Job title: BITS Digital Accessibility Tester
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 Months
Description:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Ability
Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in the field of Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, Web Development, Library or Informational Science, or Human Computer Interaction
3+ years of hands-on digital accessibility testing experience, including experience with assistive technologies, WCAG compliance, and manual testing methods
2+ years of experience on a digital product team, either working as a project owner or individual contributor, working collaboratively with internal and external teams to improve products and services using digital accessibility technologies, policies, and best practices
Strong proficiency in manual testing with assistive tech: NVDA, JAWS, Dragon, Fusion, Deque, Wave, ZoomText, VoiceOver, TalkBack. Also expertise with built-in device features such as speech-to-text, text-to-speech, magnifiers, onscreen keyboards, eye gaze tech, and alternative input devices including keyboards
Strong proficiency in HTML, ARIA, and semantic markup knowledge
Expertise in auditing common and legacy systems and products to find accessibility issues, providing guidance for mitigating issues, and improving accessibility knowledge and practices within internal teams
Demonstrated understanding of user-centered design (UCD) methodologies and how to use testing data to support accessibility design problems
Strong understanding of responsive web design principles, techniques, and frameworks
Experience testing and assessing accessibility issues on internal business processes, including case management and data collection systems
Creative out-of-the box thinking to provide solution-oriented guidance for optimizing digital assets using the latest digital accessibility techniques and tools
Can work both independently and collaboratively to help advance a program's accessibility standards
Experience as a mentor or coach for other product and service testers to promote stronger consistency and standards
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to clearly present data and analysis, as well as the ability to receive feedback on your work
Expert in facilitating the integration of test data to support analysis and remediation processes
Strong ability to create and maintain documentation and best practice testing methodologies across multiple systems and functional areas
Ability to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and communicate their implication on systems, processes, projects, and services. Able to facilitate discussions and solutions
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Experience with software like Axe, WebAIM, SiteImprove, and Sitebulb
Experience with browser devtools and accessibility extensions: Axe, WAVE, ARC Toolkit
Strong written and oral communication skills, and responsiveness to leadership and stakeholder requests
Strong organizational skills and experience with project tracking software, along with experience in agile processes and project development best practices
Experience in balancing a diverse workload of projects, with varying complexities and unique needs
Excellent time management skills, with an ability to commit and deliver on project goals, timelines, and target dates
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team to reach program goals and meet dynamic business objectives
Ability to engage in rigid practices for accessibility testing, while maintaining flexibility for ad-hoc needs
Strong proficiency with MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Zoom
Other Desired Skills
Experience in testing complex systems that use standard technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, jQuery)
Experience in accessibility compliance for chatbots and other customer communication tools
Experience in accessibility compliance for analog formats like Word, Powerpoint, and print marketing assets
Experience with digital forms and documents remediation to meet accessibility standards
Experience with Sitecore, Salesforce, Adobe XD, and Jira/Confluence
Knowledge of multiple testing, analysis, data visualization tools
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