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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # UI/UX Designer - **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology - **Location:** Indianapolis, IN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $142,792.0 - $172,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Computer-Aided Design, Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Information Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Software Systems, User Interface Testing, User-Centered Design, Website Wireframe, Tailwind, ReactJS, Material UI, Figma, Front End Software Development, Microservices - **Published:** June 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c1514d7586869001 ## About the Role Do you have experience in User research for product design?, Do you have a High school diploma or GED?, * MA/MS plus 10+ years of general experience in information systems with 8+ years of specialized experience. * HS (16+ years), AA/AS (14+ years), BA/BS (12+ years), Doctorate Degree/Ph.D. (9+ years) * Familiarity with front-end development and specifically in ReactJS and JavaScript development. * Familiarity with UX, information architecture, content strategy, and best practices in user centered design. * Experience with designing software to align to strategic business needs and goals. * Experience in conducting research for advanced technologies to determining how IT can support business needs leveraging software, hardware, or infrastructure. * Experience in Figma or other related design tool. * Experience in usability testing tools. * Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically. * Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and decisions to stakeholders. * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. * Proven track record of delivering scalable and reliable software solutions. * A portfolio demonstrating expertise in UI/UX design and relevant projects. * Proven experience in designing dynamic forms with a strong emphasis on intuitive user experience and efficient design. * Extensive experience in creating CSS cards and drag & drop functionality. * Experience on UX strategy, user researcher, user interviews, surveys, and usability study. Builds personas, user journey map, empathy maps. * Experience on UX analysis to conduct competitive analysis, market assessments and heuristic evaluations. * Experienced in using user feedback to inform UX improvements and guide design decisions. * Extensive hands-on experience in developing and testing wireframes and prototypes. * Detailed knowledge of Section 508 requirements, and experience designing interfaces to be 508 compliant. * Demonstrated ability to generate innovative solutions to complex design problems. * Solid background in defining and maintaining design standards. * Experience working with tools like Jira, Confluence extensively for work item tracking and documentation. * Experience working in an agile environment with a knowledge of SAFe. * Understanding of Agile methodologies. Communication and Organizational * Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills. * Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship. * Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies. * Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement. * Experienced with process design and documentation methodologies, and design and production of quality deliverables, process and use case modeling, business case development. * Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team. * Strong project management, leadership & meeting facilitation skill with knowledge of Project Life Cycle Work Requirements Years of Experience 5 + years of related experience * may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree ## Description Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior UI/UX Expert to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be a UI/UX Subject Matter Expert with comprehensive expertise in Human-Centered Design (HCD) and design thinking. This role requires a candidate who can provide detailed and useful interface design specifications to development teams, ensuring the creation of intuitive, user-friendly applications., * Provide subject matter expertise in UX design, offering strategic guidance grounded in Human-Centered Design and design thinking methodologies, including user research, personas, journey mapping, prototyping, mockups, and usability evaluation. * Create and deliver a User Experience (UX) Research Plan and Outcomes for each use case, which shall include a research write-up documenting goals, anticipated outcomes, research questions, hypotheses, methodology, recruiting needs, synthesis, and next steps. * Facilitate discovery activities, to include generative research with users and business stakeholders, an assessment of current related features, a content review, an information architecture review, an accessibility review, a business process review; and collection of any available data and analytics and provide in a User Experience Research Checklist. * Partner with other Product Teams to ensure that the new tool or service fits into the existing structure. * Lead the design and development of user interfaces for various applications, ensuring they are visually appealing, user-friendly, and efficient. * Provide clear and actionable interface design specifications to development teams. * Design dynamic forms and other complex UI components, including rich cards and drag & drop features. * Define and maintain UX frameworks and templates for developers to use during the coding process. * Apply insights from user experience research studies to describe product functionality, including epics and user stories, as well as operational, business, functional, technical, data, and integration requirements. * Support design synthesis activities and generate insights and opportunities for improvement. Communicate research findings through a variety of formats (such as insight reports, stories, videos, storyboards, etc.) to maximize relevance and impact. * Perform requirements analysis based on User Experience Research, obtaining stakeholder input from internal users and external users. * Develop User Personas to represent user types that have wants and needs of our applications and products, and who might use our applications and products in a similar way. * Create Customer and User Journey Maps and capture related data. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product owners, developers, and other designers. * Conduct usability testing sessions to gather feedback on designs and apply results to refine designs. * Write and edit plain language content for Development Teams. * Design, test, and deliver low- and high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and interactive web forms, updating them as needed to support stakeholder collaboration, usability testing, facilitated demos, and iterative design improvements. * Lead user testing sessions and conduct thorough analysis to inform design improvements. * Establish and uphold design standards across project components. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of UI/UX designs. * Work with ReactJS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Tailwind to develop and refine user interfaces. * Design within a micro-service architecture to create scalable and maintainable solutions. ## Related Videos - [UX is a fullstack job!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1020-ux-is-a-fullstack-job) - [The Resilience of the World Wide Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1281-the-resilience-of-the-world-wide-web) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [Fireside Chat with Kris Rasmussen, CTO at Figma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/982-fireside-chat-with-kris-rasmussen-cto-at-figma) - [Bridging the gap between design and development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/992-bridging-the-gap-between-design-and-development) ## Related Articles - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [16 Best Free React UI Libraries in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/148-16-best-free-react-ui-libraries-in-2025) - [Frontend Developer Salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/195-frontend-developer-salary-in-germany-2023) - [React Developer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/198-react-developer-salary-2023) - [The future is here: How artificial intelligence is influencing UX design](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/65-the-future-is-here-how-artificial-intelligence-is-influencing-ux-design) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers)