Graphical User IF Designer

Peraton seeks an enthusiastic and qualified User Experience (UX) Designer to join our User Experience team. Our team supports Web application development for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. The team seeks a well-rounded practitioner to participate in the development process to infuse user interface design principles into Web applications. This position requires a trained, experienced Usability Engineer, Human Factors Specialist, User Experience Specialist, or similar professional who is self-motivated with strong time management skills, excellent design skills, and polished presentation skills.  This position provides a unique opportunity to participate in all aspects of the User-Centered Design (UCD) process. This position is remote.

What you’ll do:

• Assist in educating CDC divisions about benefits and value of user-centered design (UCD).
• Plan UCD strategy for projects based on customer needs, budget, and priorities and integrate tasks into the overall development process.
• Perform UCD tasks in collaboration with project team, customers, and users.
• Participate in defining UX standards and templates for Web and mobile applications.
• Balance and prioritize work across multiple projects. Conduct user research through interviews, surveys, and Web analytics; define user goals and information needs; create task and system flows; develop scenarios and user personas.
• Evaluate legacy applications by conducting baseline tests, heuristic evaluations, cognitive walkthroughs, and analyzing any existing user feedback.
• Design clean, consistent user interfaces; design according to best practices using knowledge gained from user/product analysis; adhere to established CDC.gov design guidelines.
• Produce wireframes and interactive prototypes to depict the user interface.
• Outline recommended organization of content/information based on users’ mental model.
• Design and conduct remote or in-person usability tests with interactive prototypes; identify issues and make recommendations for improvement.
• Define UI Specifications for handoff to development team.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have a BS and 5-7 Years or an  MS  and 3-5 years of experience
• At least 5 years of relevant on-the-job experience in designing usable and mobile-friendly Web sites (preferably Web applications).
• Experience with Wireframe and interactive prototypes, Axure and Visio
• Experience in Human Factor Design
• Must be able to establish and document design guidelines for development of applications
• Must be a US Citizen or a Green Card Holder
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required Agency clearance

Desired Qualification:

• Understanding of the public health mission.
• Experience working in a government contracting environment.
• Understand and implement Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Experience designing mobile-friendly or responsive Web sites or applications.
• Skilled at presenting data visualizations in meaningful dashboard layouts

Benefits:

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. 

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.