Remote Section 508 & Accessibility Lead

Peraton; Reston (VA); A distancia; USD 86.000 - 138.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Descripción de la vacante

Peraton seeks a Section 508 Specialist, Advisor to lead documentation strategy, accessibility compliance, AT testing, and documentation automation for the CMSS program. This remote role guides a distributed team and interfaces with CMS stakeholders.

The ideal candidate combines federal accessibility standards expertise with hands-on AT experience and a drive to modernize workflows, including AI-assisted drafting and CI/CD pipelines.

Formación

• 8+ years of progressive technical writing and documentation experience, including 3+ years in a lead or senior role on a federal IT program.
• Current Section 508 Trusted Tester Certification or equivalent expertise with ability to certify within 90 days of hire.
• Hands-on knowledge of assistive technologies used in federal computing environments.
• Experience with automated accessibility testing tools (Axe, WAVE, Microsoft Accessibility Checker, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience producing and managing technical documentation for federal government IT programs.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain CMSS Documentation Management Plan with standards, templates, and lifecycle policies.
• Lead and mentor technical writers across CMSS workstreams.
• Serve as the primary CMS documentation contact for deliverables and architecture artifacts.
• Align documentation roadmap with sprint cycles and CMS reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with PM, Architecture, and Ops to integrate documentation into delivery workflows.
• Act as Section 508 Program Lead and ensure conformance with WCAG 2.1 AA.

Conocimientos

Documentation

Accessibility Testing

Technical Writing

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Leadership

Educación

BS/BA degree or 12 years experience in lieu of degree

Herramientas

Confluence

SharePoint

MS Office Suite

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Git/Docs-as-Code

Descripción del empleo

Peraton seeks a Section 508 Specialist, Advisor to lead documentation strategy, accessibility compliance, AT testing, and documentation automation for the CMSS program. This remote role guides a distributed team and interfaces with CMS stakeholders.

The ideal candidate combines federal accessibility standards expertise with hands-on AT experience and a drive to modernize workflows, including AI-assisted drafting and CI/CD pipelines.