Job Description for the Position of Software Specialist – Usability
*Summary*** As a member of the R&D Usability team, this person will design, prototype, and document SAS Platform user interfaces. The duties of this position will include conducting usability studies, prototyping and producing detailed UI design specifications; ensuring user interface consistency within a multi-application suite; creating and maintaining usability standards; evaluating new technology, and other duties as assigned. *Expectations*** * * · Works on a single product or product suite. · Focuses on user goals and needs and the flow of tasks to achieve those goals. · Designs and conducts usability field studies & contextual design projects. · Influences the product development team to support UCD. · Demonstrates awareness of market/ competitors and knowledge of users in problem solving. · Independently develops long term strategy for usability work on product. · Communication and presentation skills necessary to present, explain, negotiate, and monitor design solutions. *Primary responsibilities *** * * · Performs research focused on understanding work practice and user behavior as individuals and as part of a work group. · Interacts with customers, user groups, and marketing to identify functional requirements. · Works in cross functional teams to translate functional requirements into system design. · Designs, develops, and documents high level and detailed prototypes to effectively communicate designs. · Runs design reviews and usability tests with key stakeholders and representative users to validate designs. · Produces specifications describing the appearance and behavior of the user interface for a product in development. *Technical Skills*** · Creates screen designs using image processing tools like Photoshop, Fireworks and MS Visio. · Develops functional prototypes using Flex. · Familiar with UI guidelines for relevant development platforms like Windows, Swing and Eclipse. *Educational Background*** · Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Graphics, Cognitive Psychology, or related field. · User interface design experience. *Work Experience*** · Minimum years of experience: 5 years · Maximum years of experience: 8 years *About SAS* SAS is the leader in business intelligence and predictive analytics software. The R&D centre in India is a key resource arm for the global SAS community and focuses on R&D and Industry Intelligence Solutions Development. Job Code: Software Specialist - UI Location: Magarpatta City, Pune, India SAS website: www.sas.com You can mail the resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED], Senior Software Specialist - UI. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
