Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior UX/HCD Designer to work in our Arlington, VA (Hybrid) office.
About the Mission
ECS is seeking a Senior UX/HCD Designer to support the design, testing, and prototyping of CIRCIA technology products within a cross-functional environment that integrates Product, Design, Engineering, and Compliance stakeholders. The CIRCIA program requires human-centered design expertise to ensure that public-facing and enterprise digital services meet federal accessibility and usability standards while remaining aligned with regulatory requirements. This role directly supports CISA's mission to reduce friction in cyber incident reporting and strengthen the nation's cybersecurity posture.
Job Description
ECS is seeking an experienced Senior UX/HCD Designer to lead human-centered design work across a cross-functional team of product, engineering, and compliance stakeholders. In this role, you will ensure that digital services are usable, accessible, and grounded in a clear understanding of the underlying data and system architecture.
You will apply human-centered design methodologies to shape and refine public-facing and enterprise digital experiences supporting the CIRCIA program. Working closely with product owners, engineers, and compliance leads, you will ensure design decisions are informed by user research and aligned with regulatory and accessibility requirements throughout the design lifecycle.
This role requires strong proficiency in design and prototyping tools and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively across technical and non-technical audiences. You will contribute to iterative design cycles and deliver work that reduces friction for users navigating complex regulatory reporting workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design efforts for one or more priority digital products or forms, partnering with business owners, engineering, and compliance/legal stakeholders to define ambiguous problems and align priorities.
- Prepare draft specifications, annotations, interaction notes, screen states, and expected behaviors for review by senior design leadership.
- Provide structured handoffs to engineering and operations, including acceptance criteria grounded in user research.
- Identify and escalate usability, accessibility, and consistency issues encountered during design and review.
- Iterate on designs based on stakeholder and user feedback throughout the product lifecycle.
Salary Range: $135,000 - $155,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 7+ years of product design experience, including translating complex or technical requirements into clear user experiences.
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Mural, or equivalent tool) and experience preparing detailed design specifications for engineering handoff.
- Experience identifying and documenting usability and accessibility issues.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical, design, and non-technical stakeholders
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 7+ years of product design experience translating complex or technical requirements into clear user experiences
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Mural, or equivalent
- Experience preparing detailed design specifications for engineering handoff
- Experience identifying and documenting usability and accessibility issues
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical, design, and non-technical stakeholders
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
