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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.
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Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years of practical experience in product and UI/UX design
- Experience with design tools such as Figma, FigJam, Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent tools
- Portfolio demonstrating web-based interface design experience
- Understanding of responsive and adaptive design across multiple form factors
- Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance if requested
- Experience creating designs supporting simultaneous content editing
- Experience designing large-scale, real-time data visualizations
- Basic understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Experience working in an Agile environment with Atlassian collaboration tools
What We Do
Two Six Technologies provides cybersecurity and advanced technology solutions that support missions critical to U.S. national security. Our expertise includes R&D, innovation, productization and implementation in the technology fields of cyber, data science, mobile, microelectronics and information operations. We offer a family of operationally deployed products including Pulse, IKE™, SIGMA™, 8Wire™ and others. Major customers include DARPA, Department of State, U.S. Cyber Command, Department of Homeland Security and the broader Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Two Six Technologies is a high-growth business with over 285 employees currently, and a global operational footprint that includes a technical presence in more than 40 countries, coupled with native proficiency in more than 20 languages.
