Web Designer

About the position

SAIC is seeking a Web Designer to support a government customer in St. Louis/Arnold, MO. The role involves applying extensive knowledge of various sciences, including Computer Science and Programming, to create designs for complex client web and mobile applications. The designer will partner with internal and external teams to conceptualize, design, and prototype excellent user experiences while maintaining functionality and simple workflows. The position requires researching and implementing modern web technologies to create innovative user interfaces and improve workflow efficiency. Additionally, the designer will be responsible for transforming scientific presentations into user-facing products, creating visual concepts using computer software and browser-based technologies, and utilizing Development Operations (DevOps) systems and tools to ensure compliant code and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Apply extensive knowledge of various sciences (e.g., Computer Science, Programming; Appliance Programming Interface (APIs) or web service technologies (e.g., REST APIs, SOAP, and XML).
• Create designs for complex client web and mobile applications utilizing current industry programming techniques.
• Partner with internal and external teams and application users to conceptualize, design, and prototype excellent user experiences while maintaining functionality and simple workflows.
• Research and implement modern web technologies to create innovative user interfaces and improve workflow efficiency.
• Design new user-facing products by transforming an idea from scientific presentations to websites to online productivity tools.
• Create visual concepts by using computer software, JavaScript and other browser-based technologies.
• Utilize the customer's Development Operations (DevOps) systems and tools (Git, Jenkins, etc.) to ensure compliant code and ensure best practices.
• Build efficient, reusable libraries of design information for future use.
• Identify and troubleshoot customer issues on content management system (permissions, API, web parts).
• Utilize Web Styling Languages and applications (e.g., XML-parsing, XSLT, CSS, Web Services and REST) of multiple systems including Microsoft.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of Computer Science and Programming.
• Experience with web service technologies such as REST APIs, SOAP, and XML.
• Proficiency in creating designs for web and mobile applications.
• Ability to conceptualize and prototype user experiences.
• Familiarity with modern web technologies and user interface design.
• Experience with Development Operations (DevOps) systems and tools like Git and Jenkins.
• Strong skills in JavaScript and other browser-based technologies.
• Knowledge of Web Styling Languages and applications (e.g., XML-parsing, XSLT, CSS).