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Job Description - Web Designer Web Designer Location: Bethesda, MD Work Type : Onsite Remote Work : NO Job Description Gridiron IT looking for a user-experience (UX) design specialist to support the modernization of existing legacy applications, implementing html tagging and cascading style sheets, ensuring consistency across multiple legacy applications. The UX designer will also be expected to help design the overall functionality of web applications, and ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing. Responsibilities Apply standardized global CSS and HTML tagging to application user interfaces Update global CSS based on feedback, agency standards and other requirements Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and software developers Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs, and widgets Build page navigation buttons and search fields Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables) Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness) Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback Facilitate the client's product vision by researching conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for digital products. Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces. Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions. Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features. Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. Build strong relationships with stakeholders, application users, and program owners. Document progress and communicate to upper management and stakeholders. Provide recurring or ad hoc project status reports. Coordinate meeting invites, develop meeting agendas, facilitate meetings, develop meeting minutes. Required Qualifications 6+ years of UX design experience. Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision. Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions. A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, Must be well versed in Human Centered Design, strategic information planning, and knowledge management practices. Experience working with and managing expectations of multiple Product Owners. Must be able to provide oral and written discussion of analytical findings using narrative and graphic forms. Must possess excellent communication skills and be able to facilitate and document meetings effectively. Should be able to effectively communicate development progress using various Agile metrics, such as burn down, cumulative flow diagrams, and cycle time. Should be able to identify symptoms for process improvement. Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and supervision. Familiar with leveraging and administering Atlassian tools such as Confluence, Jira, as well as version control tools such as GitHub. Desired : Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field of study Experience with Scaled Agile Framework 5.1 / DEVOPS Experience with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, Angular Materials, Bootstrap would be a plus. Clearance Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Requires TS/SCI with a CI Polygraph. Compensation and Benefits Salary Range: $109,000 - $200,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.) Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron's benefits programs. Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations. Gridiron IT

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