Design Lead (IT Data Base Programmer I)

Resumes needed for proposal effort

Position Description:

The Design Lead (IT Database Programmer) ensures that the platform's data architecture, design patterns, and user interface components meet the needs of diverse stakeholders-including regional offices, grantees, and families. This individual will translate research into usable, inclusive, and accessible data-driven solutions and oversee the technical and human-centered implementation of design approaches.

Education & Experience:

Required:

• Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, or related field
• 8 years of experience as a user experience researcher or designer
• Portfolio showcasing strong design and research abilities
• Experience in collecting end-user feedback and incorporating them in product development continually
• Experience in facilitating collaborative decision-making through stories from research
• Experience in guiding product development through using design artifacts (wireframes, sitemaps, flowcharts, storyboards, or other innovative approaches)
• Experience in integrating user experience into agile development sprints
• Experience with developing and maintaining usability research plans
• Experience with USWDS design system
• Experience collaborating with cross functional teams to establish shared vision for the user experience
• Experience with developing inclusive design for all populations by following the guidelines from WCAG
  
  

Desired:

• Masters in User Centered Design
• Experience in the Federal grants management space
• Experience using strong content design principles to assist in developing products for all user population
  
  

Certifications:

Required:

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate or Google Professional Data Engineer

Desired:

Certified Usability Analyst (CUA)

ITIL Foundation

Responsibilities:

Required:

• Lead the user research and design process
• Create design artifacts to clearly communicate product vision to front end developers and stakeholders
• Documenting and maintaining system and interface design
• Conduct modern user research to support user story development and design
• Perform usability testing and conduct interviews to gather user insights on improvement
• Use an iterative development approach throughout the development process
• Collaborate with front end developers to achieve consistent design and easy accessibility that follows WCAG
• Test the design against the Requirements Traceability Matrix
  
  

Skills:

Required:

• Ability to recognize and understand design debt
• Ability to clearly communicate user-centered methods and their values
• Ability to standardize design system for product development
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to present design to stakeholders and implement design feedback
• Knowledge of data governance and interoperability standards in federal systems
  
  

Desired:

• preferred Spanish language skills
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript