Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Audit Specialist

Square One Resources; England; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global academic research company is seeking a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist for a 12-month contract, fully remote in the UK. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Accessibility Auditing and technical accessibility audits, with responsibilities including authoring VPATs and troubleshooting accessibility issues. If interested, apply with an updated CV in Word/PDF format.

Qualifications

• Strong Accessibility Auditing experience is crucial.
• Specific experience conducting technical accessibility audits is extremely important.
• Being able to identify and solve technical accessibility defects is very important.
• Candidates will be asked to provide an audit report that they have written.

Responsibilities

• Author VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) against W3C WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
• Troubleshoot user accessibility issues guiding product teams to solutions.
• Author detailed specifications for remediating websites and mobile applications.
• Work with core team to test, steer, and validate designs to accessibility standards.

Skills

Accessibility Auditing experience

Technical accessibility audits

Negotiation with stakeholders

High-level decision making

VPATs/ACRs authoring

WCAG 2.2 techniques

Accessibility testing tools

Experience with screen readers

Mentorship skills

Tools

WAVE

aXe

Microsoft Insights

Color Contrast Analyzer

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Audit Specialist
Location: Fully remote working in the UK
Salary/Rate: £550/day-£600/day
Start Date: October 2025
Job Type: 12-month contract

Company Introduction:

We are currently representing a global academic research company who are recruiting a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist with very strong Accessibility Auditing experience for an exciting 12-month contract. Fully remote working in the UK.

Required Skills / Experience:

• Strong Accessibility Auditing experience is crucial.
• Specific experience conducting technical accessibility audits is extremely important.
• Being able to identify and solve technical accessibility defects is very important, too.
• Being able to negotiate effectively with stakeholders and work autonomously is a must.
• Being able to make high-level decisions is also required.
• Candidates will be asked to provide an audit report that they have written, and to provide evidence how they conducted the report. They will also be asked to show the solutions that they provided.
• Strong experience in authoring high quality VPATs/ACRs for enterprise web applications.
• Expert knowledge of how to recommend WCAG 2.2 techniques around websites and digital content.
• Rich experience using accessibility testing tools (WAVE, aXe, Microsoft Insights, Color Contrast Analyzer) and with screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver).
• High degree of initiative and autonomy coupled with an ability to function successfully as part of a virtual team.
• Generosity in sharing knowledge, skills, and positive attitude in mentoring people to learn accessibility concepts.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives:

• Author VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) against W3C WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
• Troubleshoots user accessibility issues, guiding product teams to solutions and coaching on appropriate testing tools.
• Author detailed specifications for remediating websites, mobile applications, and PDFs to meet the W3C WCAG 2.2 A standards.
• Work with core team developers and UX to test, steer, and validate designs and code to accessibility standards.
• Author product accessibility statements.

Desirable Skills/Experience

Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

• IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist Certification or US DHS 508 Trusted Tester Certification.
• Previous roles or degree(s) in fields of Digital Accessibility, User Experience, Digital Design, or Software Engineering.
• Expert knowledge of and mobile application accessibility testing and techniques.
• Wide experience with user interface design patterns including rich internet applications, single page web applications, and AI / chatbots.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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