Sr. UI/UX Designer

Sr. UI/UX Designer

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to support a major federal modernization program. This role leads user experience design efforts across cloud based applications, data workflows, dashboards, and mission critical interfaces. The Senior UI/UX Designer creates intuitive, accessible, and secure user experiences aligned with federal usability standards and operational mission needs. The designer partners closely with Product, Engineering, QA, Cloud, and Migration teams to translate complex workflows into clean, user centered designs. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Your future duties and responsibilities include:

• User Experience (UX) Design
• Lead user research, persona development, workflow analysis, and UX discovery activities
• Create wireframes, user flows, journey maps, prototypes, and interaction models
• Translate mission and technical requirements into intuitive user experiences
• Ensure designs meet usability, accessibility (Section 508), and security standards
• User Interface (UI) Design
• Develop modern, responsive interface designs for web based dashboards and cloud applications
• Create high fidelity mockups, visual assets, design systems, and style guides
• Ensure UI concepts align with UX principles, product requirements, and modernization goals
• Collaborate with developers to support pixel perfect implementation
• Collaboration & Agile Delivery
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and design reviews
• Work closely with Product Leads, Full Stack Engineers, QA Automation Engineers, and Cloud teams
• Provide clear design requirements, acceptance criteria, and handoff documentation
• Support iterative design improvements based on user testing and stakeholder feedback
• User Testing & Validation
• Conduct usability testing, A/B testing, and UI validation sessions
• Analyze results and recommend design refinements to improve user efficiency and satisfaction
• Ensure final designs meet mission objectives and end user needs
• Documentation & Communication
• Produce design specifications, prototypes, and visual documentation supporting development
• Maintain design libraries and reusable components for consistency across applications
• Present design concepts and UX findings to leadership, mission stakeholders, and engineering teams

Required qualifications to be successful in this role include:

• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in UI/UX design, human centered design, or digital product development
• Proven expertise in designing complex, data rich interfaces for enterprise or mission critical applications
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar
• Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments
• Strong communication, research, prototyping, and collaboration skills
• Ability to translate complex workflows into intuitive user experiences

Compensation for this role in the U.S. is estimated to be $70,800.00 - $156,700.00. CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include competitive compensation, comprehensive insurance options, matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan, paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time, paid parental leave, learning opportunities and tuition assistance, wellness and well being programs.