UI/UX Designer — Secure DoD Data & AI Interfaces

Parsons; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Financial Wellness: competitive pay

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a UI/UX Designer to join the Joint Staff Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office team in a Virginia onsite role, shaping intuitive, secure interfaces for data and AI-enabled products supporting Department of Defense objectives.

The role focuses on turning mission needs into user-centered designs across the product lifecycle while upholding usability, accessibility, and security standards in a DoD environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of UI/UX design experience for complex applications, preferably in secure or federal environments.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools: Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, InVision.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design, usability, accessibility, and visual design standards.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-driven products.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop user interfaces and user experiences for data, analytics, and AI-enabled platforms supporting Joint Staff missions.
• Convert mission requirements, user feedback, and technical constraints into wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs.
• Partner with product managers, technical leads, data scientists, and mission stakeholders to ensure interfaces match operational workflows.
• Apply industry best practices and DoD standards for usability, accessibility, and security.
• Run user research, usability testing, and iterative design cycles to improve adoption and satisfaction.
• Create and maintain design systems, style guides, and reusable UI components for consistent use across products and PODs.
• Present design concepts and rationale to cross-functional teams to advocate for strong UX across delivery and sustainment.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and sustainment of UI/UX solutions within secure DoD environments.

Skills

UI/UX design

Cross-functional collaboration

User-centered design

Communication

Education

Graphic Design

Human-Computer Interaction

Computer Science

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Sketch

InVision

Job description

Parsons is seeking a UI/UX Designer to join the Joint Staff Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office team in a Virginia onsite role, shaping intuitive, secure interfaces for data and AI-enabled products supporting Department of Defense objectives.

The role focuses on turning mission needs into user-centered designs across the product lifecycle while upholding usability, accessibility, and security standards in a DoD environment.