UI/UX Designer at ECS Tech Inc

Arlington, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Oct, 26

Salary

120000.0

Posted On

16 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

UI Design, UX Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Less, Sass, Responsive Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, User-Centered Design, UI Architecture

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

ECS is seeking a UX / UI Web Designer to design the UI architecture, interface, and interaction flow of new web and on‐device software applications to include the wireframes, mock-ups and process flows. This position works for the US Postal Services' Inspector General's Office (OIG) at our Arlington, VA office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon additional funding and requires a Public Trust background investigation. This entails an in-depth background check & either US Citizenship or Permanent Resident (Green Card) status. Responsibilities include: * Will serve as a designer in the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) External Services Directorate, responsible for user experience and interface design * Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors * Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications * Engage with stakeholders to do evaluation of needs, goals, mission, values, and overall objectives of site * Solicit and incorporate feedback from CIGIE/USPS OIG/IG Community subject matter and technical experts throughout the engagement. * Leverage the U.S. design standards to the greatest extent possible * Limit custom coding to the greatest extent possible to promote efficient knowledge-transfer and cost-effective in-house maintenance * Throughout development, when significant design choices are required, develop multiple concepts for feedback from CIGIE/USPS OIG/IG Community POCs * Create user‐centered designs for software projects by considering customer feedback * Design the UI architecture, interface, and interaction flow of new web and on‐device software applications * Create and evaluate interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and * optimize the user experience * Breakdown complex requirements and concepts into well‐thought visual designs and workflows * Participates in testing, validating own and others’ functionality * Modernize and improve existing graphics, fonts, and other design elements, with the goal of achieving a modern looking website Qualifications * At least 5 years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role * Conceptual understanding of User Interface Design and the Design Process * Intermediate to advanced user of Adobe Creative Suite (or other designer tools) * Intermediate level of HTML, CSS and Bootstrap * Basic JavaScript skills * Understanding of Less and Sass * Understanding of responsive design and touch interface interaction techniques and be in sync with recent design standards and trends * Understanding of the limitations of web and mobile, with approaches/ideas to flex those boundaries. A solid portfolio of work demonstrating experience creating great user‐centered design solutions across multiple interfaces and screen sizes * Ability to work collaboratively with developers, project managers, and cross‐functional teams to ensure that designs are successfully created and implemented to achieve the user goals * Experience creating UI specs & wireframes. Flexibility and willingness to move from idea, to whiteboard, to execution quickly and provide choices to stakeholders * Experience in proposing and executing new interactive graphics based on existing data, with the goal of making the data already collect more accessible and interactive * Ability to improve the “user paths” on the site, ensuring that users’ destinations can be reached in a minimum of clicks Note: This position requires working onsite 4 days a week at out USPS customer site in Arlington, VA. Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 annually General Description of Benefits [https://ecstech.com/careers/benefits]

Responsibilities

Design the UI architecture, interface, and interaction flow for web and on-device software applications for the USPS OIG. Create process flows, wireframes, and visual mockups while collaborating with stakeholders to optimize user experience.