User Experience Designer

Envision Innovative Solutions; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Envision Innovative Solutions in Annapolis Junction, Maryland is seeking a motivated User Experience Designer to join our team onsite. You will lead the plan, design and development of user experiences for devices, tools and systems, collaborating with subject matter experts to shape interactions.

The role requires ten years of UX design experience, leadership over project lifecycles, and a BS in CS or related field (or 4 additional UX years).

Qualifications

• Ten years' experience in User Experience Design.
• Five years' experience within the last 10 years’ experience leading project life cycle design.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional User Experience Design experience on projects with similar design may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with Information Technology: Three (3) years’ experience with screen mock‑up tools (e.g. PowerPoint, Visio, Axure) and related industry tools used to create visual displays and prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plan, design and development activities to create the user experience for devices, tools and systems.
• Establish interactive conventions, gather user requirements, mock up experiences, and discuss trade-offs with development teams and SMEs.
• Apply visualization and screen design expertise to create a successful user experience.
• Support UX Lead by conducting user research sessions (interviews, usability tests, contextual inquiries).
• Execute discussion guides, screeners, and research protocols as defined by the UX Lead.
• Observe and document user behaviors, pain points, and patterns during sessions.
• Administer quantitative data collection methods (surveys, card sorting, tree testing).
• Compile and organize raw research data for synthesis by the UX lead.

Skills

UX design

Project lifecycle leadership

User research

Screen mock-up tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline

Tools

PowerPoint

Visio

Axure

Job description

Envision Innovative Solutions delivers mission-focused technology solutions to the Defense and Intelligence Community. Since 2006, we have supported critical national security programs by building high-performing engineering teams and developing innovative enterprise solutions. Our engineers work in a collaborative, zero-bureaucracy environment where expertise is valued, ideas are heard, and contributions directly drive mission success.

Envision is seeking a motivated, career, and customer-oriented User Experience Designer to join our team at Annapolis Junction, Maryland. This is an onsite position.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading the plan, design and development activities to create the user experience for devices, tools and systems.
• Responsible for establishing interactive conventions, assisting in gathering user requirements, mocking up user experiences, participating in trade‑off discussions with development teams and subject matter experts, analyzing tool sets, creating screen mock‑ups and helping customers to imagine new kinds of interactive techniques and technologies.
• Applies visualization and screen design expertise to create a successful user experience.
• Support UX Lead by conducting user research sessions (interviews, usability tests, contextual inquiries) to collect raw behavioral and attitudinal data.
• Execute discussion guides, screeners, and research protocols as defined by the UX Lead.
• Observe and document user behaviors, pain points, and patterns during sessions, distinguishing what users say from what they actually do or need.
• Administer quantitative data collection methods (surveys, card sorting, tree testing) in support of research plans set by the UX Lead.
• Compile and organize raw research data (notes, session artifacts) into clean, structured formats for UX lead to synthesize.

Required Skills

• Ten years' experience in User Experience Design.
• Five years' experience within the last 10 years’ experience leading project life cycle design.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional User Experience Design experience on projects with similar design may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with Information Technology: Three (3) years’ experience with screen mock‑up tools (e.g. PowerPoint, Visio, Axure) and related industry tools used to create visual displays and prototypes.

Security Clearance Requirement

Current/Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

Envision is an equal‑opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age, disability or any other basis prohibited by law.