UX Designer - Contingent

About this role

Public Trust Eligibility Required

*This is a contingent position, meaning employment is dependent upon the successful award of the associated contract to Aretum and completion of any required background investigation or security clearance verification.*

About AretumAretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation, helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth are at the forefront.

Job Summary

Aretum is seeking a highly skilled and motivated UX Designer to join our team. As a UX Designer, you'll employ user-centered design principles to complete the end-to-end design process. The focus for this position is creating wireframes and prototypes working within a design system. Additionally, you will perform usability testing and accessibility audits to ensure that the end products meet user needs and expectations.

Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research through interviews, surveys, and data analysis to gather insights from end-users, stakeholders, and existing data
• Identify opportunities, requirements, and constraints to inform design decisions, following a user-centered design (UCD) process
• Create wireframes, storyboards, process flows, and interactive prototypes to visualize solutions for applications/system features
• Coordinate, define, design and maintain Design System components, libraries, utilities, and patterns
• Ensure consistency across projects by implementing shared UX templates and global com...