Web Accessibility Engineer at CivicActions

Responsibilities:

• As a Web Accessibility Engineer, you will be largely evaluating websites that are built with Drupal, ReactJS and Gatsby. Our teams have a strong focus on accessibility, but embedded technical expertise is required.
• We are seeking candidates with real passion for accessibility, usability, and inclusive design. We are looking for someone with demonstrated experience designing accessible software and supporting engineering teams in understanding and fixing accessibility issues.
• This position is remote (work from home), requires a federal background investigation and US residence for 3 of the last 5 years.

Who you are

• Comfortable with evaluating wireframes, graphic designs and video accessibility
• Familiar with web design systems and evaluating component-based sites
• Able to use axe DevTools, Accessibility Insights, and similar automated accessibility tools to effectively debug sites and enhance code quality
• Experienced with Web Standards, HTML5, CSS and JavaScript
• Knowledgeable building accessible and inclusive interfaces. 
• Detailed knowledge of WCAG 2.1, WAI-ARIA and ATAG 2.0
• Familiar with using and reading accessibility scanning tool reports
• Keeping up with evolving best practices and knowledge of different disabled populations
• Experience testing with common screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, OS X/iOS VoiceOver, TalkBack), keyboard only, and other assistive technology.
• Understand the distinction between medical and social model of disability
• Thrive on a collaborative team and able to provide accessibility support and guidance to UX and Design from conception thru high-fidelity mockups as well as constructive code reviews
• Lead teams in shifting-left accessibility in the design/development process - able to communicate across all domains, the “why” of accessibility in addition to the “how”
• Empathy for customers and partners, and for work-arounds users face while using our products
• Comfortable engaging with communities with disabilities
• Adept at working with diverse teams and across functional areas

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with digital accessibility
• 1+ years of experience in assistive technologies and screen readers
• 1+ years of experience in Section 508 or DHS 508 Trusted Tester certification
• Associate degree or 2 years additional experience
• Strong understanding of the Document Object Model (DOM)
• Experience working with a Content Management System (CMS) like Drupal or WordPress
• Ability to navigate and understand how to use Git

Nice to have

• Certified with DHS 508 Trusted Tester, IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) and/or Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
• Complementary skills such as front-end development, QA, UX, design, user research, documentation.