Senior QA & Accessibility Lead (508/WCAG)

Nuaxis-Innovations; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NuAxis is seeking a Senior QA/508 Tester to lead quality assurance and accessibility conformance across the application portfolio, owning test strategy and automation architecture, and ensuring Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

The role requires 5–8 years QA experience with leadership in test teams, DHS Trusted Tester certification, and a strong mix of hands-on testing and mentoring. This is a full-time on-site position supporting federal solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an Associate's degree with additional relevant experience.
• 5–8 years of software quality assurance experience, including at least 3 years in a test lead role and 3 years of accessibility testing.
• DHS Trusted Tester Certification is required.
• ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager or IAAP CPACC/WAS preferred.
• Strong knowledge of WCAG 2.1 Level AA and accessibility testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise test strategy covering functional, regression, integration, performance, and accessibility testing.
• Architect and maintain test automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead Section 508 conformance testing using the DHS Trusted Tester process, combining automated tooling with formal manual testing and assistive technology validation.
• Establish defect taxonomy, severity criteria, entry and exit gates, and remediation tracking through closure.
• Produce accessibility conformance artifacts and support acceptance and ATO activities.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing; mentor mid-level testers and drive tester certification attainment.
• Report quality metrics - defect density, escape rate, automation coverage, accessibility defect aging - to program leadership.

Skills

Test strategy

Test planning

Test automation architecture

WCAG 2.1 AA

Accessibility testing

Defect management

CI/CD integration

UAT leadership

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Associate's degree + 2 years of relevant experience

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Cypress

Playwright

Appium

Postman

REST Assured

JMeter

Jira

Job description

NuAxis is seeking a Senior QA/508 Tester to lead quality assurance and accessibility conformance across the application portfolio, owning test strategy and automation architecture, and ensuring Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

The role requires 5–8 years QA experience with leadership in test teams, DHS Trusted Tester certification, and a strong mix of hands-on testing and mentoring. This is a full-time on-site position supporting federal solutions.