User Experience Designer

Overview

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in a collaborative and caring community, where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

AFS is looking for a skilled UI/UX Engineer/Designer to join our team. This role involves designing and implementing user interfaces for our web applications, focusing on creating intuitive, accessible, and consistent user experiences. The ideal candidate will conduct user research, develop wireframes and prototypes, and collaborate with developers to ensure the final product meets user needs and accessibility standards. Responsibilities include creating user personas and journey maps, designing information architecture and navigation flows, and developing interactive prototypes to validate design concepts.

This individual will also establish and maintain design systems and component libraries, implement responsive designs for various devices, and ensure compliance with accessibility standards. Usability testing will be conducted to identify improvement opportunities, and collaboration with product owners will align designs with business requirements while staying updated on UI/UX trends and best practices. Additionally, the candidate will support government enterprise system architecture activities to define and scope our clients  toughest challenges.

This includes maintaining and improving system architecture artifacts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, and integrating effectively across the enterprise. The role also involves developing and documenting the enterprise architecture framework, creating architecture models to communicate complex system relationships, and evaluating technology options for alignment with architectural standards. The candidate will assess the impact of proposed changes, identify opportunities for reuse and standardization, and facilitate architecture review boards to ensure governance.

Collaboration with security architects will be essential to ensure compliance with security requirements, while also maintaining architecture repositories and documentation, and providing architectural guidance to development teams.

• 5+ years of experience with UI/UX
• Experience with Data Visualization, Storyboards & Wireframes, User Experience (UX), User Research, or Persona Creation

• Active Secret, TS or TS/SCI clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland
. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. () We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed Final date to receive applications.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$98,500—$184,900 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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