Remote Product Designer (1099) - Secret Clearance

DEFCON AI, Inc.; United States; À distance; USD 96 000 - 165 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DEFCON AI, Inc. is seeking a mid-level Product Designer for a 1099 contract with a Secret clearance. This remote role partners with engineers and SMEs to turn operational problems into dense, fast interfaces, iterating in the design system, and reviewing code changes.

You will own features from discovery to implementation and ensure accessibility within government environments. The position emphasizes hands-on work in Figma and collaboration across design, product, and security boundaries, with

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of product design shipping software with a portfolio.
• Strong proficiency in Figma, including components, variants, auto-layout and variables.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining a design system with tokens and APIs.
• Experience designing complex, information-dense applications (enterprise, analytics, logistics).
• Working knowledge of front-end concepts and design tokens; collaborate with engineers.
• Experience using discovery, user research, or competitive analysis.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and communication.
• Ability to work independently and seek guidance on complex architectural decisions.

Responsabilités

• Own the design of features from discovery through shipped implementation—framing, flows, wireframes, high‑fidelity UI and QA.
• Design for complexity: data-dense tables, maps, timelines, and multi‑role workflows.
• Extend the design system (@defcon/ui): build components in Figma, tokens, variants; partner with React/TypeScript.
• Run lightweight discovery with SMEs and end users within government environments; translate learnings to artifacts.
• Design authentication flows (CAC/PIV), RBAC, permissions, error states, and audit-friendly interactions.
• Meet accessibility baseline requirements (WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508).
• Present work clearly to non‑designers including customers and stakeholders.
• Collaborate in a small team with direct user contact and fast iteration cycles.

Connaissances

Product design

Figma proficiency

Design systems

Discovery & research

Cross-functional collaboration

Accessibility & WCAG

Communication & storytelling

Outils

Figma

React/TypeScript (basic)

Description du poste

DEFCON AI, Inc. is seeking a mid-level Product Designer for a 1099 contract with a Secret clearance. This remote role partners with engineers and SMEs to turn operational problems into dense, fast interfaces, iterating in the design system, and reviewing code changes.

You will own features from discovery to implementation and ensure accessibility within government environments. The position emphasizes hands-on work in Figma and collaboration across design, product, and security boundaries, with