UI/UX Researcher/Designer

Salary Range: $70,310 - $76,000 DCS Corp. is looking for a User Experience / User Interface (UX/UI) Designer to support the WSSIS V Contract at AWL. The UX/UI Designer will be an integral member of the software development team, responsible for designing intuitive, user-centered, and accessible interfaces for enterprise business web applications. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between end users and technical teams by translating complex business requirements and workflows into elegant, interactive wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. A demonstrable understanding of modern design concepts, human-computer interaction (HCI), responsive web design, and collaborative product delivery should be within the experience scope of the candidate. Essential Job Functions Collaborate directly with end users, business/product managers owners, web developers, and QA testers to understand user needs, workflows, and business objectives. Plan, conduct, and analyze user research, user interviews, contextual inquiries, and usability testing sessions to inform design decisions. Create user personas, journey maps, information architectures, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes for business web applications. Establish, maintain, and evolve a unified design system and component library to ensure consistency across multiple internal web applications. Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (Scrum/Sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives) and work closely with front-end engineers to ensure design integrity during technical implementation. Adapt quickly to shifting priorities, emerging project requirements, and constructive feedback from stakeholders and users. Required Skills Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design, Computer Science, Interaction Design, or a related field, with a minimum of 1–2 years of professional UX/UI de