Front-End & 508 WCAG Accessibility Champion

Captivation; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000

Up to 20% 401k contribution

Above Market Hourly Rates

$3,600 HSA Contribution

6 Weeks Paid Time Off

Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/V

Job summary

Captivation has an immediate need for a Front-End Developer focused on Section 508 accessibility to ensure usable interfaces. You will collaborate with a cross-functional Agile team to build accessible UI using Vue and modern JavaScript.

Responsibilities include accessibility testing with JAWS, ARIA, and WCAG 2.1/2.2; remediation; audit reports; and CI/CD integration. U.S. citizenship and security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Master's degree can substitute for two years of experience.
• Proven front-end experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue preferred).
• Hands-on testing with JAWS and familiarity with assistive tech.
• Strong knowledge of Section 508, WCAG 2.1/2.2, and ARIA practices.
• Experience with semantic HTML, accessible forms, keyboard navigation, and focus management.
• Proficiency with accessibility tools (axe DevTools, WAVE, Pa11y, Lighthouse).
• Experience with Git and Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Accessible front-end development conforming to 508 and WCAG AA.
• Perform accessibility testing and remediation for keyboard navigation and focus.
• Audit and document accessibility findings; produce test reports.
• Collaborate with UX/UI, developers, and product owners early in design.
• Integrate automated accessibility testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and communicate accessibility tradeoffs.

Skills

Vue.js

JavaScript

Accessibility testing

Screen reader testing

Git

Jira & Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree substitute

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

axe DevTools

Pa11y

Lighthouse

JAWS

Job description

Captivation has an immediate need for a Front-End Developer focused on Section 508 accessibility to ensure usable interfaces. You will collaborate with a cross-functional Agile team to build accessible UI using Vue and modern JavaScript.

Responsibilities include accessibility testing with JAWS, ARIA, and WCAG 2.1/2.2; remediation; audit reports; and CI/CD integration. U.S. citizenship and security clearance are required.