UX Accessibility WCAG Engineer

Accessibility associate with significant experience in WCAG 2.0, 2.1 website/app, mobile web, and native mobile testing & analysis to consult with teams working to make accessible consumer-facing web and mobile applications. This position will be the key accessibility SME and will not only test, solve, and consult on accessibility issues at all stages of the lifecycle, but will work with the team to mature this capability, providing training and organizational process improvement support.

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Test and analyses existing web and mobile applications for Accessibility issues and work with developers and designers to define and implement solutions
Work with Product owners to help ensure requirements and stories fully represent users with disabilities
Work with designers and developers to ensure designs and pre-development technical decisions will produce accessible products
Work with QA to ensure they are following accessibility test plans and catching all issues
Support accessibility knowledge base and company-wide accessibility requirements
Work with diverse and distributed team in fast paced environment with quick iterative cycles


Required Skill:

Relevant experience with demonstrable expertise in accessible (508/WCAG) analysis, design, and testing as well as working with teams to bring about improvements in process and effectiveness
Strong Subject Matter Expertise in WCAG 2.0, Section 508, ADA, other accessibility laws and standards
Subject Matter Expertise in ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications)
Experience using common Accessibility testing tools as well as Screen Readers such as JAWS, NVDA, Talkback & Voiceover
Knowledge of HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, iOS, and Android development
Experience with web and native mobile accessibility
Passion for making websites and applications accessible to all users
Thorough, methodical, and creative with extreme attention to detail
Expert at time management
Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
Understanding of UX and the design techniques and principals involved in the production of conceptual prototypes and wireframes
Experience in Dev, QA, or technical/management consulting a plus