UX Designer

Overview

Do you have a passion for data visualization, deep learning about a complex domain, and making enterprise web applications make sense to users? We’re looking for an experienced UX Designer to join our dynamic team of designers, product owners, developers, and domain experts to create web applications that empower users to access data easily and with confidence. This role involves working closely with a team of analysts and developers to deliver first-class data-driven web and mobile solutions. You’ll enjoy working in our dynamic design team in a casual, supportive, and collaborative environment with flexible hours. Ability to work in person in Tacoma, WA regularly is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with product managers and analysts to design intuitive new features for enterprise web applications focused on highly specialized users
• Transform sometimes vague requirements into well-defined functionality ready to be handed over to developers for implementation
• Apply and extend existing design systems and visual styles to ensure consistency and usability
• Create user flows, wireframes and detailed specifications to describe the user experience for stakeholders to review and developers to implement
• Become an expert in our applications and domain (cost analysis)
• In collaboration with a cross-functional team, conduct user research: interviews, user testing, surveys, etc.
• Collaborate with other designers to mentor junior staff on the design team

Skills Required

Required:

• This is a mid-level position requiring 3 – 8 years of UX design experience
• Designers on our team also often act as a liaison between developers and end-user stakeholders, so the ability to learn and understand the customer domain (cost and schedule analysis) is fundamental to the position
• Portfolio demonstrating talent and skill designing enterprise web applications
• Experience using Figma or an equivalent mockup/wire-framing application
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS) and frameworks (bootstrap, material design)
• Experience designing for Accessibility (Section 508, WCAG 2.0+)
• Experience working with developers
• The ability to obtain and maintain the proper security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required

Preferred / Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with data-driven design (analytics analysis)
• Experience working with the Federal Government, Departments of War or Homeland Security
• Experience with data visualization / BI tools like Tableau or PowerBI
• Experience with front-end development and/or QA on a software development team
• Technical writing skills

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science (or other relevant concentration) required. An additional three years of directly relevant software development experience may substitute for the degree requirement.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience. We have an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurance
• 100% Company funded Retirement Plans
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick pay plans
• Tuition assistance

About Tecolote Research

Tecolote Research is a private, employee-owned corporation where people are our primary resource. Our investments in technology and training give our employees the tools to ensure our clients are provided the solutions they need, and our very high employee retention rate and stable workforce is an added value to our customers. Apply now to connect with a company that invests in you.

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