Senior UI/UX Designer

Establish and maintain the DCIPS Future design system in Figma: color palette, typography, spacing and grid standards, iconography, and a reusable component library, built from a blank slate with no existing brand assets.

• Design global structural elements first (header, footer, navigation, layout grid) to give all three development teams a consistent foundation before feature-level screens begin.
• Translate plain-language and PWS-derived UI/UX requirements into Figma prototypes and specifications the Government and engineering teams can review, approve, and build from.
• Design screens that prioritize in-line viewing and editing of data over new views or context-switching, consistent with program UI/UX direction.
• Design progress charting, contextual help, tooltips, and in-application guidance that update automatically as users move through multi-step casualty and survivor workflows.
• Apply a restrained, professional visual tone appropriate to a casualty and survivor-facing system, including careful, non-ambiguous use of color and status indicators.
• Design to WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 standards: color contrast, focus indicators, minimum touch target sizes, text resize behavior, and no reliance on color alone to convey information.
• Design for low-bandwidth, high-latency conditions (for example, shipboard or in-theater users): optimized image assets, minimal network requests, and clear loading, retry, and autosave behavior.
• Define design tokens (color, typography, spacing, elevation, component states) that map cleanly to reactive implementation, to ensure design intent survives the build.
• Maintain consistent component and pattern usage across all three development teams so any UX/UI developer can move between teams with minimal ramp-up.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and incorporate feedback from usability testing, sprint reviews, and stakeholder workshops into iterative design updates.
• Support creation and upkeep of UI/UX design documentation, including the brand guidelines and design system reference used by developers and Government reviewers.

• Must hold an active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree preferred with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated professional experience as a UI/UX Designer, with a portfolio showing design system creation and complex, data-dense application design (case management, healthcare, financial, or similar regulated domains preferred).
• Strong working proficiency in Figma, including component libraries, auto layout, variants, and design tokens; comfort designing for and directly collaborating with development teams.
• Working knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 accessibility requirements and demonstrated experience designing to meet them.
• Experience designing responsive interfaces across desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints, including for low-bandwidth or high-latency network conditions.
• Ability to translate ambiguous or evolving requirements into clear design artifacts, and to communicate design rationale to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including Government reviewers.
• Experience partnering with front-end or low-code development teams to ensure design fidelity from prototype to production.
• Prior experience on a DoD, federal, or other highly regulated program is a plus.