UX/UI Designer

About Us

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

The Role

Job Title: UX/UI Designer

Job Responsibilities:

• Advance the UX practice. Foster best practices through advocacy and coaching, clearly communicating method and their value to all domains.
• Mentor and coach colleagues, partners, and organizational teams on Design System usage and its mission, resources, and processes.
• Contribute to the vision, product management, project management, design, development, and authorship of a Design System standardizing Visual Style, UI Components, UI Patterns, and supporting documentation.
• Consult on user-centric design knowledge, techniques, tools, methods, and expert advice.
•  Creative and Technical direction of the Design System – its visual style, front-end assets, and technical build tooling.
•  Research, Prototype, Build UI features of Design System.
• Review and advise on the work of designers and developers to ensure a cohesive experience across products.
• Assist in introducing post-delivery UX field testing to understand how solutions are used and can be improved.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors and five years or more experience (4 years experience in lieu of degree).
• Proven background in building UI solutions with HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
• Familiarity with Git, Github and Git Actions.
• Familiarity with emerging frameworks and tooling: e.g. Angular, React, Vue, Webpack, Gulp, Grunt, etc.
• Experience with non-code-based prototyping and design tools, e.g. Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD.
• Experience with the Adobe suite of graphic design tools, e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.

Skills:

• Аbility to obtain and maintain a USDA public trust.
• A history of leading and delivering the processes needed to affect change.
• Strong empathetic skills, understanding how and why an interface succeeds or fails.
• Strong communication and presentational skills – visual, verbal, and written.
• Demonstrable excellence in Design Research – generative and evaluative.

Work Style:

• Full-Time
• Remote

Benefits & Perks

• Flexible Scheduling
• Paid Family Leave
• Insurance
• Retirement
• Employee Stock Purchase
• Pet Insurance