Key skills
UI/UX DesignUser Centered DesignWireframingHigh Fidelity MockupsInteractive PrototypingComponent SpecificationsUsability TestingAccessibility ComplianceSection 508WCAG 2.xResponsive DesignMobile First DesignDesign SystemsJourney MappingPersonasTask FlowsHTML/CSS BasicsAgile MethodologiesPI PlanningFigmaFramerAxureAdobe XDSketchInVisionCyberspace IT CertificationCompTIA Security+Stakeholder facilitationAnalyticsAgileScrumPrototypingUser ResearchCollaboration
About this role
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a UI/UX Designer (Journeyman) to design and deliver user-centered interfaces and interaction patterns for web and application products, ensuring accessibility and usability in collaboration with development teams.
Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver user centered interfaces and interaction patterns for MODES III web and application products (public facing and staff apps), supporting accessibility, usability, and performance requirements in coordination with development teams and analytics leads
- Create wireframes, high fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and component specifications for web and mobile screens; iterate designs based on usability testing and analytics
- Conduct and support usability testing (moderated/unmoderated), capture user feedback, synthesize findings into actionable design changes, and validate improvements against acceptance criteria
- Implement and enforce accessibility (Section 508/WCAG) and responsive/mobile first design standards; work with developers to ensure technical accessibility compliance
- Produce and maintain UX artifacts: journey maps, personas, task flows, design pattern libraries, and component documentation to promote reuse and consistent branding
- Collaborate with product managers, SDEL, developers, and analytics to translate user research and performance metrics into prioritized design backlog items and measurable UX KPIs for dashboards
- Support rapid iteration in Agile sprints: deliver design assets to engineering in timeboxed cycles, participate in PI planning, and attend demos and retrospectives
Requirements:
- BS/BA degree and 5 years relevant experience or 9 years with a HS degree
- Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix
- Active Secret clearance required
- Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and iterative development practices
- Experience with Section 508 accessibility compliance and WCAG standards
- Proficiency with Figma, Adobe XD, or similar design and prototyping tools
- CompTIA Security+