Responsibilities
Join our Software Development team in Santa Clara, CA and support exciting projects across Peraton Defense sector in areas such as communications, cybersecurity, mission planning and command and control. Conceptualize and create compelling, creative, and user-focused designs for custom software applications for a variety of legacy and modernized systems.
This position can be remote, preferance is commutable distance from Santa Clara, CA.
What you’ll do:
- Create and execute style guides, interaction patterns, and information design standards
- Develop wireframes, mockups, and/or rapid prototypes supporting design ideas and effectively communicate ideas to various user groups and stakeholders
- Collaborate with business analysts, software developers/engineers, stakeholders, and end users to determine requirements and design ideas/improvements on an Agile development team
- Analyze user interfaces and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement
- Conduct testing for design concepts and user experience
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
BS 0-2 Years or HS 4-6
- Individual must be U.S. Citizen, be able to obtain DoD Secret clearance
- Understanding of user-centered design methodologies (Discovery, Design, Development)
- Experience in user research, user interface design, information architecture, usability testing, human factors, and other related disciplines
- Knowledge of design fundamentals including information design, interaction design, visual design, and user-centered design best practices
- Proficiency with industry standard design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator), Sketch, Figma, Mural, and InVision
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team-player
- Strong written and oral communication skills coupled with good listening skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Prior work or educational experience working in an Agile software development environment
- Awareness of new trends in interactive design, development, and digital platforms
- Working knowledge of the US Digital Services Playbook
- Basic understanding of Accessibility (Section 508 Compliance), Plain language, and other standard best practices
- Basic understanding of UX research methods (usability testing, user interviews, surveys, card sorting, tree testing)
Benefits:
At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best, beyond the work you do with us daily. We are fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans, to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. Stable employment, we have had the same customer for over 30 years, the challenges never end.
Peraton Overview
Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.
Range for Posting
Salary Minimum: $40,000
Salary Mid: $80,000
Salary Maximum: $100,000
The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.