Senior UI/UX Designer

Senior UI/UX Designer in Herndon, VA focusing on JavaScript web applications for a Motion GEOINT product, collaborating with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to craft responsive, user-centered interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Craft end-to-end user experiences for browser-based JavaScript apps, from initial concept to final handoff.
• Produce wireframes, user flows, mockups, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
• Partner with product managers, users, and developers to define requirements and simplify complex workflows into intuitive experiences.
• Develop responsive interfaces optimized for desktop and mobile web environments.
• Build and maintain reusable design systems, component libraries, and web UI standards.
• Maintain consistency in visual design, interaction patterns, accessibility, and usability across products.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and competitive analyses to inform design decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure accurate implementation in modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular.
• Iterate on designs based on user feedback, analytics, and stakeholder input.
• Advocate for UX best practices, accessibility, and front-end product design standards.

Requirements

• U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph or the ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor’s degree in UI/UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Over ten years of professional UI/UX design experience for web applications.
• Experience collaborating with users, product, and engineering teams.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design work for JavaScript-based web applications, SaaS platforms, or interactive digital products.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or equivalents.
• Experience designing for modern front-end environments using React, Angular, or Vue.
• Solid understanding of responsive design, accessibility standards, and usability principles.
• Ability to clearly communicate design rationale to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with front-end implementation constraints, HTML/CSS, and component-based design.
• At least five years of professional experience with Motion GEOINT data, concepts, and applications.
• Experience designing geospatial software applications.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence from Atlassian.
• Strong understanding of web design and user experience.

Technologies

• JavaScript
• React
• Vue
• Angular
• HTML
• CSS
• Figma
• Sketch
• Adobe XD
• Jira
• Confluence

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Mental health resources
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Adoption reimbursement
• Pet insurance

Desired qualifications

• Experience in Agile product development environments.
• Knowledge of design systems and scalable component libraries.
• Familiarity with developer handoff workflows and tools.
• Basic understanding of front-end coding practices in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience designing dashboards, workflow-heavy platforms, data-rich interfaces, or enterprise applications.
• Understanding of user research methodologies and analytics-informed design.
• Strong organizational skills.

Pay transparency

The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $137,000.00 - $228,000.00 annually.