UI/UX Designer

SAIC is currently seeking motivated and energetic UI/UX Designer (Journeyman) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 4 days per week for the first year of employment.

Job Responsibilities

Duties include conducting user research and usability testing to ensure all designs meet user and client requirements, optimizing services and products for a range of clients, and developing mockups for the design and development teams.

• Component-Driven Design: Developing structural wireframes, mockups, and task flows tailored for component-based front-end frameworks like Angular and/or React.
• Developer Collaboration: Partnering closely with engineering teams to ensure wireframes align with framework constraints, maximizing component reusability and reducing development friction.
• Technical Handoffs: Delivering precise design handoffs, component specifications, and interactive prototypes that map clearly to front-end development structures.
• Developing and maintaining design wire-frames and specifications
• Collaborating with visual designers and creative directors to incorporate brand identity
• Communicating screen designs, interaction models, end-to-end experiences, and the target audience to other members of the project team
• Considering the human-computer interface element of a design
• Comparing the user experience of existing applications and working to design better alternatives
• Keeping current with industry trends and competitor products, and communicating design prototypes and ideas to developers
• Working with development teams to design and implement attractive designs while maintaining consistency
• Developing task flows and wireframes based on user needs

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Must be able to create a design from scratch and critique/improve a design
• Must have experience with Figma and Framer to create wireframes and prototypes.
• Previous development experience in HTML/CSS/Javascript is required.
• Framework Familiarity: Strong understanding of UI/UX design patterns for modern front-end frameworks, specifically Angular (or Angular Material) and React.
• Technical Wireframing: Expert proficiency in high-utility wireframing and prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD) with a focus on logical layout hierarchy.
• Front-End Literacy: Solid conceptual understanding of modern web technologies (HTML5, CSS3/SASS, and responsive layouts like Flexbox/Grid) to guarantee design feasibility.
• Experience in Adobe, Sketch, Jira, Confluence, Wireframing Tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to present concepts, ideas, and insights to the project team and clients.
• Familiarity with information architecture and interaction design.
• Background in project research and management, and a strong portfolio of design projects.
• Solid understanding of user experience design fundamentals, such as rules of typography and data visualization techniques.
• Must be self-motivated and take initiative to continually meet with team leads.
• Demonstrate analytical capability and strong Microsoft Excel Skills.
• Strong writing and presentation skills.
• Flexibility to work in a constantly changing environment.

Customer Requirements

• Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation
• Citizenship - Must be a US Citizen
• Location - This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 4 days per week for the first year of employment. After their first year, they will have the option to work a hybrid schedule (2 days on-site) depending on the needs of the team.