Senior User Interaction / User Experience Designer
BAE Systems
**Job Description**
Works with the development team to build mock-ups of intuitive interfaces. Works across case management development teams to provide a consistent look and feel. Reviews user experience feedback and adjusts accordingly. Works with users to understand use cases. Updates and maintains style guides. Works with the development teams to ensure 508 compliant designs. Works with the development teams on responsive designs based on current best practices. Oversees all visual design efforts. Guides, mentors, and coaches team members while leading projects to successful completion. Develops and maintains relationships with key peers in Marketing, Branding, UX leaders, IT leaders, and others to identify and plan creative solutions. Manages external service resources and budgets for visual design. Ensures successful completion of all work executed by the team (on time, on budget, and ensuring quality). Ensures compliance with the project management methodologies and the Project Management Office processes and standards. Develops, maintains, and ensures compliance of application release management, outage management, and change control processes and standards. Defines, creates, communicates, and manages resource plans and other required project documentation such as style guides and provides updates as necessary. Develops proof-of-concepts and prototypes of easy-to-navigate user interfaces (UIs) that consists of web pages with graphics, icons, and color schemes that are visually appealing. Research user needs as well as potential system enhancements. Has familiarity to, or may actually: code, test, debug documents, and implement web applications using a variety of platforms. Plans, recruits, and facilitates the usability testing of a system. Analyzes and synthesizing the results of usability testing to provide recommendations for change to a system.
**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**
+ Strong verbal and written communicator is critical skill for success.
+ Creative, collaborative, team-oriented.
+ 8 years experience with development in one or more languages and frameworks. Must encompass Angular, C#, .Net, Javascript, Jquery, Python and React.
+ Experience with issue tracking software Jira.
+ Experience with Git, Gilab desired.
+ Experience with different layers of the technology stack, application frameworks, database systems and vendor solutions.
+ Experience with CI/CD workflow.
+ BS in Computer Science or similar technical.
+ Experience creating tools, platforms, and environments for demos, product testing, and software releases.
+ Experience creating products, utilities, scripts, and tools to automate builds, deployment, and testing.
+ Experience troubleshooting operational tests, releases, software defects, and other issues.
+ Must have strong problem solving and analytical skills, as well as the ability to develop business requirements and specifications.
+ Ability to work on problems of limited scope and conduct analysis of data processes.
+ Ability to work independently to complete project activities; possessing initiative to address issues and opportunities.
+ Ability to implement solutions and identify operational or management issues.
**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**
Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree in one of the following areas: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Security, Computer Security, and/or Network Administration from an accredited university/college.
Minimum/General Experience: Recent work experience as a senior-level or technical lead in a related position on a major program, project, or activity. A minimum of seven (7) years recent experience in the direct performance of a major program, project, or activity relating to computer software development at the user and kernel level, computer programming, and /or computer digital forensics.
**Pay Information**
Full-Time Salary Range: $130355 - $221603
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
**Senior User Interaction / User Experience Designer**
**115388BR**
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