducting UX research, analysis, and synthesis (not UI-only).

• Strong proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or equivalent.

• Experience collaborating closely with product managers and engineering teams.
• Ability to clearly articulate design decisions and research findings to stakeholders.
• Willingness to work onsite full time in McLean, VA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Portfolio (website, case studies, or work samples) demonstrating UX research methodology, analysis, and UI design quality.

• Experience designing for mission-critical or government systems.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
• Experience contributing to or managing design systems.

• Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks and design constraints (e.g., component- based development).

• Experience supporting data-heavy or analytical user workflows.