Lead UI/UX Designer

Job Title: Lead UI/UX Designer
Clearance Required: DHS Public Trust EOD (Secret or above preferred)
Work Location: Remote; DMV area preferred

Alpha Omega is currently seeking a highly experienced Lead UI/UX Designer to join our team to support Corporate Coding Challenges and help support our federal customer(s). If you are a compelling storyteller and UI/UX professional who would like to make a difference in the way government services are delivered, we would like to provide you that opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Corporate Coding Challenges
• Collaborate with federal customer teams to create intuitive and engaging customer experiences across multiple projects.
• Lead and guide UX team to develop a unified theme for multiple websites and projects using USWDS as a foundation.
• Lead and guide content design team to refactor and migrate content onto the new user experience and test for its effectiveness
• Understand “Why” of customer needs through techniques such as interviews, prototype, benchmarking, surveys, and design workshops
• Develop Information Architecture for each project to improve customer engagement
• Develop and implement strategies to deliver iterative progress using agile methodology
• Advocate for the customer through human-centered research methods
• Define, adopt and establish standards and best practices
• Champion the prioritization of research & analysis as a basis for making design centered product enhancements
• Leading successful UI/UX teams through career mentoring and coaching UX research, agile planning and critical thinking
• Analyze, articulate and present findings, solutions and recommendations to federal stakeholders in clear and simple manner
• Empower UI/UX analysts and content designers to analyze user needs, develop reusable components, and implement repeatable strategies to accelerate product delivery
• Incorporate best practices for internationalization and collaborate with federal internationalization and localization teams to deliver consistent user experienced in multiple languages.

Required Qualifications: 

• Education:

• Master’s Degree in social sciences, computer science, or relevant field OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience in UI/UX domain

• Experience/Skills:

• 3-5 years of Coding Challenge experience AND/OR at least 8 years of experience with UI, graphics design, or digital product design
• At least 4 years of experience in user, product, or market research
• Experience working in Agile teams using leading UI/UX products
• Excellent communication skills to provide clear, articulate rationale for UIX/UX choices and approach.
• Experience with collaborative design tools such as InVision, Figma, Sketch or other design tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Federal experience is a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• • Active or recent DHS experience
  • Corporate Coding Challenge experience

Certification(s):

• Relevant User experience, UI/UX or Human centered Design 

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $xxx- $175,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: July 22, 2025

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company’s policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few: 

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave 
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year) 
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan) 
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums 
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service 
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans 
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit 

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most. 

Culture and Values:  

Alpha Omega's Core Values are (H) harmony, (E) engagement, (A) accountability, (R) resourcefulness, and (T) tenacity - collectively they are an acrostic reminder of the values that guide the work we do. We have H.E.A.R.T.! 

We foster a culture that recognizes and rewards hard work. Our H.E.A.R.T. program invites colleagues and managers from across the organization to recognize each other for living out our core values. Spotlighted employees enjoy a detailed nomination about their core-values-aligned actions which are then shared with their manager. 

Our Company: 

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across the National Security, Federal Financial, Healthcare, and Space & Science domains. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 800 employees nationwide with $230m in revenue. With the January 2025 acquisitions of SeKON and Macro Solutions, we have expanded our capabilities to further support our customers in digital modernization, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.  

We are committed to supporting our agency partners as they transform their operations, delivering on our purpose to ensure the safety, security, and well-being of future generations:  

• National Security – Supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State.  
• Federal Financial – We bring deep expertise in enterprise financial systems, supporting agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).  
• Healthcare – Our Health IT capabilities, enhance health outcomes for the warfighter via the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and support public health initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  
•  Space & Science – We leverage technology to advance agricultural sustainability, secure our nation’s food supply, and prepare for natural disasters, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).  

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future.  

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.  

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