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Summary
Are you passionate about ensuring websites and applications are readily accessible to end-users utilizing assistive technologies? Are you knowledgeable about the guidelines defined by WCAG 2.0/2.1, Section 508 and other accessibility standards? If you enjoy collaborating with Developers and QA Engineers on accessibility standards and best practices this might be the perfect role for you!
Basic Terms:
- Type: Full-time Employee
- Office Address: 6th Floor, Phase 2, N-Heights, Plot No 38 Siddiq Nagar, Hitec City, Hyderabad
Responsibilities:
- Act as one of the go-to SMEs on accessibility, WCAG guidelines and code-level
remediation solutions for junior accessibility team members; provide regular audit
reviews to ensure internal compliance with best practices - Collaborate with internal Sales staff to customize accessibility service solutions, provide
subject matter expertise and give business-oriented recommendations - Preparing, running and reporting on feedback from user reviews and WCAG Audit
- Review web pages and applications to identify all WCAG or EN 301 549 violations within
the defined scope. - Be an educational resource to product teams, and running office hours with customers
or internally - Running multiple projects with different customers
- Keeping track of the program status
- Training and mentoring internal staff
- Ability to motivate team members to reach project goals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Validate the quality of all customer deliverables before release
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in a professional Accessibility specialist capacity
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional
experience - Deep technical knowledge of accessibility; ability to provide code-level remediation and
lead discussions with developers - Experience in and deep understanding of accessibility, including assistive technologies,
EN 301 and WCAG checkpoints - Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
- Self-starter, self-motivated, rolling up your sleeves with a focus on getting things done
- Effectively multi task and manage concurrent activities
- Comfortable working in a matrix environment across the organization in a collaborative
manner
Why us?
We work with some of the leading digital companies in the world, helping them to build amazing digital experiences for their customers. The work is exciting, innovative, and entrepreneurial. Our global community and tech platform enables us to provide innovative digital solutions that have a meaningful impact on our clients business.
Applause is a place where everyone belongs and where we believe everyone deserves the exceptional. Since our founding, we have continued to celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We have a global workforce that, like our crowd, embraces diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. Our employees bring their true self to Applause. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you are qualified to perform the essential functions of this job, but believe you require a reasonable accommodation to do so, please click here to complete an accommodation request. Please note Applause will only review requests for applications that have been submitted. We will review your qualifications and follow up with you regarding your request if your qualifications meet our current needs.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional experience as an accessibility specialist
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
- Deep technical knowledge of digital accessibility and ability to provide code-level remediation guidance
- Experience with assistive technologies, EN 301 549, and WCAG checkpoints
- Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
- Ability to multitask and manage concurrent activities
- Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What We Do
Applause is the world leader in testing and digital quality. Brands today win or lose customers through digital interactions, and Applause alone can deliver authentic feedback on the quality of digital assets and experiences, provided by real users in real-world settings. Our disruptive approach harnesses the power of the Applause platform and leverages a vetted Community of more than one million digital experts worldwide. Unlike traditional testing methods (including lab-based and offshoring), we respond with the speed, scale and flexibility that digital-focused brands require and expect. Applause provides insightful, actionable testing results that can directly inform go/no go release decisions, helping development teams build better and faster, and release with confidence.
Why Work With Us
Our business is as unique as our employee culture. Applause’s passion stems from knowing we help some of the world’s most innovative brands provide the best experiences for their customers. We know that to provide great experiences, we need to live them ourselves, so providing a rich work/life balance is key at Applause.
