UIUX Engineer (Fixed Term Contract 9 Months)

Job Purpose:
The UI/UX Engineer designs and helps build user-facing interfaces for the teams applications over a defined engagement raising the design quality and consistency of the teams tools and leaving behind a clean documented handover.

Duties:

• Gather and interpret user and business requirements through stakeholder conversations and user research where relevant.
• Design user interfaces and experiences for the teams web and app-based solutions from wireframes through to high-fidelity designs.
• Build and maintain design system components for consistency across the teams applications.
• Translate designs into working front-end code or work closely with developers to implement them accurately.
• Present design concepts prototypes and rationale to stakeholders incorporating feedback into iterations.
• Conduct usability reviews and iterate on designs based on feedback.
• Work with stakeholders and developers to balance user needs with technical constraints.
• Ensure designs meet accessibility standards.
• Document design decisions and maintain design assets for future reference and a clean handover at the end of the contract.

Qualifications :

Qualification:
Bachelor of Engineering

Skills and Experience:

• 3 years UI/UX design experience with a portfolio demonstrating web and/or app design work.
• 3 years practical experience with design tooling such as Figma or Adobe XD.
• 1 years hands-on experience translating designs into front-end code (HTML/CSS/JS) or working closely with developers who do.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and usability best practice.

Qualification:

Bachelor of Engineering

Skills and Experience:

• 3 years UI/UX design experience with a portfolio demonstrating web and/or app design work.
• 3 years practical experience with design tooling such as Figma or Adobe XD.
• 1 years hands-on experience translating designs into front-end code (HTML/CSS/JS) or working closely with developers who do.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and usability best practice.
• Able to work independently within a fixed-term engagement and hand over cleanly at the end of contract.
• Confident presenting design concepts and prototypes to stakeholders articulating the rationale behind decisions.
• Experience designing for enterprise or internal business applications rather than purely consumer products.
• Front-end development experience in Angular or a similar framework.
• Experience establishing a design system from scratch.

Professional competencies

• User-Centric Design: Translating user needs and complex business logic into intuitive accessible interfaces.
• Rapid Prototyping: Building wireframes user flows and high-fidelity interactive models using tools like Figma or Adobe XD.
• Frontend Translation: Bridging the gap between design and development by writing clean HTML CSS and JavaScript/Angular code.
• Design Systems Architecture: Establishing and maintaining reusable component libraries to ensure visual consistency across applications.
• Usability & Accessibility: Ensuring all applications meet strict accessibility standards (WCAG) and iterating based on continuous user feedback.
• Stakeholder Communication: Clearly articulating design decisions and collaborating smoothly with technical teams product managers and business leaders.

Additional Information :

Join us and well help build your career with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business both locally and globally. Youll experience an inclusive environment with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. Youll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time