Design accessible, responsive, user-centered experiences for complex federal healthcare web applications. Responsibilities include user research, workflows, wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity designs, design systems, usability testing, accessibility compliance, documentation, and collaboration with product owners, developers, analysts, and stakeholders throughout Agile delivery.
UX/UI Designer
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced UX/UI Designer to support the design and modernization of digital products and applications for a large-scale federal healthcare program.
The UX/UI Designer will create intuitive, accessible, and user-centered experiences for complex enterprise applications. This individual will collaborate with product owners, business analysts, developers, accessibility specialists, researchers, and program stakeholders to understand user needs and translate them into effective workflows, prototypes, interfaces, and production-ready designs.
Key Responsibilities
- Design intuitive, accessible, and responsive user experiences for enterprise web applications and digital services.
- Translate business requirements and user needs into user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interface designs.
- Conduct and support user research, stakeholder interviews, usability evaluations, and design validation activities.
- Develop personas, journey maps, user flows, information architecture, and interaction models.
- Create interactive prototypes to communicate and test design concepts.
- Work closely with product owners, developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain reusable design components, patterns, style guides, and design systems.
- Ensure designs comply with applicable accessibility requirements, including Section 508 and WCAG standards.
- Collaborate with developers to ensure accurate implementation of approved designs.
- Review implemented functionality and provide design feedback during development and testing.
- Analyze usability findings and translate feedback into actionable design improvements.
- Support responsive design across desktop, tablet, and mobile experiences as required.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
- Maintain UX/UI documentation and design specifications.
- Advocate for user-centered design principles and accessibility throughout the development process.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in User Experience Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 5+ years of professional UX/UI or product design experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing complex web-based or enterprise applications.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating UX processes, interaction design, visual design, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience creating wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity designs.
- Strong proficiency with Figma or comparable professional design/prototyping platforms.
- Understanding of user-centered design and usability principles.
- Experience conducting or supporting user research and usability testing.
- Experience working with design systems and reusable UI components.
- Understanding of responsive and accessible design principles.
- Experience collaborating closely with developers and Agile delivery teams.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Ability to meet applicable federal background investigation requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting federal government, federal healthcare, health IT, or other large-scale public-sector digital programs.
- Experience designing healthcare or clinical applications.
- Strong knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements and WCAG.
- Experience designing complex workflows for large enterprise platforms.
- Experience contributing to or maintaining enterprise design systems.
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and modern front-end development concepts.
- Experience working within Agile or SAFe environments.
- Knowledge of healthcare interoperability or healthcare technology environments is a plus.
**Disclaimer: This position is contingent upon ELYON’s receipt of contract award, Government acceptance of the proposed candidate, completion of required onboarding, and continued contract funding.**
Benefits:
Paid sick leave, Medical/Dental (optional), 401 (k) Retirement Plan (optional), Employer Paid Life Insurance, Employer Paid Short Term Disability, Optional Life Insurance.
ELYON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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