Senior User Experience (UX) Software Engineer - TS/SCI w/Poly

Peraton; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a highly motivated User Experience software engineer to support data tracking and metrics solutions. The role focuses on developing highly usable end-user interfaces, applying UI best practices and UX principles.

The selected candidate will collaborate with product designers, analysts, and engineers to modernize an existing data-tracking system and to deliver usable, accessible interfaces in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• BA/BS and 20 years of experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Strong background in Linux, CSS, JavaScript and HTML to develop, debug, maintain, and deploy the UI application.
• (5) years of experience and familiarity with task analysis, user interface design, and usability testing.
• Experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, deployment).
• Work closely with users to research and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with systems engineers and developers to plan, design, develop and demonstrate final product recommendations.
• Work with customers and team to evolve requirements and present design documents and product demonstrations.
• Product evaluation, integration, testing and design for data tracking and metrics solutions.
• Participate in Agile development activities, including Sprint planning, scheduling, and Jira ticket management.
• Ensure software standards and best practices are utilized.

Skills

UI/UX experience

508 Compliance

React

CSS

JavaScript

HTML

MVC Full Stack

Education

BA/BS degree and 20 years experience, or 4 years extra in lieu of degree

Tools

Linux

GoLang

Python

Java

Hadoop

Accumulo

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache NiFi

REST

JMS

Job description

Basic Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance is required
• BA/BS and 20 years of experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• The candidate will need a strong background in Linux, CSS, JavaScript and HTML to be able to develop, debug maintain, and deploy the UI application. The candidate needs to know how to work independently within small team and able to engage with a larger team.
• (5) years of experience and have familiarity with task analysis, user interface design, and usability testing
• Experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment)
• Work closely with users (analysts) to research for and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios
• Work with users to collect and document user performance requirements
• Create user interface design specifications, as required
• Work closely with product designers and process engineers to develop applications
• Conduct usability testing
• Design and develop user surveys to obtain user feedback

Required Skills:

• UI/UX experience
• 508 Compliance
• Experience with React
• CSS, Javascript, HTML
• MVC Full Stack experience

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with the following:
  • GoLang, Python, Java, Hadoop, Accumulo
  • core AWS services
  • Good background in Linux/Unix administration
  • Apache NiFi
  • REST
  • JMS
  • Building or maintaining cloud-native applications
  • Docker and Kubernetes. Having used EMR, EC2 and various Databases is a plus

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

The team is seeking a highly motivated User Experience software engineer to support development and software solutions to support data tracking and metrics solutions. The ideal candidate will:

• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with systems engineers and developers across projects to support the planning, design, development, and utilization of a final product recommendation.
• Work directly with the customer and team to evolve requirements and support the creation and presentation of design documents and product demonstrations.
• Product evaluation, integration, testing and design process for data tracking and metrics solutions.
• Participate in Agile development activities, to include Sprint planning, scheduling, and Jira ticket management.
• Ensure software standards and best practices are utilized.

The selected candidate will join an experienced team working on efforts to modernize an existing data tracking and metrics system. The User Experience (UX) developer should be able to focus on developing highly usable end user interfaces, applying UI best practices and UX principles.

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