An opportunity to join our Burp Suite Professional team, utilizing your UI/UX design-expertise to solve complex design problems.
Background
Based in Knutsford, Cheshire, PortSwigger Web Security is a global leader in the cybersecurity sector. Our cutting-edge software is used by over 51,000 paying users in over 13,000
organizations enabling them to secure the web.
We go beyond just selling software. Our educational and research output is used by millions of people globally to learn about web security.
We are a fun group of people from a diverse range of backgrounds, who pull together to produce amazing outcomes for our customers. We achieve this by continually investing in and
supporting our people, giving them opportunities to flourish in our supportive and collaborative working environment.
We now have a hugely exciting opportunity for a world-class UX/UI Designer to join our Burp Suite Pro team. Bringing your niche expertise in desktop application design, you will
work with a high-performing team to solve complex design problems.
Click here to find out more about the Burp Suite Professional team, and the PortSwigger culture.
Humans aren't resources. PortSwigger is its people; they aren't just
a means to the company's ends.
Role details: UX/UI Designer
Timeframe: Permanent position.
Location: Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
We are minutes from the M6, and easily commutable from Manchester, Stockport, Wilmslow, Warrington, Chester, Crewe, Macclesfield, and Northwich.
Note: We offer a comprehensive relocation package where relevant. We can assist with visas for applicants from outside of the UK.
Salary: We pay excellent salaries above the normal market level, and this is always determined based on your individual skills and contribution.
Income protection: full pay for first 6 months of incapacity followed by 75% of salary plus pension contribution.
Private medical insurance (Bupa).
Holidays: 25 days plus public holidays.
Working hours: Core hours are 9am to 5pm, with flexibility to start any time between 8am and 9.30am.
About you
From an early age, you've had a strong personal interest in technology and design. You have always paid very close attention to how applications look and feel to use.
When you use any digital product or service, you can't help but consider the interaction design elements - what works, what doesn't, what's missing?
You're the one that everyone goes to, especially when it comes to solving challenging design problems for desktop applications.
You have a natural curiosity and love to learn new things. You've had experience embedding yourself in other technical environments that were once unfamiliar and you would relish
the opportunity to expand your knowledge in cybersecurity.
You're friendly and thrive on interacting with others. You are confident in what you do and are always looking for opportunities to improve working practices in design.
You have always been a strong communicator with a high level of awareness and EQ, so you enjoy engaging in healthy debate and are comfortable to challenge and be challenged.
Key responsibilities
Our designers are pivotal to the success of our product teams, working alongside highly experienced software developers and product experts, you will be involved in a wide variety
of activities, including:
Supporting with the re-design and modernization of the desktop application including implementing desktop application UX best practices.
Working alongside the product team to define customer needs through bringing a design influence.
Designing simple, elegant, data-driven, user-centric experiences that will delight our customers.
Helping to shape the product strategy and vision, bringing your insight and expertise from a design perspective.
Extensive and thorough user research with the primary responsibility of bringing forward new findings and learnings to influence design decisions.
Conducting user testing to validate all design solutions.
Producing high quality sketches, wireframes and mock-ups at various degrees of fidelity.
Collaborating closely with development teams during the prototyping and building of UI components.
Contribute to the wider design systems and practices at PortSwigger.
Essential skills
Full-stack, cross-platform design experience, from discovery to design, through to building and delivering an exceptional product.
Previous experience modernizing the design for a desktop application and understanding the challenges and opportunities that go with it.
Ability to keep the customer at the heart of everything you do. Validating your ideas with data and customer research to build products that will delight the user.
Exposure or experience with working in a cross-functional agile team solving complex user problems and evolving your design in rapid iterations to meet changing requirements.
Experience using design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Axure, XD.
Experience with moderating user testing and conducting interviews.
Experience using user story techniques.
A depth of hands-on experience with various UX methods such as empathy mapping or customer journey mapping.
Good understanding of interaction design, including common UI patterns.
Experience in creating user personas.
A healthy understanding of accessibility standards.
Proven ability to multi-task and deliver continuous, incremental value to the team.
Self-motivate with the ability to adapt quickly, forming outstanding and innovative ideas.
Desirable skills
Although not essential to the role, it would be beneficial to have some knowledge or interest in the following area:
Cybersecurity - although direct experience with Application Security is not required - you'll learn quickly!
Be well rewarded
We firmly believe in paying people what they're worth to us, not just what we can get away with or what they could earn elsewhere. We pay excellent salaries above the normal market level, and this
is always determined based on your individual skills and contribution. In addition to a generous base salary, we offer share options and a comprehensive benefits package.
Salary and benefits
All our people receive:
Share options.
8% employer pension contribution.
Life assurance: 4x salary.
Income protection: full pay for first 6 months of incapacity followed by 75% of salary plus pension contribution.
Private medical insurance (Bupa).
25 days holiday plus public holidays.
Why join PortSwigger web security?
We like to have fun (why else would we make a product called Burp?).
We are professional without being corporate.
We encourage a positive work-life balance. We work hard but keep to a normal working day. We don't do stress.
We offer a healthy, high-tech working environment. All our people work on the latest Macs, with dual monitors, sitting-standing desks, and (if they are so inclined) walking treadmills.
We are a close-knit team. We have regular team lunches, evening social events, and amazing parties twice a year.
Meet the Swiggers
We are a diverse group of people with a wide range of interests and backgrounds. What Swiggers have in common is that they all love their work and are exceptionally good at what they do.
