UI/UX Developer

Description

C. Mack Solutions is seeking a UI/UX Developer with agile methodology experience to join our team and support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for critical systems on a mission-critical program for the Federal Government. As a UI/UX Developer of an Agile team you will be responsible for creating intuitive, user-centered designs and developing responsive, interactive user interfaces that are maintainable, efficient, and reliable. Experience with Agile development methodologies and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including developers, product owners, and stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Develop user interfaces that meet business requirements and user needs
• Lead the development of a cohesive look-and-feel and standardized user experience across applications
• Developing compelling, creative, and user-focused experiences and points of view that align with clients’ business objectives
• Collaborating with cross discipline team to create and execute experience style guides, interaction patterns, and information design standards
• Develop wireframes, mockups, and/or prototypes supporting design ideas and effectively communicate ideas to various stakeholders
• Establish standard layout and style libraries across applications
• Work closely with the functional team to determine feasibility of requirements and collaborate on design ideas and improvements.
• Ensuring product quality and timeliness of work, providing advice and guidance, resolving problems to meet objectives, and providing periodic performance reports
• Work independently and efficiently within agile software development environment, utilizing tools and practices like JIRA, Confluence, GitLab, unit testing and harness.
• Providing mentoring to junior members of the team
• Must be able to work on-site in Ashburn, VA 1-2 days per week

Requirements

You must live within the DC, MD, VA area.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidate must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust.

• Degree in a related field, such as Interactive Design, Architecture, Industrial Design, Graphic Design or Human Factors
• Experience working collaboratively to communicate effectively through websites and web applications that are easy for real people to use and responsive across all device viewports
• Professional Experience: 5 + years’ experience in UI/UX development
• Professional experience with enterprise UI design tools such as Figma (preferred), or similar tools
• Professional experience communicating designs with stakeholders such as product owners, end users, development teams, and management
• Ability to understand trade-offs between designs, technical feasibility, and maintenance
• Proficiency in development and maintenance of web applications using React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, browser technologies such as HTML, HTTP and CSS and JavaScript framework such as Kendo UI.
• Familiarity with Java and associated frameworks such as Spring/Spring boot
• Familiarity with our tech stack: Java 17, Spring/Spring boot, React, UI state management, ORM such as Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Amazon AWS
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment tools such as Harness, Jenkins, GitLab or Bamboo
• Stay current on important industry and customer trends to ensure our applications are delivering relevant solutions
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders inside the company and with customer groups to drive effective solutions
• Use data, validation, and feedback strategies that deliver code backed by qualitative and quantities testing
• Experience with responsive and mobile-first development
• Willing to take risks and champion new ideas.
• Have experience developing applications, from consumer facing to internal tools
• Maintain a user-centered approach while respecting business needs
• Able to work and be effective in an agile design environment
• Working knowledge of and ability to assist others in the use of design tools to support process improvement (Figma, Axure, Sketch, Invision, XD, etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong work ethics and a self-starter

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Design Thinking certifications such as those offered through IDEO, Stanford, Cornell, MIT or a host of other organizations
• Proven experience designing for web accessibility (Section 508 standards)
• Experience with information architecture
• Ability and interest in educating others on user-centered design best practices
• Advanced understanding of Lean processes, and Agile principles

Work Location: This position is limited to candidates residing in U.S. states where the company is currently registered to employ team members.  

Salary Range: $75,000 – $155,000 annually

This position may be filled at the Entry, Mid, Senior, or SME level based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. Final compensation will be determined based on level alignment, experience, education, and internal equity.

Benefits: In addition to base compensation, this position is eligible for company-sponsored benefits, which may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and other supplemental programs.