Development Architect

Statement of WorkUX Architect & Product Strategist

This Statement of Work (SOW) is between the Vendor and the Department of Technology Services (DTS) for the Department of Workforce Services (DWS). This engagement is to provide DTS/DW with professional services expertise as a UX Architect & Product Strategist.

License Scope

DTS is responsible for all licensing requirements of their environments.

Duration

The proposed level of effort for this engagement is approximately sixty (60) months (10440 hours) which will end on February 7 2029. Any increases in the scope requirements or scheduling may result in a new or extended professional services agreement.

Job Description

The Utah Department of Workforce Services is looking to hire a User Experience Designer or Architect with experience in Product Development Strategy for the Core Web Team. Our teams core responsibility is to develop support modernize and maintain internal and public facing web applications that serve the needs of the citizens of the State of Utah.

The selected candidate will be responsible for bridging the gap between the vision that Business has for their products and the technical details of what engineering will build. The right candidate will be able to conduct stakeholder interviews create interactive mockups and lead discussions with Business that help them feel empowered to create realistic requirements and trust the development process.

This position is primarily responsible for getting the customer and the development team on the same page. It will help the customer understand what is possible help them clarify their long term product strategy and help them visually interact with their ideas before resources are spent building them.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years of experience in UX design and product strategy.
Strong portfolio showcasing UX design work and strategic thinking.
Proficient in design and prototyping tools such as Figma or Adobe XD.
Excellent communication presentation and collaborative skills.
Experience with Agile development methodologies such as SCRUM including experience with the Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence) sprint planning and retrospectives and regular team standup meetings.
Experience working on a development team in both new and existing projects.
Excellent oral and written communication
Bootstrap 4 responsive design
Strong understanding of usercentered design principles
Experience developing User Stories and User Journeys
Experiencing building out a Product Roadmap and Strategic Product Plan
Background in working with crossfunctional teams including developers product managers and stakeholders.
Preference given to candidates with the following qualifications:
Experience with HTML/CSS JavaScript
Familiarity with Angular 17
Experience with GitHub
Experience with Oracle or other relational databases
Experience with modern web development technologies including but not limited to:
Angular user interfaces
Relational database design with Oracle/PostgreSQL
Experience configuring or managing OpenCMS

KSSOW#: KSSOW 24029 Vendor: Enter vendor name here Candidate: Enter name of candidate here Minimum Mandatory Requirements Skill Set Skill Level Years of Exp. Notes Meet/
Exceed 1 Minimum of 5 years of experience in UX design and product strategy None No 2 Strong portfolio showcasing UX design work None No 3 Proficient in design and prototyping tools such as Figma or Adobe XD. None No 4 Experiencing building out a Product Roadmap and Strategic Product Plan None No