QE Accessibility Testing - WCAG, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, REST APIs

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. ~ Conquering today’s challenges, achieving tomorrow’s vision!; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. is seeking a QE Accessibility Lead to spearhead accessibility and quality engineering initiatives across web, mobile, and enterprise applications. The successful candidate will have 5–10 years of QA/QE experience, focusing on WCAG compliance and accessibility testing. This role requires collaboration with the Product, Engineering, and Design teams, emphasizing inclusive design principles throughout the software development lifecycle. Strong hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium and Cypress is a must, alongside familiarity with Agile and CI/CD environments.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of QA/QE experience with strong accessibility testing expertise.
• Deep understanding of WCAG, ARIA, and semantic HTML.
• Experience working in Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead accessibility testing for web, mobile, and enterprise applications.
• Drive end-to-end testing across UI, API, and integrated systems.
• Promote accessibility best practices and inclusive design principles.

Skills

WCAG compliance

Accessibility testing

Automation frameworks

CI/CD integration

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Tools

Axe

WAVE

Accessibility Insights

NVDA

JAWS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced QE Accessibility Lead to drive accessibility and quality engineering initiatives across web, mobile, and enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in WCAG compliance, accessibility testing, automation frameworks, and CI/CD integration.

This role requires close collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to ensure accessibility is embedded throughout the SDLC and that applications meet inclusive design standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead accessibility testing for web, mobile, and enterprise applications aligned with WCAG 2.1/2.2 standards
• Perform manual and automated accessibility validation using tools such as:
  • Axe
  • WAVE
  • Accessibility Insights
• Validate user journeys using assistive technologies:
  • NVDA
  • JAWS
  • Keyboard navigation
• Identify accessibility issues and provide remediation guidance to development teams
• Define and execute:
  • Test strategy
  • Test plans
  • Quality gates
• Drive end-to-end testing across UI, API, and integrated systems
• Build and enhance automation frameworks using:
  • Selenium
  • Playwright
  • Cypress
  • API Automation
• Integrate accessibility and QE automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to embed accessibility into SDLC
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure accessibility requirements are included in DoR/DoD
• Lead defect triage, risk assessment, and quality reporting
• Promote accessibility best practices and inclusive design principles
• Contribute to QE process improvements and innovation initiatives

Required Skills

• 5–10 years of QA/QE experience with strong accessibility testing expertise
• Deep understanding of:
  • WCAG
  • ARIA
  • Semantic HTML
  • Accessibility standards
• Hands‑on experience with automation tools:
  • Selenium
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • REST API testing
• Experience working in Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD environments

Nice to Have

• Banking / Financial Services domain experience
• Cloud and API testing exposure (Azure preferred)
• Accessibility certifications such as:
  • IAAP
  • Similar certification