UI/UX Designer - Full-time

**Description** SAIC is currently seeking motivated and energetic UI/UX Designer (Journeyman) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA. **This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment.** **Job Responsibilities** Duties include conducting user research and usability testing to ensure all designs meet user and client requirements, optimizing services and products for a range of clients, and developing mockups for the design and development teams. + Component-Driven Design: Developing structural wireframes, mockups, and task flows tailored for component-based front-end frameworks like Angular and/or React. + Developer Collaboration: Partnering closely with engineering teams to ensure wireframes align with framework constraints, maximizing component reusability and reducing development friction. + Technical Handoffs: Delivering precise design handoffs, component specifications, and interactive prototypes that map clearly to front-end development structures. + Developing and maintaining design wire-frames and specifications + Collaborating with visual designers and creative directors to incorporate brand identity + Communicating screen designs, interaction models, end-to-end experiences, and the target audience to other members of the project team + Considering the human-computer interface element of a design + Comparing the user experience of existing applications and working to design better alternatives + Keeping current with industry trends and competitor products, and communicating design prototypes and ideas to developers + Working with development teams to design and implement attractive designs while maintaining consistency + Developing task flows and wireframes based on user needs **Qualifications** **Required Skills and Experience** + Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience. + Framework Familiarity: Strong understanding of UI/UX design patterns for modern front-end frameworks, specifically Angular (or Angular Material) and React. + Technical Wireframing: Expert proficiency in high-utility wireframing and prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD) with a focus on logical layout hierarchy. + Front-End Literacy: Solid conceptual understanding of modern web technologies (HTML5, CSS3/SASS, and responsive layouts like Flexbox/Grid) to guarantee design feasibility. + Experience in Adobe, Sketch, Jira, Confluence, Wireframing Tools. + Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to present concepts, ideas, and insights to the project team and clients. + Familiarity with information architecture and interaction design. + Background in project research and management, and a strong portfolio of design projects. + Solid understanding of user experience design fundamentals, such as rules of typography and data visualization techniques. + Must be self-motivated and take initiative to continually meet with team leads. + Demonstrate analytical capability and strong Microsoft Excel Skills. + Strong writing and presentation skills. + Flexibility to work in a constantly changing environment. **Customer Requirements** + Clearance – Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation + Citizenship – Must be a US Citizen + Location – This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment. After their first year, they will have the option to work a hybrid schedule (2 days on-site) depending on the needs of the team. Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. REQNUMBER: 2616211 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability