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Overview of Opportunity
Two Six Technologies is seeking a part-time Junior Product Designer to join our dynamic team designing web-based user interface functionality and products for our Cyber Operations platform serving critical national security functions.
The ideal candidate should have experience collecting user stories and use cases and going beyond the immediate requirements to propose visionary designs that solve interaction problems in new ways.
The Junior Product Designer should be comfortable creating and editing designs in a variety of modern tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.), presenting those designs through both interactive means and annotated presentations, and taking feedback to quickly adjust as needed.
Responsibilities Include:
- Collaborate with platform’s Lead Designer, technical and field engineering teams in thinking creatively about end users' problems and use cases in order to participate in prioritizing and designing features that deliver value to our user community
- With guidance from the Lead Designer, work well independently and in a fast-paced, small team environment
- Create new UI/UX designs for specific views and functionality in tools while simultaneously participating in building the larger vision for a cohesive suite of products
- Use an existing design system to apply established design concepts to new feature-level requirements
- Suggest ways to migrate older interfaces and functionality to new products
- Be comfortable meeting with internal team members and customers to understand their use cases and needs
- Present and obtain feedback on designs
- Perform usability testing of new and existing interfaces and processes
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years practical experience in product and UI/UX design
- Demonstrated experience with design tools such as: Figma, FigJam, Adobe Creative Suite; other equivalent tools are also acceptable
- Portfolio of design showing demonstrated web-based interface design experience
- Demonstrated understanding of responsive and adaptive design against multiple form factors
- Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, if requested
Nice to Have:
- Experience creating designs allowing for simultaneous editing of content
- Experience creating designs allowing for large-scale, real-time data visualization
- Basic understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the sake of understanding the implementation feasibility of designs
- Experience working in an Agile environment with Atlassian collaboration tools
Clearance required:
- Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, if requested
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Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.
The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.
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Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information review the Two Six Technologies Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy and the EEO Poster.
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