UI And UX Designer

Job ID: 2511426

• *Location:** FORT BELVOIR, VA, US
• *Date Posted:** 2025\-11\-10
• *Category:** Information Technology
• *Subcategory:** Web Design
• *Schedule:** Full\-time
• *Shift:** Day Job
• *Travel:** Yes, 10 % of the Time
• *Minimum Clearance Required:** Secret
• *Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** TS/SCI
• *Potential for Remote Work:** Yes

**Description**

SAIC is seeking a highly capable UI and UX Designer to lead user experience and interface design for an enterprise data automation platform. This person will define the design system; apply SAIC brand/look\-and\-feel; design dashboards, flows, and interaction models; collaborate with product, data, engineering and governance teams; and deliver clear Figma/UX specs for front\-end engineering. The designer will ensure that the UI conveys maturity, trust, clarity and is accessible, performant and compliant for a government environment.

We are looking for someone who is:* Mission\-driven: Passionate about building ‘mission\-grade’ user experiences, not just consumer\-grade.

• Trustworthy and Credible Visual Sense: Understands how to convey professionalism, security, clarity, and enterprise purpose.
• Empathetic: Strong user\-orientation, ability to step into the role of data stewards, analysts, governance users.
• Agile and Iterative Mindset: Comfortable working in sprints, adapting quickly to new information or stakeholder feedback.
• Collaborative: Can lead design decisions, yet iterate based on stakeholder input.
• Self\-Starter: Able to own the design system, push standards, and deliver ahead of front\-end implementation.

**Key Responsibilities*** Develop and maintain a comprehensive design system (components, patterns, typography, color, iconography) aligned with SAIC brand and the government client.

• Translate requirements (data tagging workflows, metadata catalog, compliance dashboards) into wireframes, prototypes, mock\-ups, and interactive designs in Figma (or equivalent).
• Define user flows, storyboards, information architectures that map to: data tagging pipeline, data catalog browsing/search, metadata tagging results visualization (map/timeline/confidence overlays).
• Work closely with product managers, AI engineers, and data governance SMEs to ensure design reflects mission needs, compliance (Zero Trust, CUI/IL4\), and user personas (data stewards, system owners, analysts).
• Partner with the Front\-End Engineer to maintain Figma and Storybook parity, ensuring each component in the design system has an equivalent coded implementation with consistent accessibility and behavior.
• Conduct user research (workshops, interviews, usability testing) with pilot users to validate interactions, typography, accessibility and user experience; iterate designs accordingly.
• Ensure all designs comply with WCAG 2\.2 AA and Section 508 accessibility standards, and align with the USWDS for federal look\-and\-feel consistency.
• Advocate for consistency, high polish, performance, mobile/responsive design, and trustworthiness in visuals and interactions.
• Track and maintain design documentation in Confluence, collaborate via Jira with sprint backlog, link design artefacts to user\-stories and track design tasks.
• Contribute to sprint planning and sprint reviews; present demo screens and gather stakeholder feedback; adjust design backlog accordingly.
• Maintain awareness of UI/UX trends, mission\-critical interface best practices, design tools, and collaborative workflows (Figma, Zeplin, InVision, etc.).
• *Qualifications**
• *Minimum Qualifications*** U.S. Citizenship, and an active DoD Secret Clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Human\-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field (or equivalent demonstrated experience).
• Minimum of 5 years of UI/UX design experience (preferably in enterprise software, government/compliance contexts or data\-heavy platforms).
• Proven track record with a strong portfolio of user\-interface work: dashboards, analytics, data\-centric systems, and design systems.
• Strong proficiency with design tools: Figma (preferred), Canva, Adobe Creative Suite; ability to produce developer\-friendly handoffs (assets, specs, CSS annotations).
• Deep understanding of UX best practices: information architecture, user flows, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing.
• Experience designing interactive prototypes and hand\-offs to front\-end engineering (React/TypeScript, etc).
• Experience or familiarity with accessibility standards (government UI guidelines) and high\-trust mission environments.
• Strong collaboration skills: able to engage product managers, engineers, and data scientists.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to present design rationale and adjust to government client needs.
• Ability to work in a fast\-paced agile environment: quality\-driven mindset, detail oriented, while balancing design polish with speed.

**Preferred Qualifications*** Experience working in a government or DoD/IC environment (CUI, IL4/IL5, Zero Trust context) with familiarity of constraints such as security, classification, compliance.

• Experience designing for dashboards or visualizations in data/analytics domain (e.g., metadata catalog, tagging summaries, confidence overlays, timeline/map visualizations).
• Experience with design system creation and maintenance in enterprise settings.
• Experience or familiarity with React/TypeScript front\-end frameworks (so you can hand off designs more effectively).
• Experience working with collaborative tools: Jira (agile backlog), Confluence (knowledge base), Teams/SharePoint for design artifacts.
• Ability to contribute to design\-ops: asset libraries, component governance, versioning, design\-to\-code pipeline.
• Security mindset: understanding how design must integrate with secure build/deployment and audit trails.