UI/UX Designer

Job Description

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and creative UI/UX Designer with strong front-end development abilities. In this role, you will design intuitive, user-centered interfaces and implement seamless user experiences for our customer on-site in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop intuitive user interfaces for web applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into user-centered design solutions.
• Create wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes to effectively communicate design concepts, user flows, and interactions.
• Develop responsive front-end code using HTML, CSS, SCSS, and JavaScript libraries, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and optimized performance.
• Implement and maintain design systems, style guides, UI component libraries, and design tokens to ensure consistent, scalable, and cohesive user experiences across products.
• Collaborate closely with back-end developers to integrate front-end code with server-side logic and databases.
• Participate in design reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Conduct and support discovery, user research and usability testing efforts, incorporating insights and feedback into iterative design improvements.
• Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and collaborate in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen and an active Secret clearance or higher
• 5+ years of experience as a UI/UX Designer in software design
• Proficiency in prototyping tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, or similar software, as well as visual design tools including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with the ability to independently hand-code and troubleshoot modern front-end technologies
• Experience with front-end frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue.js, and design libraries such as Bootstrap and Material UI
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Understanding of user-centered design principles, information architecture, interaction design, and scalable component-based design systems
• Comfortable working in a lean team environment where designers contribute directly to implementation and collaborate closely with engineering
• Experience working in an Agile environment and the ability to adapt to evolving requirements

About Us

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.


We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.