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DRS IT Solutions Inc · 20 hours ago

User Experience Designer

Lansing, MI

Contract

Hybrid

Mid Level

DRS IT Solutions Inc is seeking a User Experience Designer to work closely with project teams to enhance the usability and design of IT solutions. The role involves leading the visual design process, conducting usability testing, and ensuring compliance with accessibility standards.

Business DevelopmentInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Nisha George

Responsibilities

Works directly with project team including business analysts, business owners, solution architects, tech leads, developers, and QA to ensure understanding of the requirements, functionality, size, scalability, and usability of the IT solution

Works in conjunction with the Business Analyst to examine existing business processes and systems to develop a full representation of the system’s interface design and usability by the business

Participates in all requirement gathering meetings, Joint Application Modeling (JAM) sessions, and/or brainstorm sessions with business owners to identify product usability concerns and desires

Examine and analyze current user(s) flow and process, pain points, and desires from a usability and visual standpoint to deliver proper solutions

Leads the overall visual design and usability of the product. Provides expertise and leads the project team through applicable design patterns, screen layout decisions, and usability testing

Serves as an advocate for the end user of the product, consistently working to improve the overall design and usability of the delivered product, as the budget allows

Creates sketches, wireframes, and mockups of user interface screens according to the requirements/user stories that adhere to SOM Look & Feel Standards as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Creates high-fidelity functioning prototypes when applicable/feasible

Reviews wireframes with the Business Analyst for business requirements and with Technical Lead for technical feasibility before presenting wireframe solutions to the business

Provides guidance to the development team regarding UI/UX best practices, established coding standards, and ADA vulnerability remediation

Ensures conformance to the State of Michigan (SOM) Look & Feel Standards

Performs usability testing to ensure conformance with UI/UX best practices

Performs accessibility testing to ensure conformance to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements

Creates and facilitates usability tests with the intended users of the product and iterates screen designs accordingly

Actively advises developers on accessibility requirements and vulnerability remediation

Serve as liaison to DTMB Center for Shared Solutions (CSS) eMichigan team

Qualification

WireframingPrototyping toolsDesign systemsUser workshops facilitationQuantitative design techniquesAccessibility standardsInformation architectureCSS preprocessorsJava/.net knowledge