508 Compliance Tester

Decisive Point Consulting

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About The Position

The 508 Accessibility Analysts will provide support to the VA Office of Information Technology, Product Development by conducting Department-wide validation and conformance testing of VA ICT products and systems to ensure conformance with the Section 508 Standards. Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience with Section 508 standards, WCAG and testing of ICT of various forms for Conformance Compliance and Risk Reporting.
• Experience in using a wide variety of commercially procured and free testing tools, including JAWS, NVDA, Dragon or Adobe to test the accessibility of websites, software and documents.
• Knowledge of standards and accessibility tools.
• Knowledge of representing programmatic structure in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to follow a repeatable method of testing to produce audit results.
• Ability to work onsite.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science, web development/design, or knowledge acquired through extensive work-related experience.
• Proficient knowledge and understanding of the requirements of Rehabilitation Act Section 508 and how they apply to federal agency business operations and processes.
• Excellent oral and written interpersonal communication skills, customer service orientation, and the ability to solve customer problems in a timely manner.
• Proven ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.
• Ability to learn very quickly and share knowledge with other team members.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment, and very detail oriented.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust (6c) clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct all initial Section 508 assessment and assigning validation statuses to systems, vendor products, and any other item submitted for 508 analyses.
• Using Section 508 Program Office’s standardized checklist and best practices, identify and document areas of nonconformance, identify problems encountered.
• Document the test validation information in the Detail Validation Test Report.
• Create a Section 508 Assessment Status Document, using provided template, that will record the conformance of the ICT under assessment to Section 508 accessibility requirements and WCAG 2.0AA.
• Track deficient 508 issues, generate 508 reports to Project Managers, produce 508 status reports for management.
• Work as part of a team with other Auditor/Testers on each information communications and technology (ICT) audit and test.
• Work core hours of 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (EST) Monday to Friday, with remaining hours worked before or after core hours.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees