Senior UI/UX Designer

Design impact at the pace of real mission work. Contact Government Services, LLC is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to lead research-driven, user-centered design for web pages, application interfaces, and dynamic solutions for a large Federal agency. This onsite role in Rockville, MD supports full-scale UX design planning through design and implementation across multiple sites and applications, with close collaboration across federal teams.

What you’ll do

• Lead end-to-end UX design work, including research, blueprinting, and evaluation of existing systems.
• Plan, design, and help implement multiple sites and applications across multiple clients simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Run and analyze user research to guide the creation of highly usable web pages, application interfaces, and other dynamic solutions.
• Partner with federal practice engineers and federal clients to define, design, and implement innovative, intuitive solutions for federal users and stakeholders.
• Produce wireframes, storyboards, and site maps that clearly communicate interaction and design concepts for websites and applications.
• Build scalable design resources that support collaboration and the growth of ECS creative services.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Public Trust eligibility (must be able to obtain).
• Strong UX design experience, with 10+ years combined professional design background (UCD, UI/UX design).
• A strong online portfolio demonstrating research-driven decisions for responsive web and mobile applications.
• Results-oriented problem solving with high standards for quality, accuracy, attention to detail, and overall excellence.
• Expertise in user research methodologies, user-centered design principles and frameworks, and user interface design standards.
• Advanced knowledge of user personas, user flows, affinity mapping, and other research tools.
• Understanding of the website development life cycle, including discovery, planning, design, requirements, coding, testing, and user testing and evaluation.
• Experience evaluating existing systems and processes to identify UX issues and develop UX recommendations.
• Experience designing web and mobile applications compliant with 508 and US Web Design System (USWDS) standards.
• Ability to prioritize features while balancing user goals and business requirements.
• Experience carrying designs from wireframes through delivery of final high-fidelity UI mockups.
• Experience creating and maintaining rapid customer feedback loops at critical stages of the design process.
• Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively, including ability to mentor or lead junior designers.
• Track record delivering both greenfield designs and redesigns of established platforms or products.
• Advanced coding knowledge in HTML, CSS, and JS.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe xD, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Technologies

• HTML, CSS, JS
• Adobe xD, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
• US Web Design System (USWDS)

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Ideally, you will also have

• Excellent interpersonal and client-focused skills; comfortable interacting with all levels of staff and partners with a positive, enthusiastic attitude.
• Experience using Agile methodology to manage projects.
• Experience creating and modifying data visualizations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced
Department: Information Technology
Location: Rockville, MD (onsite)
Salary: USD 120,000 - 200,000 per year