Accessibility Auditor/Tester

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands.

Our clients are now looking for Freelance, Contract, Direct Hire Accessibility Auditor / Tester.

An Accessibility Auditor / Tester is responsible for testing and / or remediating a website to make sure it’s usable to people with disabilities.

• Only Applicants Within The USA Need Apply.
• No Sponsorship Can Be Provided
• No 1099, W-2 Only
• Compensation Based On Experience

Responsibilities :

• Partner with Engineering QA in building A11y into manual and automated testing by helping understand how users experience products using Assistive Technology to test for and how to test to ensure feature functionality meets A11y AC (Acceptance Criteria).
• Partner with Engineering QA during testing, ensuring A11y AC is being met by ensuring feature functionality has A11y AC written / available.
• Support 3rd-Party Audits by reviewing 3rd-Party findings, test results, re-test, verify reported findings if reported issue is questionable.
• Create A11y user stories, defects for A11y findings, help prioritize A11y issues with product and provide A11y context, guidance on how to remediate A11y findings.
• Analyze validation test results looking for Rraining opportunities, engineering methods needing correction, components needing a11y refinements.

Qualifications :

• Bring a depth of development and technical knowledge that complements and strengthens a culture beginning to apply a11y practices in design, engineering and QA.
• Solid experience testing with all common screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, MAC / IOS VoiceOver, TalkBack), keyboard only, and other assistive technology.
• Ability to interpret and advise on standards, principles and techniques for meeting accessibility success criteria (including WCAG 2.

0 AA, WCAG 2.1 AA, and WAI-ARIA).

• Familiarity with Responsive Web Design and mobile apps, fluency in the software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of supporting products in a SAFe environment specifically how current / future work is scheduled to come through planning, design, engineering and 3rd-party validation efforts.
• Knowledge of mobile accessibility best practices on Android and iOS.

Perks & Benefits :

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401k Program
• Commuter Benefit
• eLearning
• Education Reimbursement
• Ongoing Training & Development
• To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of assignment must be a minimum of 10 weeks.

To learn more about this opportunity, apply now. Our recruitment team will be in touch, guide you through the interview process, and advocate on your behalf..