UI and UX Strategist at Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA

UI and UX Strategist

The Opportunity

Are you looking to shape how users interact with digital twins and immersive applications—including AR, VR, XR, and simulation environments? We’re seeking a UX Strategist to define how users understand, navigate, and engage with complex 3D experiences built in Unity.

You’ll work at the intersection of UX research, interaction design, and data visualization, creating workflows and interaction models that extend beyond traditional 2D interfaces into spatial and immersive environments. In this role, you’ll collaborate with UX practitioners, developers, solutions architects, and product managers to translate user research into actionable insights. You’ll contribute across the full design process, from research and information architecture to prototyping, usability testing, and implementation—advocating for design improvements that keep the user at the center.

We hire for complementary strengths, some candidates will focus more on research and strategy, others on interaction and visual design. Success requires cross‑disciplinary collaboration and ownership of end‑to‑end experiences.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience in UX research, UX (User Experience) and UI (User Interface) design, or product design

• Experience planning and conducting user research, including discovery, interviews, usability testing, or field studies, and synthesizing insights into personas, journey maps, and experience frameworks

• Experience in defining interaction models, shaping UX strategy, and communicating ideas effectively while collaborating with design, engineering, or product cross‑functional partners

• Experience with collaboration and analysis tools, such as Mural or FigJam

• Ability to display a portfolio representing research strategy or interaction and visual design

• Ability to translate user needs and data insights into clear, actionable product and design decisions for complex systems and enterprise-level applications

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience designing or researching advanced 3D, spatial, and immersive environments, including AR, VR, or XR, simulations, gaming platforms, and hybrid 2D or 3D interfaces

• Experience with Unity and related gaming or real‑time engines, as well as spatial UX patterns, digital twins, and emerging interaction paradigms

• Experience in data visualization, analytics platforms, and contributing to or maintaining scalable design systems

• Experience mentoring or influencing team direction

• Experience working in advising and Agile delivery environments

• Knowledge of accessibility and compliance standards such as W3C or Section 508

• Ability to lead workstreams from concept through delivery, including facilitating workshops, stakeholder discussions, and design reviews

• UX Certification, such as NN/g UXC or UXMC, or HFI CUA Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.