UI/UX Developer

SAIC is currently seeking motivated and energetic UI/UX Designer (Journeyman) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 4 days per week for the first year of employment.

Job Responsibilities

• Duties include conducting user research and usability testing to ensure all designs meet user and client requirements, optimizing services and products for a range of clients, and developing mockups for the design and development teams.
• Component-Driven Design: Developing structural wireframes, mockups, and task flows tailored for component-based front-end frameworks like Angular and/or React.
• Developer Collaboration: Partnering closely with engineering teams to ensure wireframes align with framework constraints, maximizing component reusability and reducing development friction.
• Technical Handoffs: Delivering precise design handoffs, component specifications, and interactive prototypes that map clearly to front-end development structures.
• Developing and maintaining design wire-frames and specifications.
• Collaborating with visual designers and creative directors to incorporate brand identity.
• Communicating screen designs, interaction models, end-to-end experiences, and the target audience to other members of the project team.
• Considering the human-computer interface element of a design.
• Comparing the user experience of existing applications and working to design better alternatives.
• Keeping current with industry trends and competitor products, and communicating design prototypes and ideas to developers.
• Working with development teams to design and implement attractive designs while maintaining consistency.
• Developing task flows and wireframes based on user needs
• Understanding of AI tools, NOT to create code, but to improve upon your work.