Senior UI​/UX Specialist

Overview

Leidos is seeking a UX Specialist to be part of the mission solution and help lead our customer’s Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces which support our customer’s mission to meet the changing needs of the public and internal customers.

We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with the following key required skills: strong knowledge of user-centered design (UCD) principles to document user requirements and user needs (and pain points); interaction/interface design experience utilizing user-centered methods; designing and conducting formative user research tests (including user interviews, contextual inquiry, card sorting, usability tests, and others) in both formal and informal settings;

experience preparing and presenting findings and recommendations in small and large group settings.

• Derive business processes, analyze user needs, assist in requirements definition, design browser-based interfaces, and design and conduct usability testing
• Elicit business goals and user needs from stakeholders
• Facilitate customer discovery sessions
• Create Conceptual Models, Journey Maps, Personas and Scenarios of Use
• Create and refine screen prototypes
• Document user requirements, screen designs, and design recommendations

Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.

(Basic Qualifications)

• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis
• BS Degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 6 years of direct Interaction/Interface design experience in User-Centered Methods and User Analysis.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
• Must be a US Citizen

(Required Skills)

• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis
• Minimum of 6 years of direct Interaction/Interface design experience in User-Centered Methods and User Analysis
• Minimum of 6 years of experience documenting user requirements, screen designs, and design recommendations
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in designing and conducting formative usability tests in both formal and informal settings
• Minimum of 4 years of experience preparing and presenting findings and recommendations in small and large group settings
• Must provide a digital portfolio of design work for review

(Desired Skills)

• Experience using Axure RP prototyping software
• Experience with Adobe
  
  XD prototyping software
• Experience with Pega and/or Service Now platforms
• Experience with the Agile/Scrum methodology
• Understanding of responsive design
• Prior experience supporting government agencies
• Understanding of Section 508 and its requirements regarding design
• Hold additional UX Certifications such as UX Master Certification (NN/g) or UX Design Immersive (General Assembly)

Pay Range: $ - $

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

Non-Discrimination Commitment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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