UI/UX Engineer

Responsibilities

• User Research & Analysis
• Plan and conduct user research activities including interviews, usability testing, and feedback sessions with diverse user groups (e.g., analysts, SMEs, managers, data scientists).
• Analyze and synthesize research findings into actionable insights, personas, user journeys, and workflow maps.
• Document research findings and recommendations to support stakeholder understanding and buy-in, particularly in government settings.
• Apply ethical, secure, and compliant research practices appropriate for classified or sensitive environments.
• UX Strategy & Design Systems
• Lead UX and UI efforts for complex, high-visibility applications.
• Define, maintain, and evolve design systems and component libraries in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Establish consistent interaction patterns, workflows, and design standards across multiple applications.
• Create service blueprints and end-to-end experience maps to align cross-functional teams
• UI Design & Prototyping
• Develop interactive prototypes using tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or similar, to explore concepts and validate user flows.
• Produce high-fidelity UI designs that are accessible, usable, and visually consistent.
• Ensure designs align with accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and applicable government design guidelines.
• Document interaction behaviors, design rationale, and micro-copy to support implementation
• Required Qualifications:
• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 8 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 7 years of experience with a Masters degree; or 6 years of experience with a Doctorate
• Demonstrated experience conducting UX research, analysis, and synthesis (not UI-only).
• Strong proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or equivalent.
• Experience collaborating closely with product managers and engineering teams.
• Ability to clearly articulate design decisions and research findings to stakeholders.

Additional Information

Closure Technologies is seeking a UI/UX Engineer in McLean, VA who will conduct user research, lead UX strategy and design system development, and produce accessible, high-fidelity UI designs and prototypes for complex, high-visibility applications. Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI with Polygraph

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