Staff Product Designer, Mission Applications

Job Title: Staff Product Designer, Mission Applications
Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
Type: Contract To Hire
Work Model: Onsite
Security Clearance: Secret clearance

Join a high-performing team supporting mission-critical digital transformation initiatives for a federal defense customer. This role offers the opportunity to influence the design and development of complex applications used to support operational decision-making, data-driven workflows, and mission outcomes. You'll work alongside product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to create intuitive user experiences for sophisticated enterprise platforms operating in secure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead continuous product discovery efforts with end users, mission stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Translate complex operational workflows into intuitive user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready designs.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and feedback sessions to validate design decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with software engineers, data engineers, and product teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Balance user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to influence product strategy and priorities.
• Develop and maintain reusable design patterns to ensure consistency across applications and platforms.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles in product, technical, and stakeholder discussions.
• Contribute to the evolution of scalable design systems and best practices within secure enterprise environments.

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or human-centered design.
• Proven experience owning complex digital products from discovery through implementation and delivery.
• Strong expertise in user research, workflow analysis, prototyping, interaction design, and usability testing.
• Experience designing data-intensive applications, operational systems, or enterprise software platforms.
• Demonstrated success collaborating closely with software development teams in Agile environments.
• Portfolio showcasing relevant product design and UX work.
• Experience supporting a Department of Defense or federal government customer.
• Active Secret security clearance.

• Experience supporting defense, national security, or other mission-critical government programs.
• Experience designing applications within enterprise data and analytics platforms such as Palantir Foundry or comparable technologies.
• Familiarity with government program management, acquisition, or operational environments.
• Advanced proficiency with Figma or similar UX/UI design and prototyping tools.
• Experience creating, implementing, or maintaining design systems.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and secure government technology environments.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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