UX/UI Designer for Federal Digital Modernization

Leidos; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a talented UX/UI Specialist to support the SSA and its Digital Modernization Strategy. This onsite full-time role is in Woodlawn, MD and focuses on designing intuitive, accessible interfaces for SSA applications and services.

The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, conduct user research, create wireframes and prototypes, perform usability testing, and ensure accessibility within an Agile team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with relevant UX/UI experience.
• 3+ years of direct UX/UI design experience with user-centered methods.
• Experience documenting user requirements, screen designs, and design recommendations.
• Experience designing and conducting formative usability testing in varied settings.
• Experience presenting usability findings and design concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to explain technical concepts to stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and translate requirements into user-friendly solutions.
• Digital portfolio of design work required; Public Trust eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes and translate needs into intuitive interfaces.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather objectives and user requirements.
• Lead customer discovery sessions and design workshops.
• Create user journeys, personas, and scenarios to inform design decisions.
• Develop wireframes, layouts, and interactive prototypes for browser apps.
• Plan and conduct usability testing to validate solutions.
• Analyze findings and provide actionable UX recommendations.
• Document requirements, designs, usability findings, and recommendations.
• Present concepts and research to technical teams and customers.
• Work with developers and analysts to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Support accessible, responsive, and user-friendly digital applications.

Skills

UX/UI Design

User Research

Usability Testing

Wireframing

Prototyping

HTML/CSS Basics

Agile/Scrum

Figma

Axure RP

Accessibility (Section 508)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Figma

Axure RP

Jira

Confluence

USWDS

Job description

Leidos is seeking a talented UX/UI Specialist to support the SSA and its Digital Modernization Strategy. This onsite full-time role is in Woodlawn, MD and focuses on designing intuitive, accessible interfaces for SSA applications and services.

The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, conduct user research, create wireframes and prototypes, perform usability testing, and ensure accessibility within an Agile team.