Web Accessibility

Our client, one of the most well-known media and entertainment companies, is looking for someone to join their team as a Web Accessibility Engineer. This role is hybrid in Anaheim, CA or Glendale, CA. • This is a 12 month W2 contract with benefits offered • In this role, you will help guide the requirement development, story creation, and implementation of Accessibility features in our internal and guest facing web pages and web applications. This role will rely on a mix of your knowledge, skills, and hands-on experiences, as well as your ability to relay complex ideas to less experienced developers to enable our business. What You Will Be Doing • Validate and help define acceptance criteria in BDD/Gherkin. • Design, develop, and implement test-related code to create tools, unit tests, test scripts, test harnesses, and other infrastructure for validating Windows and/or mobile applications, libraries, drivers, and interfaces. • Take ownership over test automation, including designing or customizing automation tools as needed. • Develop feature code and support other engineering efforts when not working on test-based deliverables. • Quickly translate technical requirements and product goals into appropriate code and automated tests. • Design test plans and support testing tools and processes. • Help manage continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Xcode Server, and VS Build Server to help manage test targets, create reports, and support other users of the tools. • Participate in creating technical specifications and performing code reviews with other engineers. • Participate in agile planning and scope estimation for team projects. • Generate and maintain documentation as needed. • Groom Jira Issues to identify and clarify Critical and High Accessibility Bugs, updating the description and work plan to ensure clear requirements and code samples are defined. Required Qualifications • Expert understanding of, and ability to interpret Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1 AA) as development requirements for more junior developers. • Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.2 • Extensive hands-on experience with UI design and development, with emphasis on web accessibility that supports WCAG 2.1 AA or higher. • iOS Development or QE experience a must. • Proficient in using JAWS, VoiceOver (macOS and iOS), NVDA, Narrator, ZoomText, and other types of assistive technology software. • Adept at using common testing tools like Chrome DevTools, color contrast ratio analyzers, HTML code validators, bookmarklets, and more. • Extensive experience working through Accessibility defects, focusing on delivery of code-level recommendations or training to less experienced developers. • Strong ability to explicitly document the code changes required in order to resolve complex accessibility defects or requirements. • Personal or professional understanding of how people with different abilities use assistive technologies to navigate complex workflows and forms. • Exceptional collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills • Detail-oriented, analytical, and creative thinker with a passion for quality processes • Experienced in using Jira issue and project tracking software Preferred Qualifications: • Demonstrated passion for and relevant development experience in Web Accessibility. • Hands-on experience in designing and developing WCAG compliant web and/or mobile applications. • Knowledge of or demonstrate experience in the fundamentals of an Angular code environment. • Excellent partnering and collaboration skills, with experience working across multiple studios as a coach or mentor. • Experience contributing to and maintaining accessibility documentation that can be used by a wide variety of teams, from best practices and guidelines to detailed functional and technical requirements. • Experience with Confluence as a Wiki documentation tool. • Awareness of the changes included in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA. • Experience in testing applications that utilize Server Delivered User Interfaces (SDUI), like Flutter.