Are you passionate about ensuring websites and applications are readily accessible to end-users utilizing assistive technologies? Are you knowledgeable about the guidelines defined by WCAG 2.0/2.1, Section 508 and other accessibility standards? If you enjoy collaborating with Developers and QA Engineers on accessibility standards and best practices this might be the perfect role for you!
Responsibilities:
* Act as one of the go-to SMEs on accessibility, WCAG guidelines and code-level remediation solutions for junior accessibility team members; provide regular audit reviews to ensure internal compliance with best practices
* Prepare, run and report on feedback from user reviews and WCAG Audits
* Be an educational resource to product teams, and running office hours
* Identify quality issues proactively and setup training programs specific to teams or individuals to address them
* Train new team members on accessibility compliance testing on desktop and mobile devices
* Potentially run multiple projects with different customers
Qualifications:
* Italian-English bilingual fluency is a necessity!
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
* 5+ years of experience in a professional Accessibility specialist capacity
* Deep technical knowledge of accessibility; ability to provide code-level remediation and lead discussions with developers
* Experience in and deep understanding of accessibility, including assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints
* Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
* Self-starter, self-motivated, rolling up your sleeves with a focus on getting things done
* Effectively multi task and manage concurrent activities
* Comfortable working in a matrix environment across the organization in a collaborative manner'
* Knowledge and fluency in using HTML, JavaScript and CSS to implement websites