UI/UX Designer Sr. Principal

Type of Requisition:PipelineClearance Level Must Currently Possess:NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:NonePublic Trust/Other Required:OtherJob Family:Software EngineeringJob Qualifications:Skills:Design, UI/UX Design, User Interfaces (UI)Certifications:NoneExperience:9 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:NoJob Description:Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior UI/UX Expert to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be a UI/UX Subject Matter Expert with comprehensive expertise in Human-Centered Design (HCD) and design thinking. This role requires a candidate who can provide detailed and useful interface design specifications to development teams, ensuring the creation of intuitive, user-friendly applications.Key Responsibilities:Provide UI/UX Subject Matter Expertise with deep knowledge of Human-Centered Design and design thinking methodologies.Provide expert guidance on user experience (UX) design direction and strategy.Provide subject matter expertise in User Experience Design (e.g., Human Centered Design, User Research, User Personas, User Journeys, Developing, Prototyping, Design Mock-ups, and Evaluating Usability)Create and deliver a User Experience (UX) Research Plan and Outcomes for each use case, which shall include a research write-up documenting goals, anticipated outcomes, research questions, hypotheses, methodology, recruiting needs, synthesis, and next steps.Facilitate discovery activities, to include generative research with users and business stakeholders, an assessment of current related features, a content review, an information architecture review, an accessibility review, a business process review; and collection of any available data and analytics and provide in a User Experience Research Checklist.Partner with other Product Teams to ensure that the new tool or service fits into the existing structure.Lead the design and development of user interfaces for various applications, ensuring they are visually appealing, user-friendly, and efficient.Provide clear and actionable interface design specifications to development teams.Develop dynamic forms and other complex UI components, including rich cards and drag & drop features.Define and maintain UX frameworks and templates for developers to use during the coding process.Apply insights from user experience research studies to describe product functionality, including epics and user stories, as well as operational, business, functional, technical, data, and integration requirements.Support design synthesis activities and generate insights and opportunities for improvement. Communicate research findings through a variety of formats (such as insight reports, stories, videos, storyboards, etc.) to maximize relevance and impact.Perform requirements analysis based on User Experience Research, obtaining stakeholder input from internal users and external users.Develop User Personas to represent user types that have wants and needs of our applications and products, and who might use our applications and products in a similar way.Create Customer and User Journey Maps and capture related data.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product owners, developers, and other designers.Conduct usability testing sessions to gather feedback on designs and apply results to refine designs.Create prototypes to help visualize design.Write and edit plain language content for Development Teams.Create and test low-, medium-, and high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes in collaboration with stakeholders.Craft, test, and deploy design deliverables, including wireframes, low- and high-fidelity prototypes, or interactive web forms to facilitate usability testing and agile development of health products.As appropriate, create and update prototypes to conduct facilitated demos or usability testing to elicit feedback for improvements to the design.Lead user testing sessions and conduct thorough analysis to inform design improvements.Establish and uphold design standards across projects.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of UI/UX designs.Work with ReactJS, JavaScript, CSS, and Tailwind to develop and refine user interfaces.Design within a micro-service architecture to create scalable and maintainable solutions.Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, UI/UX Design, Graphic Design or related field.Experience in front-end development and specifically in ReactJS and JavaScript development.Familiarity with UX, information architecture, content strategy, and best practices in health literacy and user centered design.Experience in software engineering and design architectures.Experience and understanding of best practices regarding system security measures.Experience with building and migration software and IT services to align to strategic business needs and goals.Experience in conducting research for advanced technologies to determining how IT can support business n