Web Accessibility Engineer - Section 508 & WCAG Expert

Fallstechnology; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% retirement contribution

Small senior team visibility

Job summary

Falls Technology is seeking an on-site Accessibility Engineer in McLean, VA to help ensure mission web apps are usable by everyone. You’ll audit against Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA, test with JAWS/NVDA/VoiceOver/ZoomText, build accessible UIs, and shape accessible UX in Figma or Adobe XD.

You’ll also train developers and designers on best practices and accessibility testing. This full-time on-site role has core hours 9 AM to 3 PM, no travel, and requires TS/SCI with Polygraph and U.S.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA experience.
• Experience running accessibility audits and developer training.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Testing with JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and ZoomText.

Responsibilities

• Audit web applications against Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA, and track findings to resolution.
• Test with assistive technology including JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and ZoomText.
• Build and remediate accessible user interfaces.
• Review and shape accessible UX designs in Figma or Adobe XD.
• Train developers and designers on accessibility practices.

Skills

Accessibility auditing

WCAG 2.1 AA

Assistive technology testing

UI development experience

Accessibility UX in Figma/Adobe XD

Developer training

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

JAWS

NVDA

VoiceOver

ZoomText

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

React

Angular

Vue

Job description

Falls Technology is seeking an on-site Accessibility Engineer in McLean, VA to help ensure mission web apps are usable by everyone. You’ll audit against Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA, test with JAWS/NVDA/VoiceOver/ZoomText, build accessible UIs, and shape accessible UX in Figma or Adobe XD.

You’ll also train developers and designers on best practices and accessibility testing. This full-time on-site role has core hours 9 AM to 3 PM, no travel, and requires TS/SCI with Polygraph and U.S.