Peraton is seeking a 508 Compliance Tester to join their team to modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework for the Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program, ensuring digital products and applications meet Section 508 accessibility standards.
Requirements
- Certification in accessibility (ex: CPACC, WAS, IAAP).
- Extensive experience in conducting accessibility testing and remediation for products, including web-based applications and mobile apps.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience testing web-based applications.
- Experience writing automated test scripts a plus.
- 508 Accessibility Compliance experience.
- Proficiency in using accessibility testing tools such as screen readers (ex: JAWS, NVDA), browser extensions (ex: Axe, WAVE), and automated testing tools (ex: Accessibility Insights, pa11y).
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement test and evaluation strategies, plans, and methods to assure 508 accessibility compliance in the system.
- Evaluate discrepancy reports to verify/validate incorporated fixes affecting systems and enterprise capabilities.
- Ensure systems and enterprise capabilities comply with requirements and standards through formal verification methods.
- Perform analysis of test results and prepare comprehensive system evaluation reports, findings, and risk assessments.
- Participate in writing/eliciting Epics and decomposing them into User Stories and creating acceptance test criteria for each user story.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, standards, and regulations related to web accessibility and assistive technologies.
- Experience testing web-based applications.
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree and 5-7 years’ of experience.
- Participated in Agile projects.
- SAFe and/or DevOps implementation experience.
- Must be able to obtain or have an Active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearance acceptable.
- Communicate effectively in written and verbal communication coupled with strong listening skills.
