UX​/UI Designer at Steampunk McLean, VA

UX/UI Designer job ean, VA.

As a UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for guiding government clients through our Design Intelligence framework, incorporating human‑centered methods to solve complex user experience challenges. You will plan and execute UX initiatives from discovery through interface design; research, prototyping, iteration, visual design, user, usability and accessibility testing. You will serve as the voice of the customer and make sure their needs are considered and met within a proposed solution.

• Participate in all aspects of the discovery process to understand client mission and goals, stakeholders, users and their ecosystems, current state journeys, user segments, program and project objectives.
• Conduct workshops and interviews to help frame pain points and opportunities, define insights, validate hypothesis, and create a compelling experience vision.
• Understand the relevance of and how artifacts such as journey maps, service blueprints, personas, ecosystem and experience maps fit into crafting the user experience.
• Conduct user research and testing and effectively translate user needs into an implementable digital experience.
• Collaborate and communicate stakeholder and user needs on a cross‑functional team within an agile environment.
• Understand and embrace the specifications and constraints of a given technology, platform, and/or operational environment.
• Design intuitive, elegant, and accessible interfaces supported through a test‑and‑learn process.
• Ensure all deliverables across a variety of projects are produced at the highest quality.

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance.
• Four or more years of professional UX and UI experience designing viable solutions for multi‑platform digital products.
• Current portfolio demonstrating ideology, methods, tools, skills, and craft.
• Demonstrated experience conducting primary and secondary user‑research including user‑interviews, discovery and co‑creation workshops, heuristic evaluation and card sorting, and applying those insights to personas, journey maps, site maps, ecosystem maps, information architecture and interface design.
• Demonstrated experience in UI design including wire framing, low‑ and high‑fidelity prototyping, moderated and unmoderated user testing, and accessibility testing.
• Knowledge and experience with 508 compliance requirements.
• Experience working on a scrum team within the Agile delivery framework and integrating research and design into technical sprints, including writing user stories and story‑pointing.
• Proficiency with tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, Zeplin, and other prototyping tools.
• Desire to keep pace with ever‑changing industry tools and best practices with the ability to make recommendations as needed for the best outcome.
• Experience collaborating within a multi‑disciplinary delivery team including service designers, technologists, data scientists, engineers, solution architects, and change managers.
• Strong analytical skills and a natural curiosity for solving problems.
• Collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working in a project‑based environment.
• Degree or equivalent experience in HCD, HCI, and/or UX design.
• Bonus Points:
  
  Previous work experience in or with the federal government.
• Bonus Points:
  
  Previous work experience as a consultant.
• Bonus Points:
  
  Previous experience with Cloud environments.

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $75,000 to $140,000. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Additional benefits details are available upon request.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E‑Verify program.