UI Designer
Employment Type: Full Time Midlevel
Department: Developer
CGS is seeking a talented driven UI Designer to join our team helping our national security customers achieve deeper stakeholder engagement through the iterative researchdriven usercentered design of their core applications and websites. In this role you will lead efforts to design missioncritical applications and websites that provide seamless user experiences driven by modern innovative interfaces. The ideal candidate possesses experience leading the iterative prototyping and design of modern responsive web pages applications and other digital solutions that exceed the expectations of both clients and end users.
CGS brings motivated highly skilled and creative people together to solve the governments most dynamic problems with cuttingedge technology. To carry out our mission we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation appreciate collaboration and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.
Skills and attributes for success:
Ability to identify solutions to customer problems based on validated insights from the User Research team.
Ability to manage the planning design and implementation of multiple sites and applications across multiple clients simultaneously in a fastpaced environment.
Ability to collaborate with ECS engineers and federal clients to define design and implement innovative beautiful intuitive digital solutions for use by our federal customer and their stakeholders.
Ability to collaborate with ECS UX and design research specialists in the analysis of user research to inform the design of highly usable web pages application interfaces and other dynamic solutions.
Ability to create wireframes storyboards and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas for websites applications and other digital solutions.
Ability to create scalable design resources to aid in project collaboration and the expansion of ECS creative services.
Qualifications:
Must be a US Citizen.
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust.
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
5 years combined professional design experience (UI Design Graphic Design CX/UX Design Research).
Strong online portfolio that showcases the candidates ability to make researchdriven decisions in the design of responsive web and mobile applications.
Resultsoriented problem solver with high standards for quality accuracy attention to detail and overall excellence.
Strong understanding of the life cycle process of website development (discovery planning design requirements coding testing and user testing and evaluation).
Strong understanding of user interface design standards.
Experience designing web and mobile applications that are compliant with 508 and US Web Design System (USWDS) standards.
Experience prioritizing features while accounting for user goals and business requirements.
Experience carrying designs from start to finish from wireframes to delivery of final highfidelity UI mockups.
Experience establishing and maintaining rapid customer feedback loops to inform design at critical stages.
Selfstarter motivated confident and can work independently as well as in a team environment.
Success on projects designed from scratch as well as redesigns for established platforms or products.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe XD InDesign Illustrator and Photoshop.
Ideally you will also have:
Excellent interpersonal and clientfocused skillsinteracts well with all levels of staff and partners with a positive and enthusiastic attitude.
Advanced coding knowledge (HTML CSS and JS).
Experience using Agile methodology to manage projects.
Experience creating and modifying data visualizations.
Experience evaluating existing systems and processes to identify UI issues and develop UI recommendations.
Understanding of user research methodologies usercentered design principles and frameworks.
Understanding of user personas user flows affinity mapping and other research tools.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Our Commitment
Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human technical and financial resources. We combine cuttingedge technology with worldclass personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our clients specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.
For the past seven years weve been growing our government contracting portfolio and along the way weve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty professionalism and quality work.
We care about our employees. Therefore we offer a comprehensive benefits package:
Health Dental and Vision
Life Insurance
401k
Flexible Spending Account (Health Dependent Care and Commuter)
Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Contact Government Services LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Join our team and become part of government innovation!
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