Mid-Level UI/UX Designer

PeopleTec, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleTec, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Mid-Level UI/UX Designer to drive visual design and user experience work across development efforts, with emphasis on usability testing and accessibility compliance (Section 508) and responsive design.

You will collaborate with development teams, maintain style guides, create prototypes, plan usability studies, and mentor colleagues while ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. Candidates must be a U.S.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of UI/UX design experience.
• U.S. Citizenship and DoD TS clearance eligibility required.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• BS or BA degree required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development teams to create mock-ups of intuitive interfaces and oversee end-to-end visual design.
• Maintain a consistent look and feel across case management development teams.
• Gather UX feedback and adjust designs based on findings.
• Ensure 508 compliance and accessibility in collaboration with engineers.
• Develop proofs-of-concept and responsive designs.
• Plan and facilitate usability testing and analyze results.
• Mentor team members and lead projects to successful completion.
• Manage external service resources and budgets for visual design.

Skills

Visual design

UX research

Usability testing

Accessibility (508)

Responsive design

Prototyping

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS or BA Degree

Job description

Join PeopleTec, Inc. in Huntsville, AL (onsite) as a Mid-Level UI/UX Designer. This role supports the team by driving visual design and user experience work across development efforts, with a focus on usability testing, accessibility compliance (Section 508), and responsive design aligned to current best practices.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with development teams to create mock-ups of intuitive interfaces and oversee end-to-end visual design efforts.
• Partner across case management development teams to maintain a consistent look and feel.
• Gather and review UX feedback, then adjust designs based on findings.
• Work with users to understand use cases and research user needs, including potential system enhancements.
• Update and maintain style guides and define, create, communicate, and manage resource plans and required project documentation.
• Ensure designs are 508 compliant in coordination with development teams.
• Support development teams with responsive designs using current best practices.
• Develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes for easy-to-navigate UIs, including web pages with graphics, icons, and color schemes.
• Plan, recruit, and facilitate usability testing; analyze and synthesize results to recommend system changes.
• Guide, mentor, and coach team members while leading projects to successful completion.
• Build relationships with key peers across Marketing, Branding, UX leaders, IT leaders, and others to identify and plan creative solutions.
• Manage external service resources and budgets for visual design.
• Ensure successful delivery of team work on time, on budget, and with quality.
• Support compliance with project management methodologies and Project Management Office processes and standards.
• Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance of application release management, outage management, and change control processes and standards.
• Maintain familiarity with coding and web application implementation activities, including the ability to code, test, debug documents, and implement web applications on a variety of platforms.

What you bring

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required
• Must have an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility upon hire and be able to maintain it during employment
• BS or B.A. Degree