Quality Assurance Accessibility Engineer

Responsibilities :

- Conduct manual and automated accessibility testing on web/mobile applications using tools such as Axe, Lighthouse, NVDA, VoiceOver, JAWS, TalkBack, and others.

- Validate conformance against WCAG 2.1/2.2 Section 50,8 European Accessibility Act, and other relevant standards.

- Partner with designers, developers, and product managers to identify accessibility issues early and advocate for inclusive design.

- Document accessibility bugs clearly with reproducible steps, severity levels, and remediation recommendations.

- Participate in VPAT and Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) preparation for enterprise and public-sector clients.

- Drive accessibility awareness through training, reviews, and process improvements across the engineering team.

- Assist in integrating accessibility checks into the CI/CD pipeline and test automation suite.

- Stay updated on evolving accessibility regulations, assistive technologies, and emerging trends.

- In-depth understanding of WCAG guidelines, ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, and semantic HTML.

- Proficiency with screen readers (e. g., NVDA, VoiceOver), contrast checkers, and a11y automation tools (e. g., Axe-core, Pa11y, etc. ).

- Familiarity with development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and the impact of code on accessibility.

- Experience creating and maintaining accessibility defect reports and working with dev teams on remediation.

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to advocate accessibility to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Jira/Zephyr for test management.

- IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) or Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) is a plus.

- Experience with automated test frameworks integrating accessibility checks (e. g., Cypress + Axe, Selenium + Axe-core) is a plus.