UX Designer
Summary
A UX Designer will design intuitive, accessible workflows and prototypes for an AI-enabled Defence Intelligence capability, working onsite at an MOD site in London four days a week. Core work involves user research, wireframing and Figma prototyping with military and technical stakeholders in a secure (DV-cleared) environment, at £500-540/day outside IR35.
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements:- Proven UX design experience within MOD, Defence, National Security or similarly secure environments.
- Strong user-centred design capability, including user research, synthesis, interaction design and prototyping.
- Experience working confidently with military, civilian and technical stakeholders.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma or equivalent collaborative design tools.
- Experience designing workflow-driven applications, dashboards or operational systems.
- Strong understanding of accessibility, usability and inclusive design principles.
- Experience working within agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams.
- Current DV Security Clearance.
- Ability to work onsite at an MOD location in London four days per week.
- Previous experience delivering within MOD, Defence, Defence Intelligence, Strategic Command or wider National Security organisations.
- Comfortable working with OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and classified material where authorised.
- Conduct user research with operational users, analysts, task managers and key stakeholders.
- Facilitate workshops to understand current and future operational workflows.
- Create user journeys, service blueprints, wireframes and interactive prototypes.
- Design intuitive workflows supporting task management, collaboration, information sharing and feedback.
- Collaborate closely with frontend and backend engineers to ensure designs are practical and deliverable.
- Develop and maintain consistent design patterns and component libraries.
- Support user testing, gather feedback and continuously improve designs.
- Translate complex operational requirements into clear, accessible user experiences.
- AI
- Backend
- Figma
- Frontend
- Support
- Security
- UX UI Design
- Cloud
More:
We are delivering an AI-enabled Defence Intelligence capability designed to improve visibility of operational data, streamline workflows and support faster, more informed decision-making. You will work on complex, mission-critical systems within a highly secure environment, alongside multidisciplinary teams delivering innovative digital capabilities. This role is based at an MOD site in London, with a working pattern of four days per week onsite. The rate is £500-£540 per day, outside IR35.
last updated 36 week of 2026
