UX Specialist

UX Specialist

Must provide a digital portfolio of design work for review when submitting.

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

Key Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of usercentered design (UCD) principles to include documenting user requirements and user needs (and pain points); Interaction/Interface design experience utilizing usercentered methods
• Position Description:
• Derive business processes analyze user needs assist in requirements definition design browserbased interfaces and design and conduct usability testing.
• Elicit business goals and user needs from stakeholders.
• Facilitate customer discovery sessions.
• Create Conceptual Models Journey Maps Personas and Scenarios of Use
• 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 on a daily basis
• Minimum of 6 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 on a daily basis
• Minimum of 6 years of direct Interaction/Interface design experience in UserCentered Methods and User Analysis
• Minimum of 6 years of experience documenting user requirements screen designs and design recommendations
• Minimum of 4 year of experience in designing and conducting formative usability tests in both formal and informal
• settings
• Minimum of 4 year of experience preparing and presenting findings and recommendations in small and large group settings
• 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 using Axure RP prototyping software
• Experience with AdobeXD prototyping software
• Experience with Pega and/or ServiceNow platforms
• Experience with the Agile/Scrum methodology
• Understanding of responsive design
• 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.

QUAL 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.