UX Engineer TS/SCI Poly – 508 UI Specialist

Shield Consulting Solutions, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 230,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 25 days

11 paid holidays

Healthcare for employees + dependents

401(k) with immediate vesting

Job summary

Shield Consulting Solutions is seeking a UX-focused UI engineer to join a team modernizing a data tracking and metrics system. The role emphasizes highly usable interfaces, alignment with analysts’ workflows, and 508-compliant design.

You will create wireframes, collaborate with designers and engineers, and validate concepts with interactive prototypes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in user-centered design, strong UI skills, and proficiency with Linux, CSS, JavaScript, and HTML.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience with a strong background in user-centered design, UI best practices, usability testing, and the software development lifecycle (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment).
• Demonstrate working knowledge of Linux, CSS, JavaScript, and HTML to support UI design, troubleshoot design-related issues, and collaborate with development teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline; 4 additional years of software engineering experience may substitute for the degree.

Responsibilities

• Join an experienced team working on efforts to modernize an existing data tracking and metrics system.
• The User Experience (UX) developer should focus on developing highly usable end user interfaces, applying UI best practices, and UX principles.
• Work closely with users (analysts) to research, develop, and document user profiles and user performance requirements.
• Conduct task analysis and workflow mapping and develop and test user scenarios.
• Develop UI design specifications and support documentation (e.g., wireframes, mockups, interaction behaviors, and design guidelines).
• Collaborate with product designers and process engineers to inform application design and ensure user-centered solutions align with workflows and requirements.
• Conduct accessibility and 508 compliance testing to ensure user interfaces meet regulatory and usability standards.
• Collect and analyze user feedback through surveys and behavioral data to guide design improvements and UX decisions.
• Work independently while collaborating effectively with small teams and larger cross-functional groups.
• Create interactive prototypes to validate design concepts and communicate interactions to stakeholders and development teams.

Skills

UI/UX design

508 Compliance

Linux

CSS

JavaScript

HTML

Adobe Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Adobe Suite

Job description

Shield Consulting Solutions is seeking a UX-focused UI engineer to join a team modernizing a data tracking and metrics system. The role emphasizes highly usable interfaces, alignment with analysts’ workflows, and 508-compliant design.

You will create wireframes, collaborate with designers and engineers, and validate concepts with interactive prototypes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in user-centered design, strong UI skills, and proficiency with Linux, CSS, JavaScript, and HTML.