Senior IT Accessibility Specialist

The Senior IT Accessibility Specialist specializes in document compliance., * 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.
• Drafts and maintains 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 products
• Validates reported Section 508 issues.
• Provides direction and guidance to IT Accessibility Specialists.

• 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, remediating and validating official communication documents for Section 508 compliances.
• Three years experience with the federal acquisition process and requirements with Enterprise IT Lifecycle.
• Sensitivity Level: IT Level 1
• Capable of assessing, remediating, and validating Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) documents and Adobe Acrobat PDFs for Section 508 compliance in adherence to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA and Section 508.
• Capable of developing electronic content remediation reports based on WCAG 2.0 Level AA and Section 508.
• Capable of developing electronic content remediation reports based on WCAG 2.0 Level AA and Section 508.
• Capable of developing 508 compliance documents for the Section 508 Program Management Office.
• Capable of managing and maintaining storage of electronic content related documentation.
• Capable of meeting regularly with development team Project Managers or points of contact (POCs) to review section 508 document test results.
• Capable of tracking Agency document evaluation and remediation request in Service Now.
• Capable of developing and delivering Computer Based and Virtual Instructor-Led Training

(VILT) on Section 508 electronic content development, testing, and remediation in adherence

to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA and Section 508.

• Capable of completing mandatory Agency training and training directed by the Section 508

Program Manager.

• DHS Trusted Tester certified.

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

(recommended).

• Familiar with Accessible Name and Description Inspector (ANDI) and the Accessibility

Conformance Report Tool (ACRT) (recommended).

• Familiar with or capable of learning Section 508 website and application testing

(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