
UI/UX Engineer, Mid/Senior
Zaden Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Design and prototype user interfaces to meet business needs
- Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions
- Create visually compelling Power BI dashboards to support decision making
- Create wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes using industry-standard tools such as Figma or Adobe XD
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and stakeholders
- Work closely with data scientists, business analysts, and leadership to create tools that require minimal training
- Integrate solutions into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem to align with platform capabilities
- Develop and maintain design systems and style guides to ensure consistency across products
- Optimize user workflows for defense and space systems applications
- Translate complex technical requirements into intuitive user experiences
- Participate in agile development processes and design reviews
- Mentor junior designers and contribute to design team best practices
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree required (master’s preferred) in graphic design, human-computer interaction (HCI), digital media, computer science, or a related field
- 4 years (or 2 years with Master’s) of experience in UX/UI design, with a focus on Microsoft 365 tools such as Power Apps, Power BI, and PowerPoint
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar
- Strong grasp of UX/UI principles: layout, hierarchy, typography, color theory, and accessibility
- Experience designing within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, in particular Power BI for data dashboards and PowerPoint for executive level presentations
- Experience with responsive web design and mobile-first design approaches
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals
- Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and data analysis
- Strong portfolio demonstrating complex problem-solving and design thinking
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to commute to San Antonio, TX (highly desirable)
- Active security clearance (preferred)
- Familiarity with front-end coding technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) preferred but not required
- Prior experience supporting Military Health System or other federal healthcare environments and familiarity with government/DoD design standards and accessibility requirements (preferred)
- Experience with rapid prototyping and iterative design processes (preferred)
- Understanding of machine learning and AI-driven interfaces (preferred)
- Advanced degree in Design, HCI, or related field (preferred)