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Junior Product Designer

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Junior Product Designer at Two Six Technologies, focusing on designing web-based user interfaces for the Cyber Operations platform. You will work closely with the Lead Designer and engineering teams to create innovative solutions that address user needs and enhance national security functions.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years practical experience in product and UI/UX design.
  • Demonstrated experience with design tools such as Figma, FigJam, and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Portfolio of design showing demonstrated web-based interface design experience.
  • Demonstrated understanding of responsive and adaptive design against multiple form factors.
  • Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, if requested.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Lead Designer and engineering teams to prioritize and design features for end users.
  • Create new UI/UX designs for specific views and functionality while contributing to the overall product vision.
  • Use an existing design system to apply established design concepts to new requirements.
  • Perform usability testing of new and existing interfaces and processes.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Trusted Concepts, Inc.

  • Defense
  • 51–200
Trusted Concepts is a Small Business dedicated to providing high-end information technology services to federal and commercial clients. Our strength is in our employees, and we invest in them through company-sponsored training, conference attendance, and education reimbursement. Unlike other defense contractors, if an employee is interested in other contracts or positions, we immediately strive to fulfill their request. And instead of a company structured around hierarchical titles and layered reporting, we focus on individual performance and personal preference.Apply online at our Employment Page: https://www.trustedconcepts.com/employment

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Job description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Overview of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is seeking a part-time Junior Product Designer to join our dynamic team designing web-based user interface functionality and products for our Cyber Operations platform serving critical national security functions. 

The ideal candidate should have experience collecting user stories and use cases and going beyond the immediate requirements to propose visionary designs that solve interaction problems in new ways. 

The Junior Product Designer should be comfortable creating and editing designs in a variety of modern tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.), presenting those designs through both interactive means and annotated presentations, and taking feedback to quickly adjust as needed.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Collaborate with platform’s Lead Designer, technical and field engineering teams in thinking creatively about end users' problems and use cases in order to participate in prioritizing and designing features that deliver value to our user community
  • With guidance from the Lead Designer, work well independently and in a fast-paced, small team environment
  • Create new UI/UX designs for specific views and functionality in tools while simultaneously participating in building the larger vision for a cohesive suite of products
  • Use an existing design system to apply established design concepts to new feature-level requirements
  • Suggest ways to migrate older interfaces and functionality to new products
  • Be comfortable meeting with internal team members and customers to understand their use cases and needs
  • Present and obtain feedback on designs
  • Perform usability testing of new and existing interfaces and processes

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum 2 years practical experience in product and UI/UX design
  • Demonstrated experience with design tools such as: Figma, FigJam, Adobe Creative Suite; other equivalent tools are also acceptable
  • Portfolio of design showing demonstrated web-based interface design experience
  • Demonstrated understanding of responsive and adaptive design against multiple form factors
  • Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, if requested

Nice to Have:

  • Experience creating designs allowing for simultaneous editing of content
  • Experience creating designs allowing for large-scale, real-time data visualization
  • Basic understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the sake of understanding the implementation feasibility of designs 
  • Experience working in an Agile environment with Atlassian collaboration tools

Clearance required: 

  • Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, if requested

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Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Salary Range$25—$45 USD

Looking for other great opportunities? Check out Two Six Technologies Opportunities for all our Company’s current openings! 

Ready to make the first move towards growing your career? If so, check out the Two Six Technologies Candidate Journey!  This will give you step-by-step directions on applying, what to expect during the application process, information about our rich benefits and perks along with our most frequently asked questions.  If you are undecided and would like to learn more about us and how we are contributing to essential missions, check out our  Two Six Technologies News  page!  We share information about the tech world around us and how we are making an impact!  Still have questions, no worries!  You can reach us at Contact Two Six Technologies. We are happy to connect and cover the information needed to assist you in reaching your next career milestone.

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information review the Two Six Technologies Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy and the EEO Poster. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to accommodations@twosixtech.com. Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices.

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