UI/UX Designer

$66,000 - $106,000/Yr

Peraton - Blacksburg, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Blacksburg, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Peraton's Strategic Innovation Group is seeking an experienced User Interface / User Experience (UI/UX) Designer to join our Technology and Engineering Software Delivery Center to support exciting projects across Peraton in areas such as communications, space, cybersecurity, defense, health, and mobile. As a UI/UX Designer on our team, you'll have the opportunity to work in a collaborative, supportive environment that allows you to grow your skills and your career while building experience in a variety of different projects and domains. You'll work in an Agile software environment to develop compelling, creative, and user-focused designs for a variety of software applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of cohesive and standardized user experiences across software applications.
• Collaborate with business analysts, software engineers, stakeholders, and end users to determine requirements and design ideas.
• Analyze user interfaces and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Quickly iterate on multiple interactive design solutions and work through details.
• Create and execute style guides, interaction patterns, and information design standards.
• Develop wireframes, mockups, and rapid prototypes supporting design ideas and effectively communicate ideas to various user groups and stakeholders.
• Present design work to multiple teams and senior leadership for review and feedback.
• Assess and optimize the performance of new and existing features by actively participating in user research and assessing performance metrics.
• Contribute to the group's shared knowledge of user-centered design and research methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 2 to 5 years of professional experience working in a full-time capacity as a UI/UX Designer. Preference for background in Graphic Design, UX Design, Communications, or a related field.
• Portfolio of design work that demonstrates understanding of user-centered design methodologies (Discovery, Design, Development).
• Experience in user research, user interface design, information architecture, usability testing, human factors, and other related disciplines.
• Knowledge of design fundamentals including information design, interaction design, visual design, and user-centered design best practices.
• Proficiency with industry standard design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator), Sketch, Figma, Mural, and InVision.
• Basic understanding of Accessibility (Section 508 Compliance), Plain language, and other standard best practices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills coupled with focused listening skills.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience working in an Agile software development environment.
• Awareness of new trends in interactive design, development, and digital platforms.

Benefits

• Target Salary Range: $66,000 - $106,000.