UXUI Designer

UX/UI Designer

Must provide a digital portfolio of design work for review.

Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn MD.

Selected candidate must be willing to work onsite at least 2 days a week.

Key Required Skills

Strong knowledge of usercentered design principles documenting user requirements user needs; Interaction/Interface design exp utilizing usercentered methods; frontend development utilizing HTML/CSS/JavaScript; exp preparing/presenting findings in group

Position Description

Must provide a digital portfolio of design work for review.

Derive business processes analyze user needs assist in requirements definition design browserbased interfaces and design and conduct usability testing.

Interact daily with development team on the creation of new web components for the design system.

Elicit business goals and user needs from stakeholders.

Creation of anatomy diagrams for new UI elements (in the form of web components)

Support the creation and maintenance for design toolkits in the latest design tools (Figma Axure 10 XD etc) used by the UX Design Team

Support the continuation of design token integration with the design system.

Facilitate customer discovery sessions.

Create and refine screen prototypes.

Document user requirements screen designs and design recommendations

Skills Requirements:

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical topics as well as interface with the customer daily.

Minimum of 8 years of direct Interaction/Interface design experience in UserCentered Methods and User Analysis

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical topics as well as interface with the customer daily.

Minimum of 8 years of experience documenting user requirements screen designs and design recommendations

Minimum of 4 year of experience preparing and presenting findings and recommendations in small and large group settings

Minimum of 2 year of experience frontend development of applications utilizing HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Experience using Axure RP prototyping software (preferably Axure 10)

Experience with Figma prototyping software

Must provide a digital portfolio of design work for review.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

Experience supporting the creation and/or maintenance of a design system.

Experience working with design tokens.

Experience with StencilJS and/or web component creation

Experience with Git/GitHub for version control and repo management

Experience in designing and conducting formative usability tests in both formal and informal settings

Experience with Pega and/or ServiceNow platforms

Experience with the Agile/Scrum methodology

Prior experience supporting government agencies.

Understanding of Section 508 and its requirements regarding design

Hold additional UX Certifications such as UX Master Certification (NN/g) or UX Design Immersive (General Assembly)

Education:

Bachelors degree with 7 years of experience

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Headquartered in Leesburg Virginia Zenius Corporation is a HUBZonecertified small business. Zenius specializes in providing Grants Management IT Modernization Acquisition Management and Financial Management services to Federal agencies. Zenius is selected by Inc 5000 as one of the fastestgrowing companies in the DC Metro Area award for two years in a row 2021 and 2020. Zenius is also listed by Financial Times as one of the fastestgrowing companies in the Americas in 2021. Zenius is an awardee of 2019 Best of Leesburg winner (Business Management Consultant category). Learn more at.

BENEFITS

Zenius Corporation is a very employeeoriented company. Join us now and help us grow!

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays and paid time off medical insurance including health vision dental insurance 401K matching Flexible Spending Account and flexible schedules as per business needs. We also work with our employees on training and professional certification plans that benefit the employee.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Zenius Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. Zenius complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Zenius Corporation expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status.