User Experience Designer

Role: UX/UI Specialist

Anticipated Duration: 6 Months

Duration of Potential Extension: 6 Months

Location: 60 Tiffield Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1V 5N2 _ Hybrid 3 days onsite/week

A well-rounded specialist with experience in both User Experience & User Interface development. There are several initiatives already in queue that require a UX/UI Specialist. This resource will report to a Senior Systems Integrator for Application Services within Toronto Water ITM and will also receive direction from other team members as assigned by the Senior Systems Integrator.

Assignment Duties

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex applications using TW ITM Development Environment.
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring solutions meet business needs
• Develop and manage application workflows to streamline and automate business processes.
• Coach and mentor team members on UX/UI development and theories.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and UX/UI standards.
• Ensure the application development complies with AODA requirements.
• Review, assess and resolve technical issues, implement and document solutions.

Qualifications and Experience:

• University degree in computer science or a related discipline or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience with MS Power Platform development environment and its modules; Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse and Copilot.
• Extensive experience in implementing software solutions that adhere to AODA requirements. Extensive experience in the design of user interface specifications, by applying client research, design standards, and industry best practices, considering strategic business objectives, user needs, and systems constraints.
• Extensive experience working with user-centered design (UCD) techniques & demonstrated ability to incorporate those UCD principles into architecture and user interfaces.
• Extensive experience in gathering and translating user requirements from diverse stakeholders, including subject matter experts (SMEs), users, and business analysts. Skilled in transforming these ideas into prototype design mock-ups, with a strong foundation in design thinking.
• Microsoft Power Platform Development Certifications
• Experience with high-level UX principles such as user stories, persona building, prototype/prototype development approaches
• Knowledge of agile software development lifecycles (SDLC) and Agile Scrum methodology

Deliverables:

• Lead development and design workshops for ensuring TW ITM Applications comply with AODA Requirements.
• Prototype TW Applications on the TW MS Power Platform development environment
• Assist in the creating of application development standards to ensure adherence to best practices and UX/UI standards.