CGI

Senior UX/UI Designer

Job description

Position Description

If your designing skills are matched by an enthusiasm for problem-solving, there’s a digital revolution underway in the UK that could use your help. Join CGI in our Central Government business unit as a UX/UI Designer and make a difference.

From public service transformation to cutting-edge commercial projects, our work has a wide reach, helping make the everyday easier, for everyone. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2023 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

This role will have a hybrid working environment, which will require being on our client site in London at least once every two weeks, alongside remote working.

All applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (SC) level.

Your future duties and responsibilities

As UX/UI Designer you’ll be a key member of the Digital Delivery team, responsible for ensuring that the service being developed is aligned to Government design patterns, design system and style guides.

Among other tasks, you will:

  • Demonstrate your work to key stakeholders via ‘Show and Tell’ and Sprint reviews, proving the value of your work and how it delivers benefits to the stakeholders and business
  • Create low to hi fidelity service prototypes for the service which are aligned to Government Service Standards and WCAG2.2 Accessibility standards
  • Act as liaison at a service and/or programme level with the Accessibility team
  • Supervise and support more junior members of the User Centred Design team

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Skills:

As UX/UI Designer, you’ll need the following skills:

  • Strong communication, technical and non-technical
  • Stakeholder management at various levels
  • Ability to identify the most simple design approach
  • System design for use across multiple services
  • Ability to apply a digital understanding to work
  • Evidence and context-based design
  • Experience in using a variety of methods of prototyping
  • Prototyping – sharing best practice and coaching others
  • User focus - give direction on which tools or methods to use
  • Leadership – providing guidance and coaching others where necessary

Technical:

  • HTML coding
  • Heroku
  • MIRO/Mural
  • Prototyping tools; Figma, Sketch or similar

Insights you can act on

While technology is at the heart of our clients’ digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.

When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees “members” because they are CGI shareholders and owners, and, as owners, we enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today—one of the world’s largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where everyone belongs, and we collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal opportunity employer, we empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGI—where your ideas and actions make a difference.

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