Design Lead (IT Data Base Programmer I)
Job Description
Job Description
*US Citizenship Required
*Experience working with federal government strongly desired
*Position is Subject to Contract Award
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:
- Data model, data dictionaries, database schema, and information on database design decisions
- Expertise in Java and Java Ecosystem
- Familiarity with Postgres
- Experience with fully automating CI/CD pipelines end-to-end, from code commits to production
- 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