508 UAT Specialist — Accessibility & Testing Lead

Integral Consulting Services; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Integral Consulting Services in Tysons, VA is seeking a 508 UAT Specialist to ensure accessibility compliance for VA/OIT projects and to support high-quality User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with alignment to federal accessibility requirements.

The role focuses on Section 508 testing, automated tooling, and collaboration with Agile teams to deliver accessible, user-ready capabilities; it requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science or IT and 7–10 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting Section 508 compliance testing, including automated and manual validation.
• Experience supporting UAT, ISQA, IV&V, and independent validation teams.
• Experience ensuring testing consistency across unit, functional, integration, and acceptance levels.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and maintaining SDLC traceability
• Knowledge of Section 508 standards, WCAG criteria, assistive technology testing, and federal accessibility guidelines.
• Proficiency with automated 508 tools (e.g., Axe, WAVE, ANDI) and test dashboards used for UAT coordination.

Responsibilities

• Oversees accessibility validation, supports independent test cycles, prepares test artifacts, ensures traceability across requirements and test cases, and partners with Agile teams to deliver defect free, accessible, user approved functionality.
• Ensure all code changes undergo Section 508 compliance testing, including automated tooling and accessibility validation.
• Use automated 508 testing tools as part of the CI/CD pipeline and validation processes. (Automation requirements)
• Ensure accessibility defects are identified, documented, and remediated before production release. (Mandatory accessibility compliance under Testing / DevSecOps responsibilities)
• Support UAT by ensuring testers have clear visibility into test eligible features via Testing Dashboards.
• Provide required technical and functional details to UAT, ISQA, and IV&V teams to support independent validation.
• Support analysis of incidents arising from code quality, expired certificates, resource issues, human error, or accessibility barriers
• Participate in Sprint Reviews, PI Planning, and other Agile ceremonies to ensure accessibility and UAT considerations are incorporated early. (Agile team expectations).

Skills

Section 508 testing

UAT coordination

Agile/Scrum

SDLC traceability

Automated accessibility tools

CI/CD tooling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or IT-related field

Tools

Axe

WAVE

ANDI

Job description

Integral Consulting Services in Tysons, VA is seeking a 508 UAT Specialist to ensure accessibility compliance for VA/OIT projects and to support high-quality User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with alignment to federal accessibility requirements.

The role focuses on Section 508 testing, automated tooling, and collaboration with Agile teams to deliver accessible, user-ready capabilities; it requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science or IT and 7–10 years of relevant experience.