Software Accessibility Specialist
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Posted on Indeed on Aug 04, 2022 (15 d ago)
This position requires work in support of the Company’s contract with the United States Department of Education (“ED”). As such, the United States Government requires that any applicant for this position must complete United States Government security clearance. Effective June 1, 2018, ED has informed Nelnet that security clearance applications for foreign nationals are not being accepted or processed. In light of this direction from ED, Nelnet will be unable to hire applicants without United States citizenship for such positions.
Colorado Candidates: Pay range for this role is $70,000-$110,000
- Evaluate web applications and documents for accessibility, using a combination of automated, manual, and functional testing techniques, including the use of assistive technology.
- Support development teams and content creators to implement best practices and identify potential accessibility issues in the artifacts they produce.
- Adhere to Best Practices and Standards in the areas of technology and accessibility.
- Remediate documents, typically PDFs, to ensure a high level of accessibility.
- Keep abreast of advancements and changes in the field of accessibility and develop an understanding of how new techniques impact accessibility.
- BS / MS in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in software development (e.g. developer, business analyst, quality assurance).
- Minimum 1 year of experience in the field of accessibility.
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
- Disability law, as it applies to digital accessibility, and Section 504/508.
- Universal and inclusive design principles.
- Best practices for accessible websites and applications. (Experience with mobile a plus.)
- PDF accessibility. (Experience with Acrobat, LiveCycle/AEM, and/or Equidox remediation are a plus.)
- Common accessibility evaluation tools, e.g. aXe and WAVE.
- Experience using assistive technology to evaluate functional accessibility. (Especially screen readers such as NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, or TalkBack, and keyboard-only testing. Experience with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and ZoomText are a plus.)
- Demonstrated effective performance in a team-oriented environment.
- Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle; with exposure to agile or iterative approaches to delivery preferred.
- Accessibility auditing, consulting, and training.
- Will require consultant work with external entities.
- US Citizen with ability to obtain federal security clearance.
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