WCAG 2.0 Professional

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Idexcel, Inc. is seeking a web accessibility tester to ensure WCAG 2.0 AA compliance across projects. The role involves manual and semi-automated testing using assistive technology tools, with experience in JAWS/VOX and accessibility testing frameworks.

The candidate will develop test scenarios, execute regression tests, and coordinate with clients to resolve accessibility issues, including documenting results and ensuring quality across software releases.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year web accessibility experience.
• Experience with JAWS, VOX, or other screen readers required.
• Experience with Wave, Deque Comply, Attest, Amaze appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains test scenarios and end user test scripts to verify accessibility requirements.
• Thoroughly tests software to ensure proper operations and documents issues.
• Ensures software releases meet requirements and quality standards, including manual testing with assistive tech.
• Conducts regression testing, test plans, and builds of applications.
• Assembles and builds software projects and installation packages.
• Communicates installation issues and defects to customers and uses JIRA for defect tracking.

Skills

Accessibility testing

Screen readers

Tools

Wave

Axe

Deque Comply

Attest

Amaze

Job description

Idexcel is a global staffing and IT services organization, with a mission to bring great people and great organizations together. Our diverse client base represents a wide range of industries, including technology, telecom, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, banking & financial services, food & commodities trading and federal organizations. Our teams of experienced recruiters directly work with client companies seeking exceptional people to help with their business initiatives.

Idexcel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

Job Description

Works on projects of moderate scope where analysis of accessibility to make sure that WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines are met. Requires a review of identifiable factors. Experience with JAWS, VOX, or other screen readers required. Experience with Wave, Deque Comply, Attest, Amaze appreciated. Ability to test for accessibility, make recommendations for remediation. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Decision-making and independence is involved but limited. Minimum 1 year web accessibility required.

• Develops and maintains test scenarios and end user test scripts to verify new functionality performs as designed and meets customer's accessibility needs
• Thoroughly tests software to ensure proper operations, documents all problems and works to resolve them
• Responsible for insuring software releases and documentation meet requirements, are installed correctly, and execute with quality, conducting manual testing with assistive technology tools, conducting semi-automated testing using web-based accessibility tools (i.e. Wave, Axe), running and auditing automation scripts
• Responsible for creating and executing regression testing, test plans, and performing the builds of applications
• Assemble and build software projects and installation packages
• Communicate with customers regarding installation issues and software defects. Experience using JIRA to enter defects, gather project status reports / dashboard