Design Lead – UX/UI

🔥 14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🎨 Product Designer (UI/UX)

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Koniag Government Services

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1975

🏛️ Government

🎖️ Defense

💼 Consulting

Government • Defense • Consulting

Koniag Government Services is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) that provides technical, professional, and operational expertise to the U. S. public sector. KGS supports Defense & Intelligence, Federal Civilian, and Health customers with enterprise solutions, professional services, and operations management, and emphasizes mission-focused outcomes, contracting speed (ANC direct awards), and strategic/technology partnerships. The company positions itself as a mission partner delivering people, technology, and program management to government customers.

📋 Description

• Lead user research activities including usability testing, interviews, and contextual inquiry at regular sprint intervals • Develop and maintain research plans and share findings with the full team and USDA stakeholders • Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for all user-facing features • Ensure designs meet WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA accessibility standards and Section 508 requirements • Maintain and apply consistent design patterns across the platform • Design for USDA customers, federal staff, managers, executives, and the general public • Produce and deliver Accessibility Conformance Reports based on the latest VPAT template • Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are implemented accurately • Conduct content design work to ensure plain language and clarity throughout the platform • Consider page response time goals under 1.25 seconds to render in design decisions • Lead design activities for the ERAS Platform as part of a business and IT modernization project supporting a Federal client

🎯 Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust • Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, Psychology, Information Science, or a related field required • Minimum of 5 years of UX/UI design and research experience • At least 2 years of experience on federal government or large public-sector digital products • Demonstrated portfolio of user-centered design work, including research artifacts, wireframes, and final design deliverables • Experience conducting usability testing and translating findings into actionable design improvements • Experience designing accessible digital products that meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 standards • Background in UX research, interaction design, or visual design • Experience conducting user research in a government or regulated environment • Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, or similar • Strong knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards • Experience working within agile development teams • Ability to communicate design decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences • Experience with content design and plain language writing for government audiences • Familiarity with U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is strongly preferred • Master's degree is preferred • Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification or similar UX certifications are a plus • DHS Trusted Tester certification is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Paid time off • Paid parental leave • Life and disability insurance • Flexible spending accounts • Commuter benefits • Tuition reimbursement