Senior Product Designer
Suralink
UI/UX SME
T-Rex Solutions, LLC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $135,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AWSCloud
About the role
- Serve as the UI/UX design and development SME for a multi-disciplinary Agile development team modernizing a legacy federal case management platform.
- Design UX for new application including flow, required UI elements, compliance standards such as 508 compliance, and process design.
- Conduct user requirements gathering sessions to understand user requirements for application, fill out user persona data, understand pain points, etc.
- Lead and participate in user research, usability testing, and stakeholder interviews to inform design decisions.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that reflect user needs and federal design standards.
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and end users to ensure user-centered solutions are aligned with technical and functional requirements.
- Ensure compliance with Section 508, USWDS, and agency-specific branding or accessibility standards.
- Provide expert guidance on interaction design, information architecture, and design systems for consistent user experience across the CMS.
- Design and document reusable UI components and front-end patterns for long-term maintainability and scalability.
- Conduct regular design reviews to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.
- Support deployment, testing, and enhancement phases on AWS, ensuring UI elements perform well across environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Product Design, Graphic Design or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in UI/UX design for complex web applications.
- Experience designing for and working within federal government IT environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in user research, wireframing, prototyping, and using design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.
- Experience with Section 508 compliance and accessibility testing tools (e.g., Axe, WAVE).
- Familiarity with the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) and Design Systems methodologies.
- Proven experience with Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Experience with version control (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines, and integration with backend services via APIs.
- Strong understanding of designing within a cloud-native architecture, especially on AWS
- US citizenship required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 DoD security clearance. A current DoD Public Trust clearance is desirable
Benefits
- PTO available to use immediately upon joining (prorated based on start date)
- Paid parental leave
- Individual and family health, vision, and dental benefits
- Annual budget for training, professional development and tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) plan with company match fully vested after 60 days of employment
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Hard skills
UI/UX designuser researchwireframingprototyping508 complianceAgilecloud-native architectureversion controlCI/CD pipelinesAPI integration
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationleadershipuser-centered designproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementattention to detailadaptabilitycritical thinkingcreativity
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Product DesignBachelor’s degree in Graphic DesignTier 1 DoD security clearanceDoD Public Trust clearance
