Mission-Centric UX/UI Designer for Defense & Intelligence Tools

CACI; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a UX/UI Designer to join the Phanos team, crafting operator-centered interfaces for military visualization and mission planning tools. You will bridge product design, implementation, and operator research to deliver intuitive, high‑reliability dashboards used in tactical environments.

You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional teams, maintain a scalable design system, and advocate for accessibility and usability in demanding settings.

Qualifications

• Must have TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
• 3-5 years of UX/UI design in complex technical/government/defense domains.
• Proficiency with Figma design systems, components, prototyping, auto-layout, variants.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable design systems from scratch.
• Prototyping high‑fidelity interactive UI for user testing.
• Strong user research skills: interviews, task analysis, persona development, workflow mapping.
• Ability to communicate designs with stakeholders across teams and management.
• Understanding of trade-offs between design, feasibility, and maintenance.
• Front‑end fundamentals to collaborate with developers (HTML/CSS/JS).
• Portfolio required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct operator research and document workflows, information needs, and task prioritization.
• Create and validate operator personas from real user interviews.
• Build and maintain design system foundations in Figma for data visualization patterns and adaptive UI.
• Develop high‑fidelity UI components and prototypes for dashboards and mission-phase interfaces.
• Lead cohesive look-and-feel and standardize UX across applications.
• Collaborate with strategy, UX, visual design, and development teams to craft design strategies.
• Run rapid iterations with operator feedback and conduct A/B testing.
• Work with developers to implement UI components and ensure design integrity.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable visualizations with data scientists.
• Design geospatial interface patterns for map-based intelligence visuals.
• Ensure WCAG 2.2 / Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Ensure product quality and timely delivery; provide performance reports.
• Mentor junior team members as experience grows.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

UX research

Figma

Prototyping

User interviews

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Interactive Design/HCI/UX

Tools

Figma

HTML/CSS/JavaScript basics

Job description

CACI is seeking a UX/UI Designer to join the Phanos team, crafting operator-centered interfaces for military visualization and mission planning tools. You will bridge product design, implementation, and operator research to deliver intuitive, high‑reliability dashboards used in tactical environments.

You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional teams, maintain a scalable design system, and advocate for accessibility and usability in demanding settings.