Job Description
Job Description
ONLY CONSIDERING CANDIDATES WITH 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WHO RESIDE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE TO ALBANY, NY – NOT OPEN TO RELOCATION
“Join GD Resources for dynamic opportunities in business management and IT, where innovation meets excellence.”
About the Company:
GD Resources is a Veteran Women-Owned Business Management and Information Technology company committed to excellence. GD Resources provides dynamic opportunities for veterans and professionals alike to contribute to innovative projects and drive success in a collaborative and supportive environment. Join us to make a difference, advance your career, and grow with a company that values integrity, diversity, and continuous improvement.
Job Title: Expert Web Designer
Task Order: HBITS-07-14680
Agency: State of New York – Office of Mental Health (OMH)
Location: Hybrid – Albany, NY (ZIP Code: 12229)
Duration: 30 Months
Rate: Depends on experience
Position Overview
This position will fill a key role on priority projects in support of the New York State Office of Mental Health’s mission. The goal of the Legacy Risk Remediation Projects is to rewrite legacy applications built on an aging infrastructure and antiquated technologies into new and currently supported coding platforms. This position will be responsible for UI/UX activities such as wireframing, building mockups and prototypes, providing demonstrations to stakeholders and development teams, etc.
Responsibilities
- Work in a collaborative team environment that includes project management, business analysis, information development, software development and quality assurance.
- Analyze business requirements to design user interfaces.
- Evaluate user interface designs and write user interface specifications.
- Build wireframes using Figma if needed from business analysts.
- Utilize Figma to build mock ups to demonstrate designs to the team and to users.
- Provide CSS and HTML of prototypes (upon team’s agreement) to provide for use by the development team.
- Perform accessibility testing of legacy and new UI to ensure they adhere to WCAG AA standards.
- Utilize the NYS Design System to ensure all UI remains compliant and consistent.
Qualifications
- Web Designer – Produces and maintains websites, including web graphic design; interface design; authoring standardized code and proprietary software; user experience design; and search engine optimization.
- Expert Level – 7+ years: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.
- 7 years of experience in web-based application user interface design leveraging emergent technologies and accessibility standards defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
- 7 years of experience in user interface design using tools like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Illustrator, Balsamiq, UXPin, Figma or other visual design and wire-framing tools.
- 7 years of experience building and demonstrating UI prototypes.
- 7 years of experience using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and responsive design coding for mobile devices.
- 5 years of experience using development tracking tools like Jira.
- 5 years of experience working with TFS/Azure DevOps and navigating projects in Visual Studio.
- 4 years of experience troubleshooting styling and browser compatibility issues.
- 4 years of experience designing web-based healthcare applications containing Health Care data that fall under HIPAA Protected Health Information (PHI).
Required Documents
- Résumé
- Copy of candidate identification (driver’s license, passport, visa if applicable)
- Degree/certifications (if applicable)
- Three professional references
- Completed Form 2
GDR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to equal opportunity in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, compensation, and benefits.