Accessibility Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead accessibility evaluations across the Design System and development workflow

• Identify common components and systemic challenges contributing to accessibility issues

• Detect and address high-impact accessibility concerns in reusable components and patterns

• Create and uphold a framework for prioritizing accessibility challenges based on user impact, severity, frequency, architectural reach, remediation effort, and compliance risk

• Direct backlog prioritization and engineering resource allocation

• Collaborate with UX, engineering, QA, and client accessibility stakeholders

• Resolve intricate accessibility challenges and facilitate technical discussions with delivery teams

• Work within the Design System platform and codebase to pinpoint gaps and enhance components

• Ensure WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across practical implementations

• Enhance accessibility testing within CI/CD pipelines using tools like axe-core, Pa11y, ANDI, or similar

• Mentor and elevate the skills of QA, engineering, design, and delivery teams

• Integrate accessibility throughout the product development lifecycle to prevent defects from reaching production

• Act as a technical leader for accessibility modernization initiatives supporting the Enterprise Copyright System project

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and over 5 years of pertinent professional experience

• Relevant experience may be substituted for educational qualifications

• Professional background in digital accessibility, web development, software quality assurance, UX engineering, or a similar technical field

• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 standards

• Practical experience assessing web applications using both automated and manual accessibility testing techniques

• Experience with assistive technologies such as NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, or comparable tools

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with software engineering, design, product, and QA teams

• Knowledge of modern web technologies and insight into how HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and component-based design influence accessibility

• Comprehensive understanding of contemporary web accessibility standards

• Capability to identify systemic accessibility challenges

• Skill in developing scalable strategies to minimize recurring defects

• Excellent communication abilities and the capacity to navigate complex technical discussions

• Experience working across engineering, design, QA, and product teams in modern software development settings

• Ability to mentor teams and weave accessibility into the software development lifecycle

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

• Flexible PTO

• 401K with employer matching

• Paid parental leave after one year of employment

• Employee Assistance Program

• Remote work environment