Two Six Technologies is looking for a UI/UX Lead Developer to shape the user experience and interface of their mission-critical system solution, creating intuitive, engaging, and effective UIs for analysts and operators.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript programming languages and modern frameworks (e.g., Angular, React).
- Demonstrated experience leading UI/UX design and development efforts from concept to deployment, with a proven track record of creating highly engaging user interfaces.
- Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, information architecture, and usability best practices, with a strong focus on driving user satisfaction and adoption.
- Experience with JavaScript unit testing (e.g., Jasmine) and end-to-end testing (e.g., Cypress).
- Proficiency in evaluating current test coverage and defining additional tests for vital code coverage.
- Familiarity with modern software development practices, cloud-based technologies, and DevSecOps principles.
- Experience creating and maintaining comprehensive design systems that promote consistent and engaging user experiences
Responsibilities
- Lead the UI Team: You'll directly lead our small talented UI team, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and fostering a collaborative environment.
- Oversee Design Excellence: Take ownership of the software, visual, and UX design, ensuring consistency, usability, and aesthetic appeal across the application.
- Standard & Rule Development: Develop and enforce UI/UX standards, design rules, and style guides to ensure a cohesive and high-quality user experience that promotes ease of use and familiarity.
- Prototyping & Mock-ups: Lead the creation of interactive prototypes and mock-ups to visualize design concepts, gather early user feedback, and iterate quickly, ensuring designs are tested and validated by potential users before full development.
- Process Flow Improvement: Continuously analyze and find ways to improve current UI/UX workflows and processes, making them more efficient and user-friendly for both the team and end-users, ultimately enhancing the overall product experience.
- Plumage Update Suggestions: Work closely with external groups that provide core UI components ("plumage") to propose and guide updates, ensuring they meet our evolving design and functional requirements for optimal user interaction.
- UI Implementation: Assist with UI implementation as able, jumping into code to help unblock the team, set examples, ensuring the implemented UI aligns with the user engagement goals.
Other
- A minimum of 8 years of software development experience with a strong emphasis on front-end development and UI/UX design, including at least 2 years in a lead or senior design role.
- Active TS/SCI clearance is required along with the ability to get a CI Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a self-starter with minimal daily oversight and to effectively lead a team, inspiring a user-centric approach.
- Strong documentation skills and experience preparing and delivering briefs to senior government leadership, articulating UI/UX strategies and their impact on users.
