Defense UX Designer — Remote Eligible

Front Door Defense; Columbia, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employer-paid medical, dental, and视on

401(k) with company contribution

Wellness benefits including OneMedical

Equity incentive plan

Home office stipend

Professional development stipend

Flexible PTO and federal holidays

Parental leave

Flexible remote work opportunities

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Second Front Systems is seeking a proactive UX Designer to lead end-to-end design for defense software deployments in accredited environments. You will translate complex mission requirements into intuitive interfaces while navigating security constraints and government certification processes.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and domain experts to deliver usable designs that meet accreditation standards and support warfighter effectiveness. U.S.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Product Designer, UX Designer, or UI Designer for complex web applications or SaaS products.
• Proven proficiency with design and code and Figma for prompt-to-prototype workflows and design systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work synchronously with AI-assisted engineering teams in fast-paced, collaborative agile environments.
• Strong portfolio showing design process, problem-solving, and real-world examples of simplifying complex technical workflows into user-friendly applications.
• Experience executing user research methodologies and translating feedback into actionable design adjustments.
• Solid grounding in information architecture, interaction design, visual hierarchy, and user-centered design principles.
• Familiarity with government compliance frameworks such as ATO, FedRAMP, or NIST 800-53 and accreditation workflows.
• U.S. citizenship required due to government contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drive prompt-to-prototype workflows using design and code to translate user needs and technical requirements into functional prototypes and high-fidelity interfaces.
• Partner in rapid feedback loops with engineering teams to build, test, and refine interactive prototypes and production features leveraging AI tools.
• Own the end-to-end user experience for deployment, configuration, and accreditation workflows within the customer application.
• Translate complex compliance and technical requirements into intuitive, accessible user journeys in collaboration with product managers and domain experts.
• Conduct user research with commercial software providers through interviews, usability testing, and surveys to uncover pain points and validate design directions.
• Maintain and scale the design system to ensure visual quality, accessibility, and interaction consistency across iteration cycles.
• Champion user-centered design principles throughout the product lifecycle, balancing user needs against technical feasibility and speed.

Skills

3+ years professional UX/UI design

Portfolio

User research

Collaboration with product/engineering

Tools

Figma

Design system

Job description

Second Front Systems is seeking a proactive UX Designer to lead end-to-end design for defense software deployments in accredited environments. You will translate complex mission requirements into intuitive interfaces while navigating security constraints and government certification processes.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and domain experts to deliver usable designs that meet accreditation standards and support warfighter effectiveness. U.S.