User Experience (UX) Designer (Defence)

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications

• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us

• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year

• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks

• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome

• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme

• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Your role and responsibilities

The UX Designer will work closely with our cross-functional teams to create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces for our industry-specific software solutions. Responsible for assisting in research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing, the ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and a passion for enhancing user experiences

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to define user requirements.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups for new features and updates.

• Conduct usability testing and gather user feedback to inform design iterations.

• Contribute to the refinement of existing designs and user flows.

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging design tools and techniques.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Portfolio showcasing UX design work, including wireframes, prototypes, and mockups.

• Familiarity with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD.

• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment.

As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with front-end development languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).

• Familiarity with design systems and pattern libraries.

• Background in human-computer interaction or a related field.

• Experience with user research methods.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.