Web Designer

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

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.

Skills

UI/UX design

Web design

User research

Digital product design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Web Design, UX Design, HCI, Graphic Design, CS, IS, or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Sketch

Axure

Job description

Title

Web Designer

Roles And 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Web Design, User Experience Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in web design, UI/UX design, user research, digital product design, or a related discipline.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), or other federal government programs.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and government web design frameworks, including Section 508 compliance and U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) principles.
• Experience supporting data visualization platforms, intelligence analysis tools, or mission-focused operational dashboards.

Basic Compensation

$135,200 - $175,000

This range is for the Virginia area only.

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation

• KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation.
• Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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