UX UI Designer/Developer

Vega Consulting Solutions is hiring a UX/UI Designer/Developer for our direct client. We are searching for an articulate, UX/UI Designer to fill a contract position, based out of Reston, VA (100% remote based). This is an excellent opportunity for a UX UI Designer who is driven and is looking to lead and drive UX strategy, collaborate with Product Management, End users, Business stakeholders and Engineering teams to ensure a clear understanding of the user experience and create scalable design solutions for the product.Job requirement:

• Deep knowledge of user-centered design processes and methodology
• Experience on Interaction Design, interaction modeling, mental modeling, identifying user scenarios, and creating user flows, low- and high-fidelity designs
• Advanced wireframing and/or prototyping/visual design skills and knowledge of tools and methodologies
• Experience designing web applications and mobile solutions for enterprise platforms
• Ability to think at a high-level about product strategy and vision
• Experience in UX strategy, user research, interviews, surveys and usability studies. As well as experience creating user personas, journey maps, and empathy maps.
• Experience in UX analysis including conducting competitive analyses, market assessments and heuristic evaluations
• Experience in information architecture and taxonomies. Able to conceptualize navigation schemas, search schemas and application maps
• Experience in web analytics/Google Analytics and user feedback data to inform infrastructure changes and design enhancements
• Experience in usability testing, including creating usability test scripts, research methods, collecting feedback and developing design improvement recommendations
• Strong leadership, communication and presentation skills are a must
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in a fast-paced software development environment with an ability to execute against aggressive timelines
• Stays apprised of user/customer experience trends and best practices across interaction types (web, mobile)• Knowledge of HTML/CSS/JavaScript; ability to speak to developers about front-end in their language• Experience working within Agile methodologies Agency work experience is preferred

• Education: Bachelor or Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors in Information Design, Human Centered Design, Industrial Design, Psychology, Graphic design, computer science or other relevant field.
• Software & Tools:• Experience in Adobe XD, Axure, Balsamiq, Invision, UXPin, InDesign, Sketch, Mural;• Experience in usability testing tools