508 Compliance Tester - Herndon, United States - Peraton

Peraton

Verified Company

Herndon, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About Peraton

Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a
508 Compliance Tester to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Herndon, VA with some remote work possible.

The qualified applica nt will become part of Peraton's Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program, for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA).

This initiative will modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework in order to better support the services provided to CA's customers.

Duties and 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.
Participate in the meetings and interface with various team(s) and program staff as required.
Stay up to date with industry trends, standards, and regulations related to web accessibility and assistive technologies.
Communicate effectively in written and verbal communication coupled with strong listening skills.

DOSCSM

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 57 years' of experience or Master's Degree and 35 years' of experience or high school diploma and minimum of 4 years relevant experience.
Certification in accessibility (ex: CPACC, WAS, IAAP).
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
Participated in Agile projects.
SAFe and/or DevOps implementation experience.
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).
Experience with assistive technologies and familiarity with the user experience.
Must have a current, active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearance acceptable.
Target Salary Range

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

EEO
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

Our Values

Benefits

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily.

We're fully committed to the growth of our employees.

From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.