Section 508 Test Engineer.
Nationwide Remote Office (US99)
Section 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.
Responsibilities -You will 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. You will help educate teams on best practices and supply resources, including a development checklist so teams can proactively create compliant products. You will be tracking metrics of ICT compliance, obstacles, and achievements. You will have a core understanding of accessibility tools, web development technologies and how they impact the user experience.
Accessibility Testing – 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. A desire to perform this validation and experience testing web-based interfaces for compliance with design specifications is critical. Knowledge of DHS Trusted Tester Methodologies is a Plus.
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 …
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RestrictionsU.S. citizenship U.S. citizenship required
Benefits/PerksCutting-edge technology Equal opportunity employer Inclusive workplace Reasonable accommodations Remote
Tasks- Automated testing
- Best Practices
- Communication
- Conduct and report on testing
- Consultation
- Consult on accessibility implementation
- Consult on technical implementations
- Deliver testing results
- Development
- Educate teams on best practices
- Monitoring
- Navigate change
- Quality control
- Reporting
- Shape the future
- Test and validate user interfaces
- Testing
- Track compliance metrics
508 Compliance Access Accessibility Accessibility Testing Accessibility Tools Auditing Automated Testing Best Practices Business Business Process Business process consultation Communication Compliance Consultation Coordination Design Development DHS Trusted Tester methodologies Digital Dragon Naturally Speaking Education Excel Federal Government Government HTML ICT Compliance Implementation IT Java JAWS Manual testing Microsoft Microsoft Suite Monitoring MS Microsoft Suite NVDA Policy Quality Control Reporting Reports Section 508 Section 508 compliance Teams Technical Technical Consultation Technology Services Testing User Experience Web development Web development technologies ZoomText ZoomText Fusion
Experience1 years
EducationBachelor Bachelor's Bachelor's degree Business Communication Education Environment Equivalent Government IT MS Policy Technology
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