Job Details

Quality Assurance

WILMINGTON-19884, DE, US
01/22/2019

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Required Skills

    HTML5, CSS
Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

The Accessibility Lead is responsible for identifying and suggesting potential solutions for accessibility barriers based on the W3C WCAG 2.0 standards as well as compliance with the ADA, Section 508, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, and other accessibility related laws.

This team member will apply their accessibility knowledge to a wide range of the firm’s digital properties including but not limited to websites, mobile applications, responsive hybrids and digital documents.

This new team member will bring a depth of development and technical knowledge which will complement and strengthen an already dynamic, seasoned group of accessibility professionals.

This team member will, also, help mentor and coach other accessibility leads on accessible engineering and provide input to our accessibility training and standards team.

Key Requirements

Broad knowledge of accessibility barriers as well as the tools and techniques for overcoming them

Knowledge of accessibility standards: WCAG 2.0, ADA Section 508, 21st Century Video and
Communications Act. Knowledge of International laws is a plus

Ability to discern accessibility issues from design and code

Knowledge of accepted accessibility patterns and best practices

Experience in developing accessible digital products and web content

Experience with scrum and agile methodologies

Ability to analyze and employ problem-solving skills to recommend the best solution

Ability to analyze code for accessibility issues

Ability to guide and coach colleagues and clients in one on one, small group, or large forum environments

Ability to act in both an accessibility consultant and web engineering role

Ability to communicate to a wide range of project stakeholders (e.g. Executives,
Managers, Designers, Developers, etc)

Ability to work in a team environment

Detailed knowledge of a broad range of technologies:

Accessibility on various platforms including Windows and MacOS

Mobile accessibility on various platforms including Android and IOS

Video and other digital media

PDF and other digital document standards

Experience with Assistive Technology (e.g screen readers, magnifiers, alternative input, etc)

Knowledge of technologies including but not limited to:

Advanced knowledge of core web technologies: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Familiarity with modern web application development practices and popular JavaScript frameworks

Familiarity with Web accessibility standards (WCAG, WAI-ARIA)

Deep knowledge of cross-platform and browser compatibility issues

Familiarity with SVG , EPUB, MathML, and/or similar technologies.

Familiarity of next-version web technologies: HTML5 , CSS4, and ES6

Experience with accessibility APIs

Some added pluses:

Knowledge of ALM, JIRA and Confluence is a plus
Ability to leverage industry knowledge to discern future trends is a plus
Experience with Internet or mobile usability/accessibility research is a plus


Quality Assurance Analyst
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Candidate Requirements
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Bachelors

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Recruiter Details
Dough Klares
1350 Broadway, Suite 2205, NEW YORK-10018, NY, US
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