Senior UX Designer in Denver, CO

Our client, a leading technology and cloud infrastructure company, is looking to hire a Senior UX Designer (UX Designer V).

Senior UX Designer (UX Designer V)

Pay Rate Range

$75/hr to $85/hr W2

Contract

3 months (possible extension, not expected)

Location

Remote; Denver, CO preferred. Optional data center visit.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing user interfaces and identify usability gaps in complex, data-rich dashboards and operational applications.
• Lead the redesign of dashboard layouts, information architecture, navigation, interaction patterns, and visual hierarchy.
• Translate complex infrastructure data into intuitive, actionable visualizations that support efficient decision-making.
• Develop user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups using Figma or similar tools.
• Design for learnability, reducing cognitive load and helping new users navigate complex systems with minimal training.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to validate technical feasibility and ensure designs can be implemented effectively.
• Conduct usability testing and design reviews with technical and operational users.
• Establish reusable design system foundations, including components, spacing, typography, color usage, and interaction patterns.
• Present design concepts, rationale, and progress to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Deliver scalable design guidelines that support consistency across existing and new operational tools.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional UX/UI design experience.
• Demonstrated experience redesigning complex dashboards, data visualization interfaces, monitoring tools, or enterprise applications.
• Strong proficiency in Figma or Sketch, including wireframing and prototyping.
• Solid understanding of information architecture, interaction design, usability, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience designing for enterprise, technical, or operational users.
• Proven ability to simplify complex data and workflows into intuitive user experiences.
• Experience collaborating directly with engineering teams and working within technical constraints.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• A portfolio showcasing end-to-end redesign projects, design rationale, and usability improvements.
• Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Must-Haves

• 8+ years of UX/UI design experience.
• Complex dashboard or data visualization design experience.
• Enterprise or operational application design experience.
• Figma or Sketch proficiency, including wireframing and prototyping.
• Strong information architecture and interaction design skills.
• Portfolio demonstrating complex interface redesigns.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with data center operations, infrastructure monitoring, network operations, or industrial systems.
• Experience establishing design systems and reusable component libraries.
• Usability testing experience with technical or specialized user groups.
• Experience designing mission-critical interfaces that support time-sensitive decisions.
• Ability to prototype complex interactions and communicate designs effectively to engineers.
• Experience improving onboarding, learnability, task efficiency, and error prevention

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