UI​/UX Designer - Senior

UI/UX Designer - Senior Huntsville, AL US Citizenship Required. Must have an Active Top Secret Clearance Required @Orchard is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to support a major federal modernization program. This role leads user-experience design efforts across cloud-based applications, data workflows, dashboards, and mission-critical interfaces. The Senior UI/UX Designer creates intuitive, accessible, and secure user experiences aligned with federal usability standards and operational mission needs.

The designer partners closely with Product, Engineering, QA, Cloud, and Migration teams to translate complex workflows into clean, user-centered designs. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a high-impact National Security mission, while getting hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge technology.

• User Experience (UX) Design:
  Lead user research, persona development, workflow analysis, and UX discovery activities
  Create wireframes, user flows, journey maps, prototypes, and interaction models
  Translate mission and technical requirements into intuitive user experiences
  Ensure designs meet usability, accessibility (Section 508), and security standards
• User Interface (UI) Design:
  Develop modern, responsive interface designs for web-based dashboards and cloud applications
  Create high-fidelity mockups, visual assets, design systems, and style guides
  Ensure UI concepts align with UX principles, product requirements, and modernization goals
  Collaborate with developers to support pixel‑perfect implementation
• Collaboration & Agile Delivery:
  Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and design reviews
  Work closely with Product Leads, Full Stack Engineers, QA Automation Engineers, and Cloud teams
  Provide clear design requirements, acceptance criteria, and handoff documentation
  Support iterative design improvements based on user testing and stakeholder feedback
• User Testing & Validation:
  Conduct usability testing, A/B testing, and UI validation sessions
  Analyze results and recommend design refinements to improve user efficiency and satisfaction
  Ensure final designs meet mission objectives and end-user needs
• Documentation & Communication:
  Produce design specifications, prototypes, and visual documentation supporting development
  Maintain design libraries and reusable components for consistency across applications
  Present design concepts and UX findings to leadership, mission stakeholders, and engineering teams

• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in UI/UX design, human-centered design, or digital product development
• Proven expertise in designing complex, data-rich interfaces for enterprise or mission-critical applications
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar
• Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments
• Strong communication, research, prototyping, and collaboration skills
• Ability to translate complex workflows into intuitive user experiences

• Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or national-security programs
• Familiarity with cloud-based applications, data visualizations, and microservice architectures
• Experience with accessibility compliance (Section 508 / WCAG)
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS or front-end concepts to support development alignment

Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time‑sensitive talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at