User Experience (UX) Architect

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Introduction:

As an User Experience (UX) Architect, you will be working with our development teams and clients to define, test, plan, and build complex applications through iterative research methods and processes.

This is a proposal-based position; employment is contingent upon contract award and funding availability.

What You’ll Be Doing:* Lead clients and project teams through discovery to explore problem definition, build strategies and plan for comprehensive, user-centered solutions

• Conceptualize and articulate complex ideas to clients, team members, and managers through appropriate assets (i.e. sketches, wireframes, prototypes, documentation, spreadsheets, sitemaps, user flows, personas)
  
• Articulate best practices in usability and interaction design
  
• Prepare and facilitate meetings, workshops, focus groups and interviews with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and users
  
• Gather, document and manage requirements with a user-centered approach
  
• Effectively navigate different points of view, objectives, and needs
  

Location:

This is a remote role with occasional travel to Martinsburg, WV and Washington, D.C.

Citizenship and Clearance Requirements:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance with U.S. Citizenship.

Required Qualifications:* Six years of design experience, ideally across industries and sectors

• Demonstrate experience in UX that spans two or three different disciplines, such as User Research, Information Architecture, Content Strategy, Interaction Design, Visual Design and/or UI Development
  
• Ability to work closely with clients to define, test, validate and document user requirements through iterative research methods and processes
  
• Knowledge and understanding of the utilization of wireframes and prototypes to drive exploration and create a shared understanding of requirements
  
• Knowledge of industry tools for creating documentation and assets to capture and communicate ideas (i.e. Balsamiq, Axure, InVision, Adobe Experience Design, Sketch, Visio, Lucid Charts, etc.)
  
• Familiar with the latest trends and methods in the industry and have a strong understanding of different mindsets that enable teams to be innovative and successful, like Design Thinking, Lean and Agile
  
• Understanding of common software project management practices
  

Preferred Experience:* TBD