General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology is hiring: User Interface / User Experie
General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, VA, United States
Req ID: RQ190184
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Software Development
Skills:
Agile Methodology,Prototyping,User Experience (UX),User Experience (UX) Research,User Interfaces (UI)
Experience:
6 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
User Interface / User Experience (UI/UX) Designer – NAVSUP OIS - SECRET CLEARANCE A MUST HAVE!
Overview/ Job Responsibilities
GDIT is seeking a User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) Designer for the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Ordnance Information System (OIS) to provide technical expertise on a mission-critical program whose purpose is to develop, modernize, enhance, operate, and maintain services for OIS mission critical systems.
This role will support the Next Gen/Modernization development team, working with a team of Developers, Business Analysts, and Product Owners to support the design, creation, and maintenance of the OIS application, with a specific focus on improving the warfighter experience.
This position can be performed remotely; however , approximately 10% travel will be required for client meetings 4 times a year in Mechanicsburg, PA or Yorktown, VA .
Primary Responsibilities:
The UI/UX Developer will be responsible for the following:
Conceiving and conducting user research, interviews, and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences.
Design the overall customer-facing interface of the product and iterate upon it to ensure a great user experience
Facilitate the customers' and product owners' product visions by researching, conceiving, wire framing, sketching, prototyping, and mocking up user experiences
Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions
Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
Take a human-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs
Collaborate with back-end and front-end developers to improve usability
Take smart risks and champion new ideas
Collaborate with a cross-functional team of designers, product managers, and engineers on all phases of the product development life cycle
Incorporate best practices for accessibility, usability, web performance, and design into the product and ultimately champion a more consistent and delightful user experience
Perform subjective and objective research both qualitatively and quantitatively, to gather deep end-user understanding
Perform usability/heuristic evaluations and validations across the product or solution life-cycle
Qualifications:
Must have DOD Secret level clearance to start; U.S. Citizen required only for Federal Clearance Requirement
BA/BS or equivalent experience
Minimum 6 years (or Masters or equivalent experience and 4+ years) of experience in UI/UX design and/or product development
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment
Experience employing an iterative, user-centric design process in UX design/interactive prototyping
Experience with UI/UX toolsets: prototyping, wireframing, design, flow mapping tools (Figma, InVision, Balsamiq, Miro, or other similiar tools)
Experience taking input from multiple sources and synthesizing it into coherent design ideas
Experience defining interaction models, creating userflows, storyboards, wireframes, and prototypes
Detail-oriented and a highly motivated self-starter that is able to work closely in a collaborative role with other team members
Excellent communication, collaboration and teaming skills and experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Navy experience
Experience with CSS frameworks, JavaScript, jQuery
SAFe experience and knowledge
Designing for Mobile Applications
Knowledge of SEO principles
Understanding of and/or experience designing for 508 Compliance
Experience with Adobe Suite
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $89,250 - $120,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.