Senior Web Designer — UX for Mission-Critical Dashboards

KBR Careers

Chantilly (VA)

On-site

USD 135,000 - 175,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

KBR is seeking a skilled Web Designer to review and enhance web apps, dashboards, and interfaces supporting Space and Counterspace missions. The role focuses on UX, IA, navigation, and visual design, delivering recommendations to improve usability and accessibility across web systems.

Responsibilities include assessing wireframes, prototypes, and design specs, ensuring compliance with standards, and collaborating with government stakeholders, devs, and mission partners to drive modernization and

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Web Design, UX Design, HCI, Graphic Design, CS, IS, or related field.
3+ years of experience in web design, UI/UX, user research, digital product design.
Experience reviewing, evaluating, or designing web applications, websites, dashboards, or enterprise user interfaces.
Proficiency with industry-standard design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, Axure, or equivalent technologies.
Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) with Current Polygraph.

Responsibilities

Review and evaluate existing web applications, portals, dashboards, and user interfaces supporting Space and Counterspace missions.
Assess user experience (UX), information architecture, navigation structures, and visual design elements to identify opportunities for improvement.
Provide recommendations for enhancing usability, accessibility, consistency, and overall user effectiveness across web-based systems.
Conduct reviews of wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and design specifications to ensure alignment with mission requirements and established standards.
Evaluate compliance with accessibility requirements, web standards, and government design guidelines.
Support the development and maintenance of UI/UX design standards, style guides, and governance processes.
Analyze user feedback, usage metrics, and operational requirements to inform design recommendations and modernization efforts.
Collaborate with government stakeholders, software developers, engineers, and mission partners to assess proposed design changes and enhancements.
Document findings, assessments, and recommendations to support system improvements and decision-making activities.
Support testing and validation efforts to ensure implemented design changes achieve intended usability and operational outcomes.