Job Description

About The Role

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FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Platform Engineer to work for our consultancy partner. This is initially a 6-month contract with good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Leeds or London.

Responsibilities

Creating prototypes, using the government prototyping toolkit, to communicate and test ideas with users and improve with evidence Mapping user journeys, processes and visualising design problems Building positive relationships with stakeholders and team members, influencing and collaborating with them to improve design quality Helping to facilitate the design process by participating in research activities, pairing with developers, facilitating workshops and communicating design decisions Working collaboratively with your team to turn concepts into user-centred services

Requirements

Participate in the design communities within HMRC and across government, both online and offline Use your expertise to review and provide feedback to other interaction designers on their work Seek out opportunities for learning and improvement by getting feedback from your colleagues and the business

About You

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Designing accessible interactive products or services that meet user needs; including proven experience in Sketching, concept creation and designing prototypes Journey mapping and needs analysis with good understanding of information design/architecture Working with pattern libraries and/or style guidelines, for example the GOV.UK design system An understanding of user research methods and practice Managing stakeholder needs and expectations and facilitating difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders. Prototyping at varying fidelities using a range of methods, including HTML and CSS, and collaborating with teams and stakeholders in prototyping activities Collaborating with user researchers, championing user research activities and designing to meet user needs Web technologies and how they affect design, including accessibility

About Us

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We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field * Annual leave and work-place pension