What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Design Analyst position at ASSYST, Inc.?
ASSYST is seeking a UX Design Analyst with strong user experience (UX) design skills to support key software development initiatives for our client in Austin, TX.
This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work and is responsible for ensuring that design decisions are grounded in user research and aligned with both agency-wide and industry UX standards.
Job Type: (Corp to Corp/C2C or 1099)
Job Location: Austin, Texas (Hybrid)
Key Responsibilities:
ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law
This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work and is responsible for ensuring that design decisions are grounded in user research and aligned with both agency-wide and industry UX standards.
Job Type: (Corp to Corp/C2C or 1099)
Job Location: Austin, Texas (Hybrid)
Key Responsibilities:
- Elicit and document business and technical requirements through interviews, analysis, and collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop high-quality user stories, use cases, and functional specifications.
- Collaborate closely with product teams, developers, and designers to translate business requirements into effective and accessible user experiences.
- Design mockups, wireframes, and prototypes using tools such as Figma or equivalent software.
- Ensure all designs conform to federal accessibility guidelines and agency UX standards.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings and working sessions to refine requirements and validate design solutions.
- Manage requirements documentation throughout the SDLC, ensuring alignment between business needs and delivered solutions.
- Support testing and validation to ensure all requirements are met.
- Assist in post-implementation support, including enhancement requests and user feedback analysis.
- 8 years of experience eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business and system requirements.
- 8 years of experience with SDLCs and working closely with development teams.
- 8 years of experience in business process re-engineering and improving software process flows.
- 8 years of experience developing user stories and use cases aligned with business analysis best practices.
- 8 years of experience designing mockups/wireframes aligned with UX best practices.
- 5 years of strong communication and facilitation experience across diverse stakeholder groups.
- 5 years of strong writing and organizational skills.
- 4 years of hands-on experience with Figma or comparable UX design tools.
- 3 years of experience ensuring accessibility compliance with federal web accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG).
- Experience with Modern Requirements for requirements management.
- Experience with Atlassian Jira for issue tracking.
- Experience working with or for TEA (Texas Education Agency) or other state/local education agencies.
- Background or experience in early childhood care and education.
ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law
