Company Overview
SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.
As a SkyePoint employee you will be given the opportunity to support some of our nation’s most critical information systems by utilizing not only your existing cybersecurity skills and talents, but those that you will learn in your new role. In your new role as a cyber security professional, you will protect our customer’s most sensitive data and complex systems from all forms of threats including cyber-attacks, insider threats, rogue network devices, and malicious software and applications. You will work with a team of like-minded professionals to share and collaborate upon your ideas to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure, architecture, and configuration deployments. Your ideas and contributions will matter.
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This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.
Position Details and Responsibilities
SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a skilled and experienced UX/UI Designer to support a web application modernization effort for the Department of State. This role is critical to the transition from an outdated technology stack to the latest Microsoft .NET platform with a modern UI look-and-feel
Responsibilities:
- Translate user insights, business needs, and emerging trends into tangible, compelling, intuitive, user-centered UX/UI concept.
- Champion human-centered design principles.
- Create and present UX/UI concept and design artifacts to effectively communicate design decisions to stakeholders at all levels
- Develop and iterate on design concepts through wireframing, prototyping, and user testing
- Stay up-to-date on the latest design trends and technologies, ensuring designs are innovative and feasible
- Create library of design documents and artifacts.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Ability to obtain a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in UX development.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong expertise in UX design and analysis
- Experience developing and testing low-, medium-, and high-fidelity wireframes, mockups and prototypes with stakeholders
- Experience designing a user journey map and ability to then identify touchpoints, channels, and pain points
- Experience mapping information architecture, creating style guides and other techniques to reduce design drift
- Experience working as part of a team on agile projects with experience of agile rituals and ways of working
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrated strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to analyze complex requirements and provide innovative solutions
Preferred Qualifications:
- Completion of web software-oriented User Experience certification or education course.
- Familiarity with .NET UI libraries, HTML, Javascript.
- Ability to communicate technical details to the development team
What We Can Offer You:
- At SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.
- Great Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched
- Certificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
- SkyePoint DoD SkillBridge Industry Partner Fellowship Program
- Flexible Work Environment
Compensation:
Salary Range: TBD
The SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this position and is just one piece of our total compensation package.
Salary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, market data and business considerations.
In addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k matched.
SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Services and Development. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. Our employees value the flexibility at SkyePoint that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
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Skyepoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer.
U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.