UI/UX Designer - Defence

We offer:

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As a UX/UI Designer, you'll bring your creativity and enthusiasm to our team, contributing to the development of visually compelling and user-centered designs. You'll work alongside experienced professionals, learning and growing as you help translate functions and information into emotionally engaging experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Translate user and market research insights into visual designs that resonate and inspire action
• Develop visual experiences that harmonize user/market insights with the brand's design language
• Create clear and accessible visual representations of data and information, making it easily digestible and actionable
• Utilize color, tone, layout, composition, imagery, typography, and interactions to communicate effectively
• Ensure visual consistency and unity across the overall experience and the brand's philosophy

Requirements:

• Experience working within public sector and defence environments, with an understanding of their unique challenges, regulations, and user needs
• Proven ability to create visually stunning, user-focused designs that drive business success
• Strong skills in visual communication, including color, typography, and composition
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging designs
• Commitment to accessibility and usability best practices

Join our team and contribute to the creation of visually stunning and user-focused designs that drive business success. If you're passionate about crafting captivating visual experiences, have a knack for understanding and engaging audiences, and bring experience in public sector and defence contexts, we'd love to hear from you.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Foundational understanding of visual design principles and practices
• Proficiency in Figma for interface, design, and prototyping
• Strong grasp of typography, color theory, and layout principles
• Attention to detail and a keen eye for aesthetics
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Strong hybrid skills in both UX/UI.

As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Basic understanding of responsive and accessible design principles
• Familiarity with design systems and style guides
• Knowledge of user experience (UX) best practices
• Basic understanding of motion design and animation principles

Desirable Certifications

• Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification
• Certified User Experience Professional (CUXP)
• Google UX Design Professional Certificate
• Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) Certificates
• Adobe Certified Professional - UX Design

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

Client-provided location(s): Winchester, United Kingdom

Job ID: IBM-52791

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-10-09T18:49:51