Senior UI/UX Designer, IS27

Advanced Solutions, a DXC Technology Company • Victoria, BC

54d • $108,127 - $123,493 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior UI/UX Designer applies advanced professional knowledge to design and deliver high-quality, accessible, and user-centered digital solutions. This role is regarded as a subject matter expert in user experience design and frequently contributes to the development of new ideas, methods, and standards. The position works on complex and high-impact initiatives where analysis requires in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including user needs, business objectives, accessibility requirements, enterprise constraints, and public-sector policies. The Senior UI/UX Designer exercises significant independent judgment within broadly defined practices and provides expert guidance to project teams and stakeholders. This role is a senior individual contributor position with no direct staff supervision, and includes mentorship, training, and functional leadership responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human Factors Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Social Sciences, Communications, Business, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 7 years of progressively senior experience in UI/UX design, typically supported by 10 or more years working on complex digital products, enterprise systems, or public-facing applications
• Demonstrated experience working as a senior individual contributor within Agile or hybrid delivery environments
• Proven experience designing accessible digital solutions in alignment with WCAG 2.1 AA or equivalent public-sector accessibility standards
• Experience producing high-quality UX artefacts including personas, journey maps, usability test plans and results, wireframes, prototypes, functional specifications, and design documentation
• Advanced application of UI/UX design principles, theories, and practices across multiple digital products or services
• Strong understanding of inclusive and universal design principles for diverse and non-technical user populations
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute qualitative and quantitative user research and translate findings into actionable design recommendations
• Ability to evaluate and review designs for alignment with enterprise architecture, standards, and delivery constraints
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate design rationale, research findings, and recommendations effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Advanced proficiency with modern UI/UX and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, InVision, or equivalent
• Experience contributing to and maintaining enterprise design systems and reusable UI component libraries
• Familiarity with collaboration and delivery tools commonly used in public-sector Agile environments (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent)
• Experience designing responsive web and mobile interfaces
• Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and techniques (e.g., Axe, Lighthouse, screen readers)

Nice To Haves

• Experience across multiple UX sub-domains including information architecture, interaction design, usability engineering, content strategy, information visualization, or service design
• Experience facilitating workshops to identify target users, define user needs, and build consensus across stakeholder groups
• Experience influencing product or delivery teams to prioritize user needs using evidence-based insights
• Familiarity with data-informed design approaches, analytics, or usability metrics
• Awareness of emerging trends such as AI-assisted design tools and automation, with the ability to assess applicability within public-sector and enterprise environments
• Experience working within regulated, large-scale, or public-sector environments

Responsibilities

• Leads user experience deliverables for complex, enterprise-level initiatives involving Agile or hybrid delivery teams, ensuring user-centered design principles are embedded throughout the solution lifecycle
• Produces user interfaces and interaction models for digital products, including low- and high-fidelity prototypes, production-ready UI designs, reusable components, and design patterns
• Gathers, evaluates, and translates user and business requirements in collaboration with product owners, business analysts, developers, and architects
• Develops and recommends design solutions that address business needs, operational constraints, and public-sector policy requirements
• Illustrates design concepts using storyboards, journey maps, process flows, sitemaps, and wireframes
• Maintains and contributes to enterprise UI design systems and standards for web and mobile applications
• Plans, conducts, and interprets user research and usability testing, including qualitative and quantitative methods, and applies findings to inform design decisions
• Ensures user experience designs comply with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA or higher), usability best practices, and enterprise guidelines
• Collaborates across disciplines including business analysis, development, architecture, testing, and operations
• Applies an iterative, evidence-based design approach informed by user feedback, analytics, and peer review
• Leads preparation of UX-related documentation supporting solution design and delivery
• Provides mentorship, coaching, and formal training to analysts, developers, and other team members on UI/UX practices
• Assists in the development and continuous improvement of UX standards, guidelines, and reusable assets
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for alignment with UX standards, accessibility requirements, and enterprise architecture
• Actively participates in delivery initiatives to ensure effective stakeholder engagement and timely communication
• Keeps current with modern design tools, techniques, best practices, and emerging trends relevant to public-sector digital services
• Provides cost and effort input to support planning of application development, enhancements, and modernization initiatives
• Works collaboratively with peers, delivery teams, client representatives, and external partners
• Contributes to digital solutions that are public-facing, highly visible, and critical to service delivery

Benefits

• 15 Vacation days, with entitlement increases with service
• Maternity, Parental and Pre-Adoption Leave with option for top up
• Employee Assisted Program including paid counselling services for you and your family
• Paid sick leave for when life happens
• Extended health and dental
• Public Service Pension plan, matched by Advanced Solutions
• Excellent Rewards and Recognition Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level