Section 508 Test Engineer

ICF has an opening for aSection 508 Test Engineer . As a Section 508 Test Engineer you will work with our client to test and validate user interfaces against Section 508 accessibility requirements and consult on technical implementations of digital accessibility requirements in client systems.

What you will do:

Conduct, document, and report on manual and automated testing of all Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products. Your testing process will include scheduling, monitoring, assigning, auditing, quality control and audit results distribution. Help educate teams on best practices and supply resources, including a development checklist so teams can proactively create compliant products. Track metrics of ICT compliance, obstacles, and achievements. You will perform Section 508 compliance testing in accordance with the United States Access Board’s Section 508 of the ICT standards. Manual and automated testing shall include, but are not limited to, products based in multiple environments to include the following: legacy formats; modern formats (HTML and Java based), web hosted applications, and desktop applications. Testing shall also be performed for surveys, forms and documents, and other artifacts.
Reporting – You will deliver testing results to our client and will participate in conference calls and follow-up discussions in order to create a road map to improve the accessibility and usability of the client’s IT system. You will be expected to provide Section 508 metrics and reports.
Technical Consultation – You will review with customers on the proper methods for implementing Section 508 standards in systems. This will span a variety of web, mobile, hardware and document systems. You will test interfaces and validate that they conform to technical requirements.

Business Process Consultation – You will work with our customers to consult on the process implementation approach for accessibility in the client’s environment.
 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in technology or equivalent. However, 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

• 1+ years of experience with using MS Microsoft Suite, to include Excel

• 1+ years of experience with Accessibility Tools such as JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, ZoomText and ZoomText Fusion

• 1+ years of experience with the Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and IT Accessibility Laws and Policies

• 1+years of experience with testing ICT products manually for Section 508 Compliance and reporting on defects

• Experience in the coordination and execution of test events in accordance with approved test plans, procedures and scripts

• Knowledge and skills …