UI/UX Designer

$82,100 - $172,400/Yr

CACI International - Remote, OR

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote, OR

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The UI/UX Designer role at CACI involves working within an Agile Scrum team to design and develop user interfaces for modern applications in a cloud-native environment. The position focuses on creating user-centered designs that enhance the user experience for software applications supporting Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The designer will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, releasable software in short sprint cycles, while also mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an Agile Scrum team member providing UI/UX design and development for the delivery of releasable software in short sprint cycles.
• Conceptualize and design custom software application capabilities for a variety of legacy and modernized systems with limited oversight.
• Lead the design of a cohesive look-and-feel and standardized user experience across the applications.
• Collaborate with the creative strategy, UX, visual design, development team, and client to create effective design strategies.
• Develop compelling, creative, and user-focused experiences that align with clients' business objectives.
• Create and execute experience style guides, interaction patterns, and information design standards.
• Develop wireframes, mockups, and/or prototypes to support design ideas and effectively communicate them to stakeholders.
• Establish standard layout and style libraries across applications.
• Work closely with the functional team to determine feasibility of requirements and collaborate on design ideas and improvements.
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of work, providing advice and guidance, resolving problems to meet objectives, and providing periodic performance reports.
• Provide mentoring to junior members of the team.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation.
• Degree in a related field, such as Interactive Design, Architecture, Industrial Design, Graphic Design or Human Factors.
• 5+ years' experience as a visual designer, interaction designer, experience designer or a similar role.
• Professional experience with enterprise UI design tools such as Figma (preferred), Axure, or similar tools.
• Ability to understand trade-offs between designs, technical feasibility, and maintenance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Design Thinking certifications such as those offered through IDEO, Stanford, Cornell, MIT or other organizations.
• Proven experience designing for web accessibility (Section 508 standards).
• Experience with information architecture.
• Ability and interest in educating others on user-centered design best practices.
• Advanced understanding of Lean processes, and Agile principles.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) plan allowing vacation as needed without a set number of days.
• Career mobility program for dynamic career building.
• Access to over 20 Communities of Practice for skill sharing and knowledge.
• Learning Academies providing training and certifications.
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.