UX Consultant National Security West

UX Consultant - Gloucester - National Security West

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Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa: UK:
Gloucester.

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title: User Experience Consultant
Requisition : 122267
Location: Gloucester
Grade: GG08 - GG09
Referral Bonus: £2,000
Working arrangements: hybrid and flexible working arrangements (options available).

Primary responsibilities:

• Work as a UX practitioner within a team of UX consultants (BAE Systems and/or client), own specific work areas and coach others when needed.
• Lead the client engagement for specific areas of work concerning UX including requirements gathering, stakeholder validation, user testing and engagement and validation with other work-streams.
• Review and prioritise user requirements across complex, diverse audience types, aligning business critical objectives and goals.
• Plan and facilitate effective workshops from planning/design to client engagement and facilitation, translating outputs into materials that improve the UX of a project.
• Apply our standard UCD approaches as well as broader BAE Systems methodologies on client engagements with assistance/direction from senior management.
• Take ownership of one or more areas of work including planning, identifying risks and providing regular reports to the project manager.
• Create exciting online consumer experience designs that are empathetic and drive measurable business results.

Qualifications and experience:

• Excellent knowledge of UX methodologies and best practices: research, persona creation, needs analysis, site maps, taxonomies, wireframes and prototypes.
• Proficiency in relevant software packages such as Sketch, Framer, Just in Mind, Adobe Creative Suite etc.
• Willingness to immerse yourself and showcase our core company behaviours.
• Good knowledge of accessibility compliance, SEO, social, personalisation, responsive design, assisted digital, search, ecommerce, online customer service.
• Experience with Google Analytics, Adobe Test & Target, and similar tools.
• Preferably worked in an Agile development environment and Lean UX.

Benefits and support:

• Work-life balance with 25 days holiday a year and flexible benefits package.
• Flexible working arrangements: core hours with flexibility and part‑time options.
• Private medical and dental insurance, competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, tasty cards, and more.
• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Participation in bonus scheme.

We support diversity and inclusion. You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups covering gender diversity, mental health and wellbeing etc.

Hybrid working is embraced, with flexibility to work from home, office or client sites as appropriate.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our culture; we pride ourselves on an inclusive environment where a range of perspectives can achieve excellence.