Octo, an IBM company, is an industry-leading, award-winning provider of technical solutions for the federal government. At Octo, we specialize in providing agile software engineering, user experience design, cloud services, and digital strategy services that address government's most pressing missions. Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results, yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes.
Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo you'll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you'll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission critical work for our government. Voted one of the region’s best places to work multiple times, Octo is an employer of choice!
You…
As a Junior UX Designer, you’ll join a growing team and leverage your knowledge and/or experience conceptualizing the workflows of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). You will identify the appropriate user research method to conduct with key stakeholders and turn findings into designs that demonstrate your understanding of their needs and pain points. At your core, you will have a passion for user research, defining improvement strategies, and discovering new ways to iterate on solutions – all with a highly collaborative and flexible approach to grow shared understanding of user goals, tasks, and workflows.
Us…
We were founded as a fresh alternative in the Government Consulting Community and are dedicated to the belief that results are a product of analytical thinking, agile design principles and that solutions are built in collaboration with, not for, our customers. This mantra drives us to succeed and act as true partners in advancing our client’s missions.
Program Mission…
This program delivers a mix of Lean-Agile, DevSecOps, and Human-Centered Design (HCD) support including product management, user research, UI/UX design, and Agile facilitation in support of the modernization of acquisition processes and tools. You’ll join a team that embraces a Lean-Agile / DevSecOps culture to promote innovation, measurement and continuous improvement, and high-quality support services delivering business value and outcomes to our customers and partners.
Requirements…
Desired Skills...
Years of Experience: 1-3 years of professional work experience (see more under “What We’d Like to See”).
Education: Associate degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, etc.) preferred or equivalent experience. A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 2 years of professional experience.
Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust/Suitability, which includes a requirement of U.S. residency for three out of the last five years.
Octo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.
Octo is an IBM subsidiary which has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated into the IBM organization. Octo will be the hiring entity. By proceeding with this application, you understand that Octo will share your personal information with other IBM affiliates involved in your recruitment process, wherever these are located. More Information on how IBM protects your personal information, including the safeguards in case of cross-border data transfer, are available here: https://www.ibm.com/careers/us-en/privacy-policy/”.
