Senior UI/UX Designer

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Job summary

A government contracting firm is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to lead full-scale UX design efforts for federal projects. Responsibilities include managing design and implementation, collaborating with engineers, and mentoring junior designers. Ideal candidates have strong UX experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and proficiency in design tools like Adobe XD. This full-time position offers a competitive salary range of $120,000 to $200,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 10+ years combined professional design experience (UCD, UI/UX design).
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust.
• Strong understanding of the life cycle process of website development.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-scale UX design efforts for large projects.
• Create wireframes and storyboards to communicate design ideas.
• Collaborate with engineers and clients on innovative solutions.

Skills

Strong UX design experience

Results-oriented problem solver

Advanced coding knowledge (HTML, CSS, JS)

Strong online portfolio

Expertise in user research methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Adobe XD

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to join our team supporting a wide-ranging technical support initiative for a large Federal agency. Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced. This role sits in Information Technology. Compensation includes a base pay range of $120,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr; the actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Compensation

Base pay range: $120,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr. This range is provided by CGS Federal (Contact Government Services).

Responsibilities

• Lead full-scale UX design efforts to include research, blueprinting, and evaluating existing systems
• Manage the planning, design, and implementation of multiple sites and applications across multiple clients simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Lead all phases of user research and analysis needed to inform the creation of highly usable web pages, application interfaces, and other dynamic solutions
• Collaborate with federal practice engineers and federal clients to define, design, and implement innovative, beautiful, intuitive solutions for use by our federal customer and their stakeholders
• Create wireframes, storyboards, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas for websites and applications
• Create scalable design resources to aid in project collaboration and the expansion of ECS creative services

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust
• Strong UX design experience
• 10+ years combined professional design experience (UCD, UI/UX design)
• Strong online portfolio that showcases the candidate’s ability to make research-driven decisions in the design of responsive web and mobile applications
• Results-oriented problem solver with high standards for quality, accuracy, attention to detail, and overall excellence
• Expertise in user research methodologies, user centered design principles and frameworks, and user interface design standards
• Advanced understanding of user personas, user flows, affinity mapping, and other research tools
• Strong understanding of the life cycle process of website development (discovery, planning, design, requirements, coding, testing, and user testing and evaluation)
• Experience evaluating existing systems and processes to identify UX issues and develop UX recommendations
• Experience designing web and mobile applications that are compliant with 508 and USWDS standards
• Experience prioritizing features while accounting for user goals and business requirements
• Experience carrying designs from start to finish, from wireframes to delivery of final high-fidelity UI mockups
• Experience establishing and maintaining rapid customer feedback loops to inform design at critical stages
• Self-starter, motivated, confident and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Success on projects designed from scratch as well as redesigns for established platforms or products
• Experience mentoring/leading junior designers
• Advanced coding knowledge (HTML, CSS, and JS)
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe XD, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Nice to have

• Excellent interpersonal and client focused skills— interacts well with all levels of staff and partners with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Experience using Agile methodology to manage projects
• Experience creating and modifying data visualizations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Our Commitment

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Equal Opportunity

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

How to apply

Join our team and become part of government innovation!

Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board: https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/

For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact: Email: [e-mail]