IT Specialist; JAWS, WAVE, JTML, Webaim, Zoomtext, NVDA, Adobe, CSS

HBITS-07-14574

ITS, IT Specialist, Senior

30 month contract

Virtual interview

Selected Candidates are expected to work in the Albany office 2-3 days per week

• Working independently or with accessibility testers to assess web pages and documents (i.e., PDF) for conformance to established web accessibility standards (in particular WCAG 2.0 AA).
• Developing detailed reports explaining accessibility defects identified through an audit and suggest remediation methods/techniques. Reviewing results of assessment with developers, project team members, and management.
• Answering questions regarding testing methods and interpretation of the results.
• Creating comprehensive accessibility documentation for use by developers.
• Guidance and participation in developing an accessibility audit methodology.
• Participate in accessibility feedback to transaction and form designs.

Works in the field of Information Technology, experienced in the usage and support of a collection of development platforms, technical architectures or business applications and products that run on those platforms - beyond that of a Programmer.

• 60 - 84 Months:
  Candidate is able to work independently, without assistance and provides guidance to others. May have an advanced education.
• 72 months experience performing Web Accessibility Audits using assistive or automated technologies, such as JAWS, WAVE from WebAIM, NVDA, Zoom Text, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Accessibility Checker.
• 60 months experience coding with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• 60 months experience in UI Accessibility testing.
• 72 months experience in developing technical documentation.
• 60 months experience performing Accessibility Audits against Digital Documents (e.g., PDF, Word, Web Pages).
• 72 months experience using and following Section 508 and Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines and specifications–W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 A and AA), Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA), User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG), and Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG).