UX Designer - Contingent

ARETUM Holdings LLC Description Public Trust Eligibility Required This is a contingent position, meaning employment is dependent upon the successful award of the associated contract to Aretum and completion of any required background investigation or security clearance verification. About Aretum Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation, helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth are at the forefront. Job Summary Aretum is seeking a highly skilled and motivated UX Designer to join our team. As a UX Designer, you'll employ user-centered design principles to complete the end-to-end design process. The focus for this position is creating wireframes and prototypes working within a design system. Additionally, you will perform usability testing and accessibility audits to ensure that the end products meet user needs and expectations. Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance

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, and constraints to inform design decisions, following a user-centered design (UCD) process • Create wireframes, storyboards, process flows, and interactive prototypes to visualize solutions for applications/system features • Coordinate, define, design and maintain Design System components, libraries, utilities, and patterns • Ensure consistency across projects by implementing shared UX templates and global components • Work closely with SCRUM teams, federal Product Owners, developers, and other stakeholders to ideate solutions, address pain points, and refine designs through iterative feedback • Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives • Perform usability testing, accessibility audits, and validation sessions to evaluate designs, iterating based on user feedback • Ensure all deliverables comply with Section 508 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794d) and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards for intuitive, efficient user experiences • Maintain robust documentation, demos, and the Design System website/Figma toolkit library • Advise teams on best practices for using design system components and enterprise features • Support cross-functional agile development in a SAFe framework, contributing to program increments, roadmaps, and velocity goals • Mentor SCRUM teams on UX-related topics, promote user-centered principles, and contribute to continuous improvement in DesignOps processes