User Interface Designer

NO SponsorshipNo 3rd Party AgenciesFully ONSITE In Delray Beach, FL.We are hiring a UI/QA Specialist to make sure every app our users touch looks and behaves the same, and that every release is ready before it reaches them. You will own our UI standard: fonts and sizes, colors, chart palettes, the right control for each input, and how our data grids look and work. You will review every new or changed screen against it. You will also help establish and run our IS change management process, reviewing changes and promoting them from staging to production, and you will support user acceptance testing (UAT) as we deploy applications, leading UAT for some of them.What you'll doUI standard and design review (primary focus)Own our UI standard: fonts and font sizes, colors, spacing, page layout, navigation, loading indicators and export.Make sure each screen uses the right control for the job: check boxes or radio buttons when users choose from a few options, drop-down lists only for longer lists, date pickers for dates, and the same filter behavior across apps.Keep charts consistent: approved color palettes, the same color for the same measure or category in every app, and standard axis labels, number formats and legends.Keep data grids standard and working correctly: column order and formats, sorting, filtering, paging, totals and export.Review every new or changed screen against the standard before release, and log anything that does not conform with a clear, specific fix.Keep the shared app template, UI standard documentation and component catalog current as the standard evolves.Create wireframes and mockups for new screens with product managers before development starts.Check screens on desktop, tablet and phone sizes, and for basic accessibility (contrast, keyboard use, labels).Gather user feedback on usability and turn it into improvements to the standard.IS change managementHelp establish and document our IS change management process: change requests, required reviews and approvals, release checklists and rollback plans.Review each change before it moves from staging to production: UI standard review done, testing complete, UAT sign-off recorded and documentation updated.Migrate approved objects from staging to production, such as application releases, database views and stored procedures, and configuration, following the release checklist with the developers.Keep the change log and release calendar, and confirm each release once it is in production.Partner with the Senior Application Developer, who owns our software development lifecycle (SDLC), and with product managers on release timing.User acceptance testing and qualitySupport UAT for application deployments, and lead UAT for assigned apps: plan scenarios with product managers, run sessions with business users, track issues to closure and record sign-off as a release gate.Write test plans and test cases from user stories and acceptance criteria.Test new features and releases: functional, regression, data accuracy and role-based access checks.Check that numbers on screens match the source data, working with SQL queries where needed.Log, track and retest defects; give developers clear steps to reproduce.Build and maintain automated browser tests for key screens and workflows over time.Our toolsApplications under review and test Python/Plotly Dash web apps with data grids (AG Grid), charts, filters and forms; some React and Node.jsUI standard Shared Dash app template and UI standard (fonts, colors, chart palettes, controls, grids); Figma or a similar tool for wireframes and mockupsData: Azure SQL (T-SQL)Testing Browser developer tools; automated browser testing (Playwright or Selenium)Change and release GitHub pull requests, versioned releases, staging and production environments, change log and release checklistAI assistants for design reviews, test cases and test scriptsWhat you bring3+ years in UI/UX, application quality or front-end QA work on custom business web applications, including responsibility for applying or enforcing UI standards.Hands-on UI work you can show: applying a design system or style guide, reviewing screens for consistency, and creating wireframes or mockups.A strong eye for typography, color, layout and form design, and a clear sense of when to use each control (check boxes, radio buttons, drop-down lists, date pickers).Experience with data-heavy screens: data grids, filters, dashboards and charts.Experience planning and running UAT with business users, including recording sign-off.Experience working within a change management or release process: approvals, checklists, promotion between environments and rollback.Experience writing test plans and test cases, and running functional and regression testing.Working SQL to check data shown on screens against the database.Experience with a defect tracker (Jira, Azure DevOps or GitHub Issues).Clear, concise writing for standards, bug reports and release notes, and comfort working with product managers, developers and non-technical users.Nice to haveFigma or a similar design tool.Accessibility testing (WCAG).Test automation with Playwright, Selenium or Cypress, and basic Python or JavaScript.Familiarity with Plotly Dash, AG Grid or React.ITIL Foundation, ISTQB or a similar certification.Experience in agriculture, food distribution, logistics or manufacturing.