Application/Web Compliance

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior IT Accessibility Specialist

Company: Leisnoi Professional Services, Inc.

Location: Remote

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time Regular

REPORTS TO: IT Project Manager

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Position Summary

The Senior IT Accessibility Specialist specializes Application and Web Compliance.

The Senior IT Accessibility Specialist shall provide subject matter expertise regarding Section 508 program

& policy support. The Senior IT Accessibility Specialist will liaise with DLA components to provide

guidance for Section 508 compliance and Trusted Tester methodologies, draft and maintain Section 508

policy and process documentation, provide consultation services throughout the software development and

procurement lifecycle to ensure delivery of Section 508 conformant software and hardware products, and

validate reported Section 508 issues. The Senior IT Accessibility Specialist also provides direction and

guidance to IT Accessibility Specialists.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Provides subject matter expertise regarding Section 508 program and policy support.
• Liaises with DLA components to provide guidance for Section 508 compliance and Trusted Tester methodologies
• Draft and maintain Section 508 policy and process documentation
• Provides consultation services throughout the software development and procurement lifecycle to ensure delivery of Section 508 conformant software and hardware producte and validate reported Section 508 issues.
• Provides direction and guidance to IT Accessibility Specialists

Minimum Experience

* Five years' experience working in a department or agency Section 508 compliance/accessibility

program office.

* Two years of experience of Section 508 knowledge on creating policy and integrating new

guidelines into an existing policy

* Three years of experience in evaluating, documenting, reporting, and validating program

applications, website, and other developed ICT for Section 508 compliances

* Three years' experience with the federal acquisition process and requirements and with

Enterprise IT Lifecycle

* Sensitivity Level: IT level I

* Capable of evaluating web pages, web applications, and software for Section 508 compliance

according to the DHS Trusted Tester 5.1 process.

* Capable of creating Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) and Remediation Plan

templates based on Section 508 accessibility testing for each website or application tested.

* Capable of managing and maintaining storage of all testing-related documentation, including

ACRs and Remediation Plans.

* Capable of meeting regularly with development team Project Managers or points of contact

(POCs) to review Section 508 test results.

* Capable of developing 508 compliant documents for the Section 508 Program Management

Office.

* Capable of developing and delivering Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) events on

Section 508 web/application accessibility standards.

* DHS Trusted Tester certified.

* Familiar with web software development (i.e., PowerApps, HTML, CSS, and/or JavaScript)

* Familiar with Section 508 document remediation (recommended)

* Capable of remediating a one-page document of medium complexity (Section 508 PDF

Remediation Test Document for Contractor, Appendix F, provided by the DLA's Section 508

Program Manager) for Section 508 in compliance with the latest WCAG standards within 15

minutes, without human assistance, using automated and manual testing.

* Proficient with the DLA currently approved versions of the following software:

o Microsoft Windows 11

o Microsoft 365 Office Suite

o Adobe Acrobat

o Freedom Scientific Fusion

* Job Access With Speech (JAWS)

* ZoomText

o Allyant Commonlook Office/PDF Suite (recommended)

o Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA)

o SSA Accessible Name and Description Inspector (ANDI)

o DHS Accessibility Conformance Reporting Tool (ACRT)

* Must comply with all Section 508 Content Testing capability.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. The employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Leisnoi is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Leisnoi considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, family responsibility, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran's status or any other legal protected status. Pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43,U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq. and federal contractual requirements, Leisnoi corporation may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to Leisnoi Shareholders and their Descendants. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Closing Date: Open until filled