Senior Section 508 Specialist - Accessibility & Compliance

Spry Squared, Inc. - Cybersecurity and Managed IT Services; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Spry Squared is seeking an experienced professional to provide DoW CIO Section 508 technical support, ensuring accessibility of information for individuals with disabilities and integrating accessibility into content creation.

The role includes expert evaluation/remediation, policy formulation input, LMS accessibility oversight, and training DoD CIO staff on Section 508 requirements. Must have security clearance and extensive federal experience.

Qualifications

• Must have U.S. Citizenship with an active SECRET clearance.
• Requires a BA or BS degree and over 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• 10+ years of relevant federal, operations, and business experience.
• Knowledge of Section 508 standards, WCAG 2.0 guidelines, and related accessibility regulations.
• Understanding of commonly used assistive technologies.
• Expertise in electronic document accessibility practices.
• Proficiency in both manual and automated accessibility testing methods and tools for documents and web (e.g., ANDI, MS Accessibility Insights, Color Contrast Analyzer, CommonLook PDF, DevTools).
• Proficiency in using Office 365 applications and a deep understanding of formatting and the use of built-in tools when authoring source documents.
• Experience with interacting with Government officials and/or senior military personnel.
• Experience formulating policy, guidelines, and training materials.
• Solid knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, or similar collaboration tools.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.
• Highly reliable and dependable.
• Team player with a positive and professional demeanor, strong customer service awareness, and excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical and follow-up skills.
• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in accessible documents created using the MS Office suite, especially with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Expertise in the use of Adobe Acrobat for the creation and remediation of PDFs.
• Solid skills in presentation and the development of presentation materials.
• Ability to multitask and execute directives effectively and with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level Section 508 compliance evaluation and remediation of DoW CIO information technology resources, including electronic content in various forms.
• Recommend considerations to be incorporated into the planning and formulation of Section 508 policy.
• Provide support to DoW CIO Section 508 oversight and reporting processes.
• Assess DoD-wide learning management system (LMS) accessibility program management, training, and tracking.
• Issue guidance for LMS and course accessibility policy and technical requirements, based on DoD online course inventory, verify course accessibility through testing and certification, and track required remediations to completion.
• Develop procedures for and infrastructure to implement DoD acquisition of accessible technology, including incorporation of accessibility requirements in acquisitions, requirement for accessibility conformance reports from vendors, evaluation process for accessibility conformance reports (ACR), Section 508 SME inclusion in procurement decisions, establish a DoD ACR repository, validation processes for vendor claims of accessibility, and tracking exceptions.
• Implement use of GSA Solicitation Review Tool (SRT) and Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART) (or similar) tools DoD-wide.
• In partnership with Defense Acquisition University (DAU), train DoD CIO workforce in Section 508 requirements.

Skills

Section 508 knowledge

Accessibility testing methods

MS Office suite expertise

Adobe Acrobat

Technical writing

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

ANDI

MS Accessibility Insights

Color Contrast Analyzer

CommonLook PDF

DevTools

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Spry Squared is seeking an experienced professional to provide DoW CIO Section 508 technical support, ensuring accessibility of information for individuals with disabilities and integrating accessibility into content creation.

The role includes expert evaluation/remediation, policy formulation input, LMS accessibility oversight, and training DoD CIO staff on Section 508 requirements. Must have security clearance and extensive federal experience.